Lina Wertmuller died, she was 93 years old

Lina Wertmuller is dead. The director, who was 93 years old, the director died in her home in Rome. Arcangela Felice Assunta Wertmuller von Elgg Spanol von Braueich, was born in the capital on August 14, 1928. Aristocratic and Swiss origin, married to set designer Enrico Job, she was the first woman in history to be nominated for an Oscar, in 1977, as best director (but also for best foreign film and best screenplay) for ‘Pasqualino Settebellezze’. Only in 2020 was she awarded the Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement.