Seven Beauties
Lina WertmüllerCast
Giancarlo Giannini 
Fernando Rey 
Shirley Stoler
Credits
Written by: Lina Wertmüller
Plot
Pasqualino, a small-time Neapolitan hoodlum and ladies' man, kills his sister's pimp, is sent to a mental asylum and then to the army. During the war he is captured by the Germans and sent to a concentration camp, where he tries to survive by seducing the formidable female commandant. Lina Wertmüller's 1975 film, with Giancarlo Giannini, is a grotesque and darkly comic tale that was Oscar-nominated for directing and writing.
Sinekatalog’s take
Lina Wertmüller's tragicomedy follows a Neapolitan hustler through war and a concentration camp. Giancarlo Giannini is superb in a bold, grotesque and darkly funny film that provoked fierce debate.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (7,186 votes)
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