Elena Fiore

Lina Wertmuller became the first woman ever nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director in this picaresque film about an Italian small-time crook whose ill-fated pursuits land him in jail, then a psych ward, then the army, and finally a German prison camp. "Seven Beauties" was also nominated for three more Academy Awards as well as received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Film.

An epic tragicomedy from director Lina Wertmuller, LOVE AND ANARCHY plumbs the depths of fascist Italy from the perspective of a simple farm boy sent to kill Mussolini.

Giancarlo Giannini shines in this satirical comedy directed by Lina Wertmüller. Mimi, a Sicilian laborer, gets caught between communism, mafia, and his own romantic entanglements. A biting critique of political hypocrisy and masculinity, the film earned Wertmüller acclaim at Cannes and cemented her status as a leading voice in 1970s European cinema.