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Lina Wertmüller

Directing

Born August 14, 1928 · Rome, Italy

Died December 9, 2021

Also known as George Brown · Nathan Wich · George H. Brown

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Biography

Arcangela Felice Assunta "Lina" Wertmüller was an Italian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her 1970s art house films Seven Beauties, The Seduction of Mimi, Love and Anarchy, and Swept Away.

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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

2021as Self

Love & Anarchy

1973Director, Screenplay, Story

Thus Spoke De Crescenzo

2017

Seven Beauties

1975Director, Producer, Writer

Swept Away

1974Director, Screenplay, Story

Ciao, Federico!

1970as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Seduction of Mimi

1972Director, Screenplay, Story

Searching for Mr. Rugoff

2019as Self

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

1972Screenplay

Blood Feud

1978Director, Writer

All Screwed Up

1974Director, Writer

Ferdinando and Carolina

1999Director, Writer

Behind the White Glasses

2015as Self

The Belle Starr Story

1968Director, Writer

Which Way Is Up?

1977Original Film Writer

Violent City

1970Screenplay

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

1986Director, Music, Writer

A Night Full of Rain

1978Director, Writer

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

2017as Self

Swept Away

2002Original Film Writer

When Women Had Tails

1970Screenplay, Story

When Women Lost Their Tails

1972Story