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Wertmüller

American  
[vert-myoo-ler] / ˈvɛrtˌmju lər /

noun

  1. Lina, 1928–2021, Italian film director and screenwriter.


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When I think about Luis Buñuel or Lina Wertmüller, they were wild and entertaining at the same time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2022

Lina Wertmüller made Academy Awards history when she became the first female director nominee for the film “Seven Beauties,” died Thursday in Rome.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2022

For perhaps the first time in her career, Ms. Wertmüller faced the charge of sentimentality.

From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2021

Wearing her trademark white-framed glasses, the diminutive, 5-foot-tall Ms. Wertmüller said she was delighted to accept the prize, although she had a suggestion for the historically male-dominated Academy.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2021

Tiny and voluble, with a fierce smile and instantly recognizable white-framed eyeglasses, Ms. Wertmüller disarmed criticism by unleashing verbal torrents of explanation in a gravelly alto.

From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2021

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