Portrait of Bernardino Zapponi

Writing

Bernardino Zapponi

Career

Active from 1951 to 2000, with a break from 1952 to 1966, busiest in 1981 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Clowns
The Clowns
GoodWatch score85/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

    1977 · Nominated · 49th Academy Awards

    Fellini's Casanova

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bernardino Zapponi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.7
  • Wholesome
    2.2, average 3.4
  • Mystery
    2.8, average 3.9
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Italian Cinema 13
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Character Study 5
  • Social Satire 5
  • Italian Comedy 4
  • Visually Striking 4
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Erotic Drama 2
  • Avant-Garde 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

48
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Fate un bel sorriso
Fate un bel sorriso (2000)

Writer

1990s

5 titles · average score 55
Giovani e belli
Giovani e belli (1996)

Writer

Miracolo italiano
Miracolo italiano (1994)
GoodWatch score 43

Story, Screenplay

All Ladies Do It
All Ladies Do It (1992)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

Paprika
Paprika (1991)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay, Story

I'll Be Going Now
I'll Be Going Now (1991)
GoodWatch score 64

Story, Screenplay

1980s

15 titles · average score 58
Rimini Rimini
Rimini Rimini (1987)
GoodWatch score 50

Story, Screenplay

Stuff for the Rich
Stuff for the Rich (1987)
GoodWatch score 50

Screenplay

Teresa
Teresa (1987)
GoodWatch score 42

Writer

He's Worse than Me
He's Worse than Me (1985)
GoodWatch score 62

Story, Screenplay

I Am an ESP
I Am an ESP (1985)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay, Story

State buoni se potete
State buoni se potete (1983)
GoodWatch score 73

Story, Screenplay

Sesso e volentieri
Sesso e volentieri (1982)
GoodWatch score 47

Screenplay

God Makes and Then Pairs Them Up
God Makes and Then Pairs Them Up (1982)
GoodWatch score 50

Story, Screenplay

The Marquis of Grillo
The Marquis of Grillo (1981)
GoodWatch score 77

Story

Ghost of Love
Ghost of Love (1981)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

Nobody's Perfect
Nobody's Perfect (1981)
GoodWatch score 56

Story

City of Women
City of Women (1980)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay, Story

1970s

16 titles · average score 66
Traffic Jam
Traffic Jam (1979)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

Dear Father
Dear Father (1979)
GoodWatch score 65

Story, Screenplay

The New Monsters
The New Monsters (1977)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay, Story

Lost Soul
Lost Soul (1977)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

Fellini's Casanova
Fellini's Casanova (1976)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Plot of Fear
Plot of Fear (1976)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

The Career of a Chambermaid
The Career of a Chambermaid (1976)
GoodWatch score 57

Story, Screenplay

Deep Red
Deep Red (1975)
GoodWatch score 84

Screenplay

Duck in Orange Sauce
Duck in Orange Sauce (1975)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Roma
Roma (1972)
GoodWatch score 68

Story, Screenplay

The Clowns
The Clowns (1970)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay

The Priest's Wife
The Priest's Wife (1970)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

1960s

10 titles · average score 65
Satyricon
Satyricon (1969)
GoodWatch score 73

Story, Screenplay

Fellini: A Director’s Notebook
Fellini: A Director’s Notebook (1969)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

I See Naked
I See Naked (1969)
GoodWatch score 63

Story

Viva Cangaceiro
Viva Cangaceiro (1969)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Spirits of the Dead
Spirits of the Dead (1968)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay, Adaptation

A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof
A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof (1968)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Toby Dammit
Toby Dammit (1968)
GoodWatch score 72

Writer

Caprice Italian Style
Caprice Italian Style (1968)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

The Witches
The Witches (1967)
GoodWatch score 57

Story, Screenplay

Cinecittà: sui set dei film western italiani (1967) - Spaghetti Western
Cinecittà: sui set dei film western italiani (1967) - Spaghetti Western (1967)

Author

1950s

1 title
È l'amor che mi rovina
È l'amor che mi rovina (1951)

Screenplay