Lina Wertmuller's audacious art-house hit is at once ruthless, sadistic and cynical -- it's also very funny, using its black comedy trappings to unearth laughs where none should exist.
Seven Beauties (1976)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:9
Rotten:1
Average Rating:8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: Pasqualino, otherwise known as "Seven Beauties," embodies two elements specific to the human condition: he is innately drawn towards anarchy and the urge to do whatever is needed to survive -- no... Pasqualino, otherwise known as "Seven Beauties," embodies two elements specific to the human condition: he is innately drawn towards anarchy and the urge to do whatever is needed to survive -- no matter how ugly or immoral. The film tells two stories about Pasqualino. During World War II, Pasqualino deserts the Italian army and is captured by the Germans. He lives through his internment in the hellish concentration camp by offering sexual favors to the grotesque female commandant. She knows Pasqualino is doing it to stay alive, but plays along anyway. Then, in flashback, we learn about his life in Naples before the war. A small-time narcissistic gangster, Pasqualino butchers a pimp who takes advantage of one of his seven sisters. Instead of honorably confessing to the gory details of the crime when he is arrested, Pasqualino pleads insanity to avoid a death sentence. He is sent to an insane asylum where he engages in more appallingly bad behavior. Later, he is forced to serve in the army. At the end of the war, Pasqualino returns home to Naples, set to brace himself against unforeseen adversaries. [More]
Starring: Giancarlo Giannini, Fernando Rey, Shirley Stoler
Starring: Giancarlo Giannini, Fernando Rey, Shirley Stoler
Director: Lina Wertmuller
Director: Lina Wertmuller
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Reviews for Seven Beauties
With final words that are both exhilarating and sad, and [a]...message that maligns wars of all types...Wertmüller has crafted a political protest out of the tenets of tragedy
The film is a bleakly funny, beautifully made and deeply disturbing work.
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