Swept Away... by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August
1975
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May 8, 2024 · Her short, Le Pupille, was nominated for an Oscar in 2023. Her films are one of a kind and yet steeped in Italian cinema, a riotous marriage of Roberto Rossellini’s neorealism, Lina Wertmüller...
May 12, 2024 · Since the 1960s, Lina Wertmüller has been a pioneering force in Italian cinema. Her groundbreaking contributions include being the first woman ever nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director, a historic feat achieved with her acclaimed film ‘Seven Beauties’.
2 days ago · This is "Valzer sul palchetto" from the movie "Tutto a posto e niente in ordine" directed by Lina Wertmüller in 1974, is an Italian film that delves into the...
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2 days ago · Week 3: The highly divisive Swept Away (Italy, 1974) by Italian iconoclast Lina Wertmüller – the first woman ever nominated for a Best Director Oscar – and Sweetie (Australia, 1989), Jane Campion’s first film!
2 days ago · Though blunt at times, it hits hard, right down to the bruising final act that owes a blatant debt to Lina Wertmüller’s “Swept Away.”
May 16, 2024 · Rewatching Lina Wertmüller's films as well as some I never knew about. I find her so good. All the subscriptions that come with the academic setting surprised me when I returned to school, the library and media collections.
21 hours ago · Lina Wertmüller was the first woman nominated in the category, for Seven Beauties (1976). Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win the award, for The Hurt Locker (2009). Francis Ford Coppola is the only director to be nominated for each film of a trilogy, The Godfather trilogy, winning for the second film.
