Lina Wertmüller

Lina Wertmüller

Directing

Born August 14, 1928 · Rome, Italy

31 films as director · Active 1963–2014

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…

Known for

Midi trente

Midi trente

1972

Ennio

Ennio

2022

Opera Prima

Opera Prima

2021

Fellinopolis

Fellinopolis

2021

Thus Spoke De Crescenzo

Thus Spoke De Crescenzo

2017

Case Chiuse

2011

Welcome Mr. President!

Welcome Mr. President!

2013

The Magic of Fellini

The Magic of Fellini

2002

Directed(31)

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

2014Roma, Napoli, Venezia... in un crescendo rossiniano

Damn Poverty!

2009Damn Poverty!★ 6.4

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

2006Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers★ 8.0

Francesca and Nunziata

2003Francesca and Nunziata★ 7.6

Ferdinando and Carolina

1999Ferdinando and Carolina★ 6.4

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

1996The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics★ 5.1

The Nymph

1996The Nymph★ 5.3

1993The Russian Soul

Ciao, Professore!

1992Ciao, Professore!★ 7.2

Saturday, Sunday and Monday

1990Saturday, Sunday and Monday★ 7.4

On a Moonlit Night

1989On a Moonlit Night★ 6.7

12 Directors for 12 Cities

198912 Directors for 12 Cities★ 5.6

To Save Nine

1989To Save Nine★ 6.3

1986Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil★ 5.4

Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)

1986Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)★ 6.0

Sotto Sotto

1984Sotto Sotto★ 3.9

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

1983A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Bandit★ 4.8

È una domenica sera di novembre

1981È una domenica sera di novembre★ 8.0

Blood Feud

1978Blood Feud★ 6.6

A Night Full of Rain

1978A Night Full of Rain★ 5.3

Seven Beauties

1975Seven Beauties★ 7.5

Swept Away

1974Swept Away★ 7.4

All Screwed Up

1974All Screwed Up★ 6.5

Love and Anarchy

1973Love and Anarchy★ 7.7

The Seduction of Mimi

1972The Seduction of Mimi★ 7.1

The Belle Starr Story

1968The Belle Starr Story★ 6.3

Don't Sting the Mosquito

1967Don't Sting the Mosquito★ 5.1

Rita the Mosquito

1966Rita the Mosquito★ 5.8

Let's Talk About Men

1965Let's Talk About Men★ 5.7

The Basilisks

1963The Basilisks★ 7.6

Acting(33)

2023Noi ce la siamo cavataSé stessa

2021Opera PrimaSelf

2021FellinopolisSelf - Filmmaker

2019Searching for Mr. RugoffSelf

2018Roma Kaputt MundiSelf

2017Thus Spoke De Crescenzo

2017Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of LifeSelf

2015Behind the White GlassesSelf

2015Sergio Corbucci: The Smiling ManHerself

2014Women DirectorsLina Wertmüller

2014Tutte le storie di Piera

2014Cinema Italiano: Moments of TruthSelf

2013Welcome Mr. President!Potere Forte

2011Case Chiuse

2011Noi c'eravamoSelf

2010L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo LombardoSelf

2010Lina Wertmüllerherself

2009L'uomo dalla bocca stortaSelf

2009Vittorio D.Self

2008Come diventai Alida ValliSelf

2007Sophia: Yesterday, Today, TomorrowSelf

2006Marcello, una vita dolceSelf

2004How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and CiccioSelf

2003The Last SequenceSelf

2002The Magic of FelliniSelf (archive footage)

1994A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino RotaSelf

1993The Russian SoulHerself

1993Nino Rota: Between Cinema and ConcertSelf

1980La dolce vita 20 anni dopo

1972Midi trenteSelf

1970Ciao, Federico!Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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