Magnetic Disorder: Film Retrospective of Lina Wertmüller
#FILMFRIDAY | Hong Kong
3 November, 2022 - 25 November, 2022
Louis Koo Cinema, Hong Kong Arts Centre
(Upper basement, Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong)
Co-Presented by: Italian Cultural Institute Hong Kong & Macau,Hong Kong Arts Centre
In collaboration with: Consulate Consulate General of Italy in Hong Kong
Associated programme: Italy-China Year of Culture and Tourism, Italia Mia
The Italian Institute Hong Kong co-present with Hong Kong Arts Centre - Magnetic Disorder: Film Retrospective of Lina Wertmüller at the Louis Koo Cinema of the Hong Kong Arts Centre for the screenings of The Basilisks, The Belle Starr Story, The Seduction of Mimi, Love and Anarchy, Swept Away, Seven Beauties,etc
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Lina Wertmüller was the first female filmmaker to be nominated for Best Director at the Oscars, but Wertmüller was far from part of the filmmaking establishment. After all, her films were too provocative, too crass, too politically incorrect, and too outspoken. Often blending gender dynamics, sex, class and political ideologies in a volatile mix, Wertmüller’s films burst at the seams with explosive passion, wit and melancholy, refusing to be pigeonholed into genre and ideological borders. Her films were always uniquely her own, without taking any side in political and gender debate. Though she was daring enough to tackle sensitive issues, she had much preferred seeing opposites clash than advocating for a single ideal.
Wertmüller was a celebrated, but divisive figure who had an equal share of fervent supporters – notoriously harsh film critic John Simon once called Wertmuller “the most important film director since Bergman” – and detractors who hated her bombastic filmmaking style, but it was clear that the maestra would not have had it any other way.
To commemorate Lina Wertmüller’s passing in 2021, this programme is screening a selection of her works and a documentary about her life and artistic achievements. The films will be accompanied by after-screening talks.
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