Lina Polito’s Typical Vibe
2 films — measured, wistful, intense, layered, gritty

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Lina Polito has 2 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 1980s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by Love and Anarchy.

The Diary of a Teenage Girl
2015
Drama · Romance

Love on the Run
1979
Romance · Drama

Nights of Cabiria
1957
Drama · Comedy

The Marriage of Maria Braun
1979
Drama

Babyteeth
2020
Drama · Comedy

My Beautiful Laundrette
1985
Comedy · Drama

Smashed
2012
Comedy · Drama

The Man Who Loved Women
1977
Drama · Comedy

When his anarchist friend is killed trying to assassinate Mussolini, Tunin decides it's up to him to finish the job. While visiting a brothel, he meets a prostitute named Salome, who agrees to help, as her former boyfriend was also killed by Mussolini. They enlist the aid of another prostitute and hatch an elaborate plan, but as the fateful day quickly approaches, the women have second thoughts.
Dir. Lina Wertmüller · With Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato, Lina Polito

as Patrizia, sorella di Vincenzo
Vincenzo, a 30 years old apathetic and lazy man who still lives with his mother, has no job and no desire to improve. He meets Anna and fell in love with her but to keep the relationship alive he has to learn to accept more responsibility.
Dir. Massimo Troisi · With Massimo Troisi, Giuliana De Sio, Lello Arena