Directed by:
Valerio RuizScreenplay:
Valerio RuizComposer:
Lucio GregorettiCast:
Lina Wertmüller, Harvey Keitel, Sophia Loren, Rutger Hauer, Nastassja Kinski, Giancarlo Giannini, Rita Pavone, Isa Danieli, Roberto Herlitzka (more)Plots(1)
Dietro gli occhiali bianchi is a voyage through the life and career of Lina Wertmüller, the first woman in the history of the cinema to receive an Oscar nomination as best director, for her masterpiece Pasqualino Settebellezze (Seven Beauties, 1975). From the previously unseen images shot at Cinecittà when she was assistant director to Federico Fellini on 8½, the documentary revisits the locations of her most famous movies, to uncover the artistic and human universe of a woman who, ever faithful to her ironic and grotesque nature, has left her mark in every branch of the entertainment industry where she has worked, cinema, theater, television, music. The journey is accompanied by numerous exclusive interviews with artists who bear witness to an intense and continually evolving career: among these Giancarlo Giannini, Marina Cicogna, Sophia Loren and many foreign talents such as Harvey Keitel, Nastassja Kinski, and movie critic John Simon. The movie contains many unseen clips of video, images and songs written by Lina Wertmüller herself. (Venice International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Lina Wertmüller
Italy
Harvey Keitel
USA
Best movies:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Björk: Volumen (1999) (video compilation)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Sophia Loren
Italy
Best movies:
A Special Day (1977)
Two Women (1960)
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963)
Rutger Hauer
Netherlands
Best movies:
Batman Begins (2005)
Paradis Express (1997)
The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988)
Nastassja Kinski
West Germany
Best movies:
Paris, Texas (1984)
Il sole anche di notte (1990)
Faraway, So Close! (1993)
Giancarlo Giannini
Italy
Best movies:
Giovanni Falcone (1993)
Casino Royale (2006)
Viva Italia! (1977)
Rita Pavone
Italy
Best movies:
The Empty Canvas (1963)
The Crazy Kids of the War (1969)
Rita of the West (1967)
Isa Danieli
Italy
Best movies:
Teresa la ladra (1972)
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Love & Anarchy (1973)
Roberto Herlitzka
Italy
Best movies:
Seven Beauties (1975)
Love & Anarchy (1973)
The Gold Rimmed Glasses (1987)
Raffaele La Capria
Italy