Lina Wertmüller

Lina Wertmüller

August 14, 1928 · 98 years old

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 Wertm…

Known For

10 titles
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Swept Away

Swept Away

1974 · 1h 54m · Movie

A trip into the Mediterranean sea becomes a trip into the discovery of how society's frameworks of the rich and poor are delicate and temporary.

7.5
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Violent City

Violent City

1970 · 1h 48m · Movie

After being double-crossed by his mistress and barely escaping a murder attempt, a hit-man sets out to take his revenge on the woman and the mob boss who put her up to it.

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The Seduction of Mimi

The Seduction of Mimi

1972 · 1h 48m · Movie

Forced to leave his family in Sicily, Mimí finds a job in a factory in Turin, where he gets involved in an extramarital affair.

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The Basilisks

The Basilisks

1963 · 1h 22m · Movie

The story follows the uneventful lives of three young men who live in a small, poverty-stricken village in southern Italy.

7.2
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Blood Feud

Blood Feud

1978 · 1h 52m · Movie

In pre-World War II Sicily, just as the fascists come to power, two men fall in love with the same woman. The changes in their country's politics ultimately take all three on a journey across the ocean to New York City.

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A Night Full of Rain

A Night Full of Rain

1978 · 1h 44m · Movie

A communist journalist and an American liberal photographer try to cohabit with their different perspectives of love and life.

5.8
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Behind the White Glasses

Behind the White Glasses

2015 · 1h 52m · Movie

It is a musical portrait that shines a spotlight on unknown aspects of the creative, visionary and groundbreaking talent of filmmaker and writer, Lina Wertmüller.

7.3
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Rita the Mosquito

Rita the Mosquito

1966 · 1h 50m · Movie

Rita, a rebellious boarding-school student, falls in love with a shy singing teacher who is secretly a rock singer at night.

5.7
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Fellinopolis

Fellinopolis

2021 · 1h 18m · Movie

Fellini behind the curtains, observing the great director through the eyes and the lenses of Ferruccio Castronuovo, Fellini's trusted partner, who filmed him between the '76 and '86.

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Don't Sting the Mosquito

Don't Sting the Mosquito

1967 · 2h 4m · Movie

Rita fights against her patriarchal family to assert her rights and continue her musical career.

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