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Also known as Arcangela Felice Assunta Job Wertmüller von Elgg Espanñol von Brauchich, Arcangela Felice Assunta Wertmüller von Elgg Spanol Von Braueich, Arcangela Felice Assunta Wertm%04uller von Elgg Spanol von Braueich, Lina Wertmuller, Arcangela Felice Assunta Wertmüller Von Elgg Spanol Braueich, Nathan Wich, Arcangela Felice Assunta Job Wertmüller von Egg Espa%09nol von Brauchich, Lina Job Wertmüller

Italian film writer and director (1928-2021)

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Lina Wertmüller was an Italian screenwriter, film director, and lyricist. Born Arcangela Felice Assunta Wertmüller von Elgg Spañol von Braueich in Rome on August 14, 1928, she began her work period in 1963. She was educated at the Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico and spoke Italian. Her notable works include *Pasqualino settebellezze*, *Essere o avere*, and *Notte d'estate con profilo greco, occhi a mandorla e odore di basilico*.

Wertmüller received several awards, including the Academy Honorary Award, the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Writing, Original Screenplay. She participated in the 1972, 1973, and 1989 Cannes Film Festivals. She died in Rome on December 9, 2021. Her relative was Massimo Wertmüller.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1928
Works
17

Top works

  • Pasqualino settebellezze
  • Essere o avere, ma per essere devo avere la testa di Alvise su un piatto d'argento
  • Arcangela Felice Assunta Job Wertmüller von Elgg Español von Brauchich, cioè Lina Wertmüller
  • Notte d'estate con profilo greco, occhi a mandorla e odore di basilico
  • Ferdinando e Carolina

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Film & TV

Rome, Italy

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

  • Noi ce la siamo cavata — Sé stessa2023
  • Ennio — Self2022
  • Opera Prima — Self2021
  • Fellinopolis — Self - Filmmaker2021
  • Searching for Mr. Rugoff — Self2019
  • Roma Kaputt Mundi — Self2018
  • Thus Spoke De Crescenzo2017
  • Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life — Self2017
  • Behind the White Glasses — Self2015
  • Sergio Corbucci: The Smiling Man — Herself2015

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Italy
Active from
1926
Active to
2021

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
16
Total plays
1,089

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Key facts

Born
Arcangela Felice Assunta Wertmüller , ( 1928-08-14 ) 14 August 1928, Rome , Kingdom of Italy
Died
9 December 2021 (2021-12-09) (aged 93), Rome, Italy
Occupations
Film director screenwriter
Years active
1963–2021
Spouse
Enrico Job ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1965 ; died 2008 ) ​
Relatives
Massimo Wertmüller (nephew)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
female
Citizenship
Italy
Place of birth
Rome
Place of death
Rome
Occupation
playwright
Languages spoken
Italian
Official website
www.linawertmuller.com
Image
Lina Wertmuller 2000.jpg
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date of birth
1928-08-14
Commons category
Lina Wertmüller
birth name
Arcangela Felice Assunta Wertmüller von Elgg Spañol von Braueich
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Art+Feminism
name in native language
Lina Wertmüller
start of work period
1963-00-00
copyright representative
SIAE
date of death
2021-12-09
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Encyclopedic overview

Arcangela Felice Assunta "Lina" Wertmüller ( Italian: [ˈliːna vertˈmyller] ; 14 August 1928 – 9 December 2021) 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.

Wertmüller was the first female director to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director. She won many awards, including an Academy Honorary Award, as well as a David di Donatello Career Achievement Award, and was nominated for many others, including a Golden Globe Award, two Academy Awards, and two Palme d'Or awards.

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