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Lunetta Savino

Lunetta Savino

Actor · Born November 2, 1957 (68) · Bari, Italy

Lunetta Savino (born 2 November 1957 in Bari, Italy) is an Italian theatre, film, and television actress. She trained at the Scuola di Teatro Alessandra Galante Garrone in Bologna and made her stage debut in 1981 before transitioning to screen roles. Savino gained widespread recognition for her portrayal of Concetta “Cettina” Gargiulo in the long-running TV series Un medico in famiglia (1998–2009) and has since appeared in notable television dramas including È arrivata la felicità, Le indagini di Lolita Lobosco and Libera (2024). Her film work includes roles in Free the Fish (2000), Saturn in Opposition (2007), Loose Cannons (2010), and Diamanti (2024). Savino has received major recognition for her work, including a Nastro d’Argento and a Globo d’Oro, and has been nominated for the David di Donatello Awards.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 2, 1957 (68)
From
Bari, Italy
Works as
Actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 23% in 30 days

What are Lunetta Savino's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Society
23%
Power
16%
Ideas
11%
Self
8%
Morality
8%
Survival
5%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
5
Tense
4
Absurd
3
Contemplative
2
Melancholic
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Lunetta Savino's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lunetta Savino's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

41 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Lino D’Italia - Storia di un itALIENO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Sé stesso

  • Diamonds(2024)

    as Eleonora / Lunetta

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • My Brother and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • My Soul Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Daria

  • Studio Battaglia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Lolita Lobosco(2021)

    Show 14 episodes · as Nunzia

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Rosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Rosa

  • An Almost Ordinary Summer(2019)

    as Ida

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Amici Come Prima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Carla

  • Il fulgore di Dony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Madre di Marco

  • Belve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Sé stessa

  • A Woman of Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Felicia Impastato

  • È arrivata la felicità (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 48 episodes · as Giovanna Fabri in Camilli

  • Io, Arlecchino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Pietro Mennea - La freccia del sud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Pietro Mennea - La freccia del Sud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Vincenzina Mennea

  • Do You See Me?(2014)

    as Michela

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Il candidato - Zucca presidente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 40 episodes · as Bianca De Mojana

  • Fiabeschi torna a casa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Zia Maria

  • Tutto tutto niente niente(2012)

    as Mamma di Frengo

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Bar Sport (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as vecchietta

  • L'amore non basta (quasi mai...) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Fuoriclasse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 8 episodes · as Beatrice Passamaglia

  • Due mamme di troppo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • Loose Cannons(2010)

    as Stefania

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Just Married (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Violetta Impanato

  • Due mamme di troppo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Lellè Pelliconi

  • Il coraggio di Angela (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Angela Latella

  • Saturn in Opposition(2007)

    as Minnie Marchetti

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Il figlio della luna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Lucia Frisone

  • L'isola degli smemorati (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Racna (voice)

  • Never Again as Before (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Madre di Fava

  • Amore con la S maiuscola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Carmela

  • If I Were You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Veronica

  • Liberate i pesci! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Lunetta

  • A Doctor in the Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 148 episodes · as Cettina · as Concetta "Cettina" Gargiulo

  • Cucciolo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Marisa

  • Land in Between (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Chi mi aiuta? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Francesca

  • Where's Picone? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Grog(1982)

    as Elena

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles from 1982 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Diamonds (2024)

$20M worldwide

Highest rated

Loose Cannons (2010)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Diamonds (2024)

Film career

19822026

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1984Screen debut· Where's Picone?
  • 2016First top-billed film· A Woman of Courage
  • 2016Career best· A Woman of Courage

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting41 of 41: 41 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

1980s3 · acting1990s3 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s19 · acting2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 7% of 15 roles
8414

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Lunetta Savino's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

Grog (1982)

81st percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Loose Cannons (2010)

Midcredits 88th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Lunetta Savino work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lunetta Savino's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ferzan Özpetek shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers