Lina Wertmüller
Directing
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.
Born: August 14, 1928
Place of Birth: Rome, Italy
Known For
Ennio
A portrait of Ennio Morricone, the most popular and prolific film composer of the 20th century, the one most loved by the international public, a two-time Oscar winner and the author of over five hundred unforgettable scores.
Thus Spoke De Crescenzo
Tracing the journey of a free thinker, engineer, writer, scriptwriter, actor and director through his life and work, Così Parlo De Crescenzo harnesses the energy of a man determined to transform the lives and culture of those around him. Born in Naples, Luciano De Crescenzo graduated in engineering and worked as a programmer for IBM until 1976, when he escaped the routine of his 'corporate prison' and published his first book.
Searching for Mr. Rugoff
The feature documentary Searching for Mr. Rugoff is the story of Donald Rugoff, who was the crazy genius behind Cinema 5, the mid-century theater chain and film distribution company. Rugoff was a difficult (some would say impossible) person but was also the man who kicked art films into the mainstream with outrageous marketing schemes and pure bluster. Rugoff's impact on cinema culture in the United States is inestimable, and his influence on the art film business-from the studio classics divisions to the independent film movement to the rise of the Weinsteins-is undeniable. Yet, mysteriously, Rugoff has become a virtually forgotten figure. The story is told through the eyes of former employee Ira Deutchman, who sets out to find the truth about the man who had such a major impact on his life, and to understand how such an important figure could have disappeared so completely.
Ciao, Federico!
A behind-the-scenes documentary about the filming of the Federico Fellini film, "Satyricon."
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
Noi ce la siamo cavata
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
Fellinopolis
Ferruccio Castronuovo was the only authorized eye, between 1976 and 1986, to film the brilliant Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini (1920-1993) in his personal and creative intimacy, to capture the gears of his great circus, his fantastic lies and his crazy inventions.
Vittorio D.
A documentary about Vittorio de Sica with clips of his films and testimonials from friends and family.
Nino Rota: Between Cinema and Concert
A look at the life and work of composer Nino Rota.
Filmography
as Sé stessa
as Self
as Self
as Self - Filmmaker
as Self
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as Herself
as Lina Wertmüller
as Potere Forte
as herself
as Self
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as Self (archive footage)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)