Lina Wertmüller, the first woman ever to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director

A scene from "Swept Away" (1974), written and directed by Lina Wertmüller and starring Giancarlo Giannini and Mariangela Melato

"Seven Beauties" (1975), written and directed by Lina Wertmüller and starring Giancarlo Giannini, Fernando Rey, and Shirley Stoler