Lina Wertmüller
Birthday: 1928-08-14
Place of Birth: Rome, Italy
Biography: Lina Wertmüller (14 August 1926 - 9 December 2021) was an Italian film writer and director of aristocratic Swiss descent. In 1976, she became the first woman ever to be nominated for an Academy Award for Directing with the film Seven Beauties. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lina Wertmüller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies
Opera Prima
Opera Prima is a tribute and a journey through the evolution that cinema has had in Italy. Tayu Vli...
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A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota
The artistic evolution of the great composer, whose work left an indelible mark in the history of It...
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Searching for Mr. Rugoff
The feature documentary Searching for Mr. Rugoff is the story of Donald Rugoff, who was the crazy ge...
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Ennio
A portrait of Ennio Morricone, the most popular and prolific film composer of the 20th century, the ...
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Nino Rota: Between Cinema and Concert
A look at the life and work of composer Nino Rota....
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Women Directors
Registe, talking on a blade is an Italian documentary about the Italian Cinema signed by women and a...
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Fellinopolis
Ferruccio Castronuovo was the only authorized eye, between 1976 and 1986, to film the brilliant Ital...
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Behind the White Glasses
It is a musical portrait that shines a spotlight on unknown aspects of the creative, visionary and g...
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Welcome Mr. President!
In a small mountain village lives a man with a challenging name, Giuseppe Garibaldi (one of Italy's ...
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Case Chiuse
February 20, 1958: the Italian Parliament approved Law No. 75, the "Merlin Law": the end of an insti...
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The Russian Soul
In the streets of Moscow, Lina Wertmuller asks its inhabitants if they know who are personalities li...
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Vittorio D.
A documentary about Vittorio de Sica with clips of his films and testimonials from friends and famil...
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Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Documentary exploring the formidable life and career of Italian film star Sophia Loren. With intervi...
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Thus Spoke De Crescenzo
Tracing the journey of a free thinker, engineer, writer, scriptwriter, actor and director through hi...
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Sergio Corbucci: The Smiling Man
A documentary about the Italian director Sergio Corbucci....
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Ciao, Federico!
A behind-the-scenes documentary about the filming of the Federico Fellini film, "Satyricon."...
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How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
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Marcello, una vita dolce
After shooting to fame with Federico Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” (1960), actor Marcello Mastroianni (1...
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Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
An account of the life and work of legendary cinematographer and director Carlo Di Palma (1925-2004)...
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Lina Wertmüller
Filming Lina at her place next to Piazza del Popolo was a great experience to check on her way of mo...
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