Ciao, Professore!

Ciao, Professore!

Directed by Lina Wertmüller

Produced by Eurolux Produzione, Penta Film

199293 min7.2 / 10

A warm-hearted comedy about a fish-out-of-water northern Italian teacher discovering humanity and connection in a poor southern town through his students.

A bureaucratic snafu sends Marco Tullio Sperelli, a portly, middle-aged northern Italian, to teach third grade in a poor town outside Naples

Questions people ask

  • Is Ciao, Professore! violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Ciao, Professore! scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Ciao, Professore! easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does Ciao, Professore! end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

  • Is Ciao, Professore! sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

54/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity16

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise89

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Everything like Ciao, Professore!, and what each one shares →

Like Ciao, Professore!

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Ciao, Professore!

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Ciao, Professore!, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Ciao, Professore!, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Ciao, Professore!, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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