Behind the White Glasses

Year: 2017
Description: Profile of Lina Wertmüller, the first woman nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director (in 1977 for Seven Beauties) and recipient of an Academy Honorary Award for her career who also worked in television, theater, and music. Includes previously unreleased videos and songs by Wertmüller and interviews with cinema notables such as Giancarlo Giannini, Rutger Hauer, Harvey Keitel, Nastassja Kinski, Sophia Loren, and Martin Scorsese.
Director: Ruiz, Valerio
Writer: Ruiz, Valerio
Producer: Ruiz, Valerio
Cinematographer: Pignone, Giuseppe
Editor: Leonardi, Pierluigi
Production Team: Kino Lorber Repertory, Recalcati Multimedia, White Glasses Film, Studio Universal, and Credito Valtellinese
Genre: Documentary
Language: Italian with English subtitles
Other Title: Dietro gli occhiali bianchi
Media Format: 1 DVD (113 min.) or 1 streaming video (113 min.)
Type: Color with black and white sequences
Production Notes: Alternate title: Lina Wertmüller: Behind the White Glasses.
Original Release Date: 2015
Updated: 03-14-2024

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