Lina Wertmüller: The Forgotten Story of Cinema's First Female Best Director Nominee
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As Greta Gerwig misses out on a nod for Barbie, let’s look back at Lina Wertmüller and the "grotesque vaudeville show" of a film that sealed her place in Oscars history. Did the Academy get it wrong?
Lina Wertmüller: The Forgotten Story of Cinema's First Female Best Director Nominee
Lina Wertmüller: The Forgotten Story of…
Lina Wertmüller: The Forgotten Story of Cinema's First Female Best Director Nominee
As Greta Gerwig misses out on a nod for Barbie, let’s look back at Lina Wertmüller and the "grotesque vaudeville show" of a film that sealed her place in Oscars history. Did the Academy get it wrong?