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Lina Wertmüller
Sign in to saveAlso 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
via Open Library + Wikidata
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
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Italy
- Active from
- 1926
- Active to
- 2021
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 16
- Total plays
- 1,089
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Lina+Wertm%C3%BCller">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Rome
- Place of death
- Rome
- Occupation
- playwright
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Participant in
- 1989 Cannes Film Festival
- Official website
- www.linawertmuller.com
- Image
- Lina Wertmuller 2000.jpg
Show 11 more facts
- date of birth
- 1928-08-14
- Commons category
- Lina Wertmüller
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- birth name
- Arcangela Felice Assunta Wertmüller von Elgg Spañol von Braueich
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Art+Feminism
- name in native language
- Lina Wertmüller
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Lina Wertmüller
- start of work period
- 1963-00-00
- copyright representative
- SIAE
- relative
- Massimo Wertmüller
- date of death
- 2021-12-09
Sources (13)
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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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lina Wertmüller” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.