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Sep 21, 2015 · Behind the White Glasses: Directed by Valerio Ruiz. With Lina Wertmüller, John Simon, Massimo Wertmüller, Masolino D'Amico. It is a musical portrait that shines a spotlight on unknown aspects of the creative, visionary and groundbreaking talent of filmmaker and writer, Lina Wertmüller.
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- Documentary, Biography
- Valerio Ruiz
- 2015-09-21
"Behind the White Glasses" stands apart as a pleased tribute to the extraordinary and inspiring journey of Lina Wertmüller, among Italy's greatest and most considerable filmmakers. Director Valerio Ruiz manages to render a vivid portrayal of her life and career, framed in her renowned white glasses.
Apr 20, 2017 · “Behind the White Glasses,” an effusive portrait of the Italian director Lina Wertmüller, the subject of a retrospective at the reopened Quad Cinema, wastes no time turning polemical.
- Valerio Ruiz
Sep 12, 2022 · Behind the White Glasses offers a deep dive into the ground breaking life and career of Lina Wertmuller, the first woman ever nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for her...
- 108 min
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- Kino Lorber
Dismayingly shallow, this 2015 documentary about Italian writer-director Lina Wertmüller fails to address what makes her work so controversial-or, for that matter, virtually anything beyond why her...
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- Documentary, Biography
- Valerio Ruiz
Dietro gli occhiali bianchi recounts a journey into the life and career of Lina Wertmüller, the world's first woman in film history to have received an Oscar nomination for best director with her masterpiece Pasqualino Settebellezze (1975). From the previously unseen images shot in Cinecittà when he was Federico Fellini's assistant director in 8 1/2, the documentary retraces the locations of ...
Apr 21, 2017 · There was a time when audiences lined up around city blocks to see the movies of Lina Wertmüller. Behind the White Glasses lets you revisit a bit of that passion, without quite nailing what it was. Read More
