Behind the White Glasses

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Behind the White Glasses

2015

1h 20m

Documentary

Biography

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A tribute to visionary Italian filmmaker Lina Wertmüller, the first woman to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Director.

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

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 friends and collaborators like her.

May 4, 2017

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Owen Gleiberman

Variety

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.

Apr 20, 2017

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

The movie treats Ms. Wertmüller's poorly received post-1970s career with kid gloves.

Apr 20, 2017

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M. Faust

The Public (Buffalo)

There's plenty of information about the making of [Lina Wertmuller's] movies, including interviews with her stars Giancarlo Giannini and Mariangela Melato.

Jan 30, 2018

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Chris Barsanti

Film Journal International

Behind the White Glasses is sketchy as biography but still a fun and jumpy ode to brazenly unbound and cross-disciplinary artistry.

Apr 19, 2017

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Diego Batlle

Otroscines.com

It has everything that a Wertmüller's fan can expect. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4.5/5

Aug 18, 2016

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A tribute to visionary Italian filmmaker Lina Wertmüller, the first woman to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Director.

Director: Valerio Ruiz
Producer: Valerio Ruiz
Screenwriter: Valerio Ruiz
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 23, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.2K
Runtime: 1h 20m

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