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Political, controversial and often erotic, her films were filled with social commentary and satirical anti-establishment messages.
The one-time assistant director to Federico Fellini went on to have a distinguished directorial career in the 1970s
ROME (AP) — Italy’s provocative filmmaker Lina Wertmueller, whose potent mix of sex and politics in “Swept Away” and “Seven Beauties” made her the first woman nominated for an Academy
She established an idiosyncratic reputation for blending tragedy and farce, politics and sex. She was the first woman to be nominated for a best director Oscar.
ROME (AP) — Italy’s provocative filmmaker Lina Wertmueller, whose potent mix of sex and politics in “Swept Away” and “Seven Beauties” made her the first woman nominated for an Academy