Born in Rome in 1928 and died in 2021, Lina Wertmüller began in theatre and worked as an assistant to Fellini on 8½. Her bold, satirical comedies about sex, class and politics, often starring Giancarlo Giannini and Mariangela Melato, include The Seduction of Mimi, Love and Anarchy, Swept Away and Seven Beauties (1975). She was the first woman nominated for the Oscar for best director, for Seven Beauties, and in 2019 she received an honorary Academy Award.
Filmography
- The Seduction of Mimi (1972)
- Love and Anarchy (1973)
- Swept Away (1974)
- Seven Beauties (1975)
- Blood Feud (1978)
- Camorra (1985)