Lina Wertmueller Biography (1928-)

Born Arcangela Felice Assunta Wertmueller von Elgg Spanol von Braueich, August 14, 1928, in Rome, Italy; daughter of Federico (a lawyer) and Maria Santa Maria Wertmueller; married Enrico Job (a sculptor and set designer), 1968. Addresses: Office: Piazza Clotilde 5, 00196 Rome, Italy.

Nationality: Italian
Gender: Female
Occupation: Director, screenwriter
Birth Details: August 14, 1928; Rome, Italy

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Director, Except Where Indicated
Assistant director, 8 1/2 (also known as Federico Fellini's8 1/2 and Otto e mezzo), Avco Embassy, 1963
I Basilischi (also known as The Lizards and The Basilisks), Connoisseur, 1963
Questa volta parliamo di uomini (also known as Let's Talk about Men, Now Let's Talk about Men, and This Time Let'sTalk about Men), Archimede, 1965
(As George Brown; musical numbers only) Rita la zanzara (also known as Rita the Mosquito), Mondial, 1966
Non stuzzicate la zanzara (also known as Don't Sting the Mosquito and Don't Tease the Mosquito), Mondial, 1967
Mimi metallurgico ferito nell'onore (also known as The Seduction of Mimi, Mimi the Metalworker, and Wounded in Honor),Vera, 1972
Film d'amore e d'anarchia (also known as Film of Love and Anarchy, Love and Anarchy, Film d'amore e d'anarchia, ovvero stamattina alle 10 in via dei Fiori nella nota casa di tolleranza, Film of Love and Anarchy, This Morning at 10 in the Via dei Fiori at the Well-known House of Tolerance, and D'Amore e d'anarchia), Peppercorn-Wormser, 1973
Tutto a posto e niente in ordine (also known as All Screwed Up, All in Place and Nothing in Order, and Everything's in Order but Nothing Works), New Line Cinema, 1974
Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto(also known as Swept Away and Swept Away ... by an Unusual Destinyin the Blue Sea of August), Cinema V, 1975
(And co-producer) Pasqualino settebellezze (also known as SevenBeauties and Pasqualino: Seven Beauties), Cinema V, 1976
The End of the World in Our Usual Bed in a Night Full of Rain (also known as La Fine del mondo nel nostro solito letto in una notte piena dipioggia and A Night Full of Rain), Warner Brothers, 1978
Fatto di sangue fra due uomini per causa di una vedova si sospettano (also known as Blood Feud and Revenge), Associated Film Distribution, 1979
E una domenica sera di novembre, 1981
Scherzo del destino in agguato dietro l'angolo come un brigante distrada (also known as A Joke of Destiny and A Joke of Destiny,Lying in Wait around the Corner Like a Street Bandit), Samuel Goldwyn, 1983
Sotto Sotto (also known as Softly, Softly), Columbia/Triumph, 1984
Un complicato intrigo di donne, vicoli e delitti \[also known as Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women, and Crime), Camorra: The NaplesConnection, and A Complex Plot about Women, Alleys and Crimes\], Cannon, 1986
Notte d'estate, con profilo greco, occhi a mandorla e odore di basilico (also known as Summer Night, with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes andScent of Basil), Medusa, 1986
In una notte di chiaro di luna (also known as As Long as It's Love, Clair, On a Moonlit Night, and Crystal or Ash,Fire or Wind, as Long as It's Love), 1989
Il Decimo clandestino (also known as The Tenth One in Hiding and To Save Nine), 1989
Sabato, domenica e lunedi (also known as Saturday, Sunday and Monday), 1990
Io speriamo che me la cavo (also known as Ciao, Professore!and Me Let's Hope I Make It), 1993
Ninfa plebea (also known as The Nymph), 1996
Metalmeccanico e parrucchiera in un turbine di sesso e di politica(also known as The Blue Collar Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirl of Sex and Politics and The Worker and the Hairdresser), Medusa, 1996
Ferdinando e Carolina, Medusa, 1999
An Interesting State, 1999
Film Appearances

Un Amico magico: il maestro Nino Rota, 1999
Television Director
Il Giornalino di Gian Burasca (series; also known as Gian Burrasca's Diary), 1965
(As Nathan Wich) Il Mio corpo per un poker (movie; also known as The Belle Starr Story), 1967
Stage Director
L'Esibizionista, Teatro Nazionale, Rome, 1995
WRITINGS
Screenplays
Questa volta parliamo di uomini (also known as Let's Talk about Men, Now Let's Talk about Men, and This Time Let'sTalk about Men), Archimede, 1965
Non stuzzicate la zanzara (also known as Don't Sting the Mosquito and Don't Tease the Mosquito), Mondial, 1967
(With others) Les Chemins de Kathmandu, 1969
(With Ottavio Jemma, Marcello Costa, and Pasquale Festa Campanile) Quando le donne avevano la coda (also known as When Women Had Tails),Film Ventures, 1970
(With Sauro Scavolini, Gianfranco Calligarich, and Sergio Sollima) Citta violenta (also known as The Family and Violent City), International Co-Productions/EDP, 1970
Cari genitori (also known as Dear Parents), 1972
Mimi metallurgico ferito nell'onore (also known as The Seduction of Mimi, Mimi the Metalworker, and Wounded in Honor),Vera, 1972
(With Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Kenneth Ross, and Franco Zeffirelli) Brother Sun, Sister Moon (also known as Fratello sole, sorella luna), Paramount, 1973
Film d'amore e d'anarchia (also known as Film of Love and Anarchy, Love and Anarchy, Film d'amore e d'anarchia, ovvero stamattina alle 10 in via dei Fiori nella nota casa di tolleranza, Film of Love and Anarchy, This Morning at 10 in the Via dei Fiori at the Well-known House of Tolerance, and D'Amore e d'anarchia), Peppercorn-Wormser, 1973
Tutto a posto e niente in ordine (also known as All Screwed Up, All in Place and Nothing in Order, and Everything's in Order but Nothing Works), New Line Cinema, 1974
Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto(also known as Swept Away and Swept Away ... by an Unusual Destinyin the Blue Sea of August), Cinema V, 1975
Pasqualino settebellezze (also known as Seven Beauties andPasqualino: Seven Beauties), Cinema V, 1976
Which Way Is Up&quest; (adaptation of Mimi metallurgico feritonell'onore), 1977
The End of the World in Our Usual Bed in a Night Full of Rain (also known as La Fine del mondo nel nostro solito letto in una notte piena dipioggia and A Night Full of Rain), Warner Brothers, 1978
Fatto di sangue fra due uomini per causa di una vedova si sospettano (also known as Blood Feud and Revenge), Associated Film Distribution, 1979
Scherzo del destino in agguato dietro l'angolo come un brigante distrada (also known as A Joke of Destiny and A Joke of Destiny,Lying in Wait around the Corner Like a Street Bandit), Samuel Goldwyn, 1983
Sotto Sotto (also known as Softly, Softly), Columbia/Triumph, 1984
Un complicato intrigo di donne, vicoli e delitti \[also known as Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women, and Crime), Camorra: The NaplesConnection, and A Complex Plot about Women, Alleys and Crimes\], Cannon, 1986
Notte d'estate, con profilo greco, occhi a mandorla e odore di basilico (also known as Summer Night, with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes andScent of Basil), Medusa, 1986
In una notte di chiaro di luna (also known as As Long as It's Love, Clair, On a Moonlit Night, and Crystal or Ash,Fire or Wind, as Long as It's Love), 1989
Io speriamo che me la cavo (also known as Ciao, Professore!and Me Let's Hope I Make It), 1993
Ninfa plebea (also known as The Nymph), 1996
Metalmeccanico e parrucchiera in un turbine di sesso e di politica(also known as The Blue Collar Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirl of Sex and Politics and The Worker and the Hairdresser), Medusa, 1996
Ferdinando e Carolina, Medusa, 1999
Plays
Two and Two Are No Longer Four, 1968
Love and Magic in Mama's Kitchen, Spoleto, Italy, then La MamaExperimental Theatre Club, New York City, 1980
L'Esibizionista, Teatro Nazionale, Rome, 1995
Television Movies
(As Nathan Wich) Il Mio corpo per un poker (also known as The Belle Starr Story), 1967
Film Scores
(With Lello Greco) Notte d'estate, con profilo greco, occhi a mandorla e odore di basilico (also known as Summer Night, with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil), Medusa, 1986

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Savvy, January, 1985, p. 86.

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