Portrait of Lina Wertmüller

Directing

Lina Wertmüller

Career

Active from 1963 to 2023, busiest in 1972 and 1989 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Love and Anarchy
Love and Anarchy
GoodWatch score81/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Academy Honorary Award

    2020 · Won · 92nd Academy Awards

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Writing (Original Screenplay)

    1977 · Nominated · 49th Academy Awards

    Seven Beauties

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Directing

    1977 · Nominated · 49th Academy Awards

    Seven Beauties

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lina Wertmüller Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5
  • Adrenaline
    3.8, average 4.8
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.4, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Italian Cinema 10
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Eccentric Characters 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Melancholy Tone 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Relationship Drama 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Violent 2
  • Political Satire 2
  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

42
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Noi ce la siamo cavata
Noi ce la siamo cavata (2023)

as Sé stessa

2010s

3 titles · average score 55
Women Directors
Women Directors (2014)

as Lina Wertmüller

Roma, Napoli, Venezia... in un crescendo rossiniano
Roma, Napoli, Venezia... in un crescendo rossiniano (2014)

Director, Writer

Welcome Mr. President!
Welcome Mr. President! (2013)
GoodWatch score 55

as Potere Forte

2000s

4 titles · average score 50
Damn Poverty!
Damn Poverty! (2009)

Director, Writer

Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers
Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers (2006)

Writer, Director

Francesca and Nunziata
Francesca and Nunziata (2003)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Swept Away
Swept Away (2002)
GoodWatch score 30

Original Film Writer

1990s

6 titles · average score 56
Ferdinando and Carolina
Ferdinando and Carolina (1999)
GoodWatch score 41

Director, Writer

The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics
The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics (1996)
GoodWatch score 53

Story, Director

The Nymph
The Nymph (1996)
GoodWatch score 55

Director, Writer

The Russian Soul
The Russian Soul (1993)

Director

Ciao, Professore!
Ciao, Professore! (1992)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay, Story

Saturday, Sunday and Monday
Saturday, Sunday and Monday (1990)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer, Director

1980s

8 titles · average score 57
On a Moonlit Night
On a Moonlit Night (1989)
GoodWatch score 53

Story, Director

12 Directors for 12 Cities
12 Directors for 12 Cities (1989)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

To Save Nine
To Save Nine (1989)

Director, Screenplay

Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)
Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime) (1986)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Writer

Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil
Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil (1986)
GoodWatch score 56

Music, Director

Sotto Sotto
Sotto Sotto (1984)

Story, Director

A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Bandit
A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Bandit (1983)

Story, Director

È una domenica sera di novembre
È una domenica sera di novembre (1981)

Director

1970s

14 titles · average score 59
Blood Feud
Blood Feud (1978)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Writer

A Night Full of Rain
A Night Full of Rain (1978)
GoodWatch score 45

Writer, Director

Seven Beauties
Seven Beauties (1975)
GoodWatch score 72

Producer, Director

Swept Away
Swept Away (1974)
GoodWatch score 68

Story, Director

All Screwed Up
All Screwed Up (1974)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer, Director

Love and Anarchy
Love and Anarchy (1973)
GoodWatch score 81

Story, Director

Dear Parents
Dear Parents (1973)

Screenplay

Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

The Seduction of Mimi
The Seduction of Mimi (1972)
GoodWatch score 80

Screenplay, Director

When Women Lost Their Tails
When Women Lost Their Tails (1972)
GoodWatch score 38

Story

Violent City
Violent City (1970)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay

When Women Had Tails
When Women Had Tails (1970)
GoodWatch score 44

Screenplay, Story

1960s

5 titles · average score 61
The Belle Starr Story
The Belle Starr Story (1968)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer, Director

Don't Sting the Mosquito
Don't Sting the Mosquito (1967)

Director, Writer

Rita the Mosquito
Rita the Mosquito (1966)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Writer

Let's Talk About Men
Let's Talk About Men (1965)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Screenplay

The Basilisks
The Basilisks (1963)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay, Director

1950s

1 title
Naples Sings
Naples Sings (1953)

Script Supervisor