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.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Honorary Award · 2020
- Berliner Kunstpreis · 1987
- Crystal Award · 1985
- David di Donatello Award — Lifetime Achievement
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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- Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1977 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1977 · nominated
Filmography22 titles
Ennio
Love & Anarchy
Thus Spoke De Crescenzo
Seven Beauties
Swept Away
Ciao, Federico!
The Seduction of Mimi
Searching for Mr. Rugoff
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Blood Feud
All Screwed Up
Ferdinando and Carolina
Behind the White Glasses
The Belle Starr Story
Which Way Is Up?
Violent City
Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil
A Night Full of Rain
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
Swept Away
When Women Had Tails
When Women Lost Their Tails