The Lizards
Three small-town youngsters are completely indifferent to what the world can offer them and fall back onto the convenience of the comfort of the familiar, the prejudices, and provincial life.
Three small-town youngsters are completely indifferent to what the world can offer them and fall back onto the convenience of the comfort of the familiar, the prejudices, and provincial life.
Through four episodes centered on a man in crisis, Lina Wertmüller depicts the selfishness and superficiality of the male gender. Already in her second feature, Wertmüller lays down the political foundations that exemplify her work.
The only apparent spaghetti western directed by a female director features an unconventional protagonist, surpassing men in all genre attributes: smoking, horseback riding, and shooting. Together with her partner, Belle Starr goes on a diamond heist, and in between, the two exchange slaps and kisses.
Mimi, a simple laborer, finds himself caught between the local Mafia and the Communist party. All he wants is a decent life. Wertmüller's usual mixture of sex and politics creates a funny and bitter comment on Sicilian society.
An anarchist comes to Rome to kill the Duce. He falls in love with one of the prostitutes of the brothel, which serves as his base of operations. Love & Anarchy is a tragicomedy that directly looks at Fascism through a melancholic and restrained style.
A rich woman is marooned on a small uninhabited island with the communist steward of a yacht she has chartered for a pleasure cruise. Swept Away is one of the pinnacles of Wertmüller's work.
After killing a pimp and deserting the army, a small-time crook is sent to a concentration camp, where he will do whatever he can to survive. Wertmüller was nominated for an Oscar for directing this film, which is the accumulation of her cinema.