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Lina Wertmüller

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Lina Wertmüller

Known For

Directing

Gender

Female

Birthday

Aug 14, 1928 (98 years old)

Place of Birth

Rome, Italy

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

Acting
2023Noi ce la siamo cavataSé stessa
2022EnnioSelf
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
2014Cinema Italiano: Moments of TruthSelf
2014Women DirectorsLina Wertmüller
2014Tutte le storie di Piera
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
1993Nino Rota: Between Cinema and ConcertSelf
1993The Russian SoulHerself
1980La dolce vita 20 anni dopo
1972Midi trenteSelf
1970Ciao, Federico!Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
-Grazie Lina
Production
1975Seven BeautiesProducer
Directing
2014Roma, Napoli, Venezia... in un crescendo rossinianoDirector
2009Damn Poverty!Director
2006Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed PeppersDirector
2003Francesca and NunziataDirector
1999Ferdinando and CarolinaDirector
1996The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and PoliticsDirector
1996The NymphDirector
1993The Russian SoulDirector
1992Ciao, Professore!Director
1990Saturday, Sunday and MondayDirector
1989On a Moonlit NightDirector
198912 Directors for 12 CitiesDirector
1989To Save NineDirector
1986Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of BasilDirector
1986Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)Director
1984Sotto SottoDirector
1983A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street BanditDirector
1981È una domenica sera di novembreDirector
1978Blood FeudDirector
1978A Night Full of RainDirector
1975Seven BeautiesDirector
1974Swept AwayDirector
1974All Screwed UpDirector
1973Love and AnarchyDirector
1972The Seduction of MimiDirector
1968The Belle Starr StoryDirector
1967Don't Sting the MosquitoDirector
1966Rita the MosquitoDirector
1965Let's Talk About MenDirector
1964Gian Burrasca's DiaryDirector
1963The BasilisksDirector
1953Naples SingsScript Supervisor
Writing
2014Roma, Napoli, Venezia... in un crescendo rossinianoWriter
2009Damn Poverty!Writer
2006Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed PeppersWriter
2002Swept AwayOriginal Film Writer
1999Ferdinando and CarolinaWriter
1996The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and PoliticsScreenplay
1996The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and PoliticsStory
1996The NymphWriter
1992Ciao, Professore!Screenplay
1992Ciao, Professore!Story
1990Saturday, Sunday and MondayWriter
1989On a Moonlit NightStory
1989To Save NineScreenplay
1989On a Moonlit NightScreenplay
1986Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)Writer
1986Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of BasilWriter
1984Sotto SottoStory
1984Sotto SottoScreenplay
1983A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street BanditScreenplay
1983A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street BanditStory
1978Blood FeudWriter
1978A Night Full of RainWriter
1977Which Way Is Up?Original Film Writer
1975Seven BeautiesWriter
1974All Screwed UpWriter
1974Swept AwayScreenplay
1974Swept AwayStory
1973Dear ParentsScreenplay
1973Love and AnarchyStory
1973Love and AnarchyScreenplay
1973Nessuno deve sapereStory
1972Brother Sun, Sister MoonScreenplay
1972The Seduction of MimiStory
1972The Seduction of MimiScreenplay
1972When Women Lost Their TailsStory
1970Violent CityScreenplay
1970When Women Had TailsScreenplay
1970When Women Had TailsStory
1968The Belle Starr StoryWriter
1967Don't Sting the MosquitoWriter
1966Rita the MosquitoWriter
1965Let's Talk About MenScreenplay
1965Let's Talk About MenStory
1964Gian Burrasca's DiaryDialogue
1963The BasilisksScreenplay
1963The BasilisksStory