Cinema
A selective and coherent journey
Cinema enters Giacomo Rizzo’s artistic path as a parallel language, never replacing theatre. His presence on the big screen develops over time through carefully chosen roles, consistent with a conception of the actor’s craft founded on restraint, essentiality, and the truth of the character.
Unlike careers built on continuous production, his filmography is selective, composed of roles capable of enhancing an intense stage presence even within limited narrative spaces, where silence, timing, and gaze take on decisive significance.
Auteur cinema recognizes the strength of his acting identity, able to move across different registers without ever yielding to excess or simplification. At the same time, even within more widely distributed popular cinema, Giacomo Rizzo maintains an interpretative coherence that reflects the rigor of his long theatrical journey.
In his artistic path, cinema thus remains a territory of encounter and dialogue, approached with respect and autonomy, never losing its connection with theatre, which continues to represent the core of his expressive identity.
Filmography
- 1966 – Operazione San Gennaro, directed by Dino Risi
- 1976 – Novecento, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
- 1979 – Il mammasantissima, directed by Mario Merola
- 2006 – L’amico di famiglia, directed by Paolo Sorrentino
- 2009 – Fortapàsc, directed by Marco Risi
- 2010 – Benvenuti al Sud, directed by Luca Miniero
- 2012 – Benvenuti al Nord, directed by Luca Miniero
- 2013 – Song’e Napule, directed by Manetti Bros.
- 2015 – Si accettano miracoli, directed by Alessandro Siani
- 2019 – Passpartù – Operazione Doppiozero, directed by Lucio Pellegrini
- 2023 – In fila per due, directed by Bruno De Paola