Lina Wertmüller

ActorDirectorWriterSoundProducer Aug 14 (died age 93) Rome, Italy 1953–2023 (70 year career)

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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.

Known For

Film

Ennio

Self

Film

Swept Away

Director

Film

Ciao, Professore!

Director

Film

Welcome Mr. President!

Potere Forte

Film

Seven Beauties

Director

Film

Love and Anarchy

Director

Film

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Screenplay

Film

The Seduction of Mimi

Director

Filmography

Acting (33)

Movies (32)

Noi ce la siamo cavata

as Sé stessa

Ennio

as Self

Fellinopolis

as Self - Filmmaker

Opera Prima

as Self

Searching for Mr. Rugoff

2019

as Self

7.0

Roma Kaputt Mundi

2018

as Self

Thus Spoke De Crescenzo

2017

7.5

Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life

2017

as Self

5.2

Behind the White Glasses

2015

as Self

6.3

Sergio Corbucci: The Smiling Man

2015

as Herself

Women Directors

2014

as Lina Wertmüller

Tutte le storie di Piera

2014

Cinema Italiano: Moments of Truth

2014

as Self

Welcome Mr. President!

as Potere Forte

Case Chiuse

Noi c'eravamo

as Self

Lina Wertmüller

as herself

L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo

as Self

Vittorio D.

as Self

L'uomo dalla bocca storta

2009

as Self

Come diventai Alida Valli

2008

as Self

Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

2007

as Self

6.0

Marcello, una vita dolce

2006

as Self

5.2

How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio

as Self

The Last Sequence

as Self

The Magic of Fellini

as Self (archive footage)

2.8

A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota

1994

as Self

6.0

The Russian Soul

1993

as Herself

Nino Rota: Between Cinema and Concert

1993

as Self

6.3

La dolce vita 20 anni dopo

1980

Ciao, Federico!

1970

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

6.8

Grazie Lina

Television (1)

Midi trente

1972

as Self

6.0

Crew (80)

Movies (78)

Roma, Napoli, Venezia... in un crescendo rossiniano

2014

Director

Roma, Napoli, Venezia... in un crescendo rossiniano

2014

Writer

Damn Poverty!

Director

Damn Poverty!

Writer

Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers

2006

Director

6.0

Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers

2006

Writer

6.0

Francesca and Nunziata

Director

Swept Away

Original Film Writer

Ferdinando and Carolina

1999

Director

6.1

Ferdinando and Carolina

Writer

The Nymph

Director

The Nymph

Writer

The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics

1996

Director

4.8

The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics

1996

Screenplay

4.8

The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics

1996

Story

4.8

The Russian Soul

1993

Director

Ciao, Professore!

Director

Ciao, Professore!

Screenplay

Ciao, Professore!

Story

Saturday, Sunday and Monday

1990

Director

7.3

Saturday, Sunday and Monday

1990

Writer

7.3

12 Directors for 12 Cities

Director

To Save Nine

Director

To Save Nine

Screenplay

On a Moonlit Night

Director

On a Moonlit Night

Screenplay

On a Moonlit Night

Story

Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)

1986

Director

5.8

Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)

1986

Writer

5.8

Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil

1986

Director

5.2

Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil

1986

Music

5.2

Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil

Writer

Sotto Sotto

Director

Sotto Sotto

Screenplay

Sotto Sotto

Story

A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Bandit

1983

Director

4.6

A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Bandit

1983

Screenplay

4.6

A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Bandit

1983

Story

4.6

È una domenica sera di novembre

1981

Director

A Night Full of Rain

Director

A Night Full of Rain

Writer

Blood Feud

Director

Blood Feud

Writer

Which Way Is Up?

Original Film Writer

Seven Beauties

Director

Seven Beauties

Producer

Seven Beauties

Writer

Swept Away

Director

Swept Away

Screenplay

Swept Away

Story

All Screwed Up

Director

All Screwed Up

Writer

Love and Anarchy

Director

Love and Anarchy

Screenplay

Love and Anarchy

Story

Dear Parents

Screenplay

Nessuno deve sapere

Story

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

1972

Screenplay

7.0

The Seduction of Mimi

1972

Director

7.1

The Seduction of Mimi

1972

Screenplay

7.1

The Seduction of Mimi

1972

Story

7.1

When Women Lost Their Tails

Story

When Women Had Tails

Screenplay

When Women Had Tails

Story

Violent City

Screenplay

The Belle Starr Story

1968

Director

6.1

The Belle Starr Story

1968

Writer

6.1

Don't Sting the Mosquito

1967

Director

3.5

Don't Sting the Mosquito

Writer

Rita the Mosquito

Director

Rita the Mosquito

Writer

Let's Talk About Men

Director

Let's Talk About Men

Screenplay

Let's Talk About Men

Story

The Basilisks

Director

The Basilisks

Screenplay

The Basilisks

Story

Naples Sings

Script Supervisor

Television (2)

Gian Burrasca's Diary

1964

Dialogue

6.5

Gian Burrasca's Diary

1964

Director

6.5