Seven Beauties

Seven Beauties

1975 · 116 min · IT · R · 7.5 (117 votes)
Dir. Lina Wertmüller · Starring Giancarlo Giannini, Fernando Rey, Shirley Stoler, Elena Fiore, Roberto Herlitzka, Piero Di Iorio · Music Enzo Jannacci
ComedyDramaWar

Pasqualino Frafuso, known in Naples as "Pasqualino Seven Beauties" is a petty thief who lives off of the profits of his seven sisters while claiming to protect their honor at any cost, Pasqualino is arrested for murder and later sent to fight in the army after committing sexual assault. The Germans capture him and he gets sent to a concentration camp where he plots to make his escape by seducing a German officer.

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A wild, unhinged ride through the darkest corners of humanity. It’s a grotesque, darkly comic, and often shocking exploration of survival at any cost, wrapped in a surreal, operatic style. Prepare for a visceral, unforgettable experience.

darkly comicabsurdistnihilisticgrotesquesurvivaliststeadyoperaticsurrealEuropean arthouseblack comedysurvivaldegradationhuman naturewarsexuality
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