How Lina Wertmüller Paved a Path For Today’s Women Directors
Claudia Eller Co-Editor-in-ChiefIt’s always so jarring and upsetting to learn that someone you have greatly admired has died — no matter how old they are.Italian writer-director Lina Wertmüller, who passed away last week at age 93, was one of those industry icons whom I had hoped to one day reconnect with. I had the honor of first meeting her two years ago when she was in Los Angeles at a luncheon given in her honor by Women in Film.