Lina Wertmüller

born as Arcangela Felice Assunta Job Wertmüller von Elgg Espanol von Brauchich.Two of her best know films are are the fantastic Film d’amore e d’anarchia, ovvero ‘stamattina alle 10 in via dei Fiori nella nota casa di tolleranza…’ (Love and Anarchy) and Travolti da un insolito destino nell’azzurro mare d’agosto (Swept Away… by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August) – and nobody wants to talk about the Hollywood remake of that movie. Her films often bring up the clash of private life and politics. Wertmüller was the first female director ever to be nominated for an Oscar, in 1975 for Pasqualino Settebellezze (Seven Beauties).