Visionaries: Lina Wertmuller

Published: Dec. 31, 2021, 10 a.m.

b'Lina Wertm\\xfcller (1928-2021) was the first woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. Known for her ability to blend sex, politics, farce and tragedy, she spent her career creating disruptive, deeply idiosyncratic films.'