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Synopsis
Italian filmmaker Lina Wertmuller directs the black comedy Pasqualino Settebellezze (Seven Beauties). During WWII, Pasqualino Frafuso (Giancarlo Giannini) ends up lost in a dense forest along with fellow army deserter Francesco (Piero De Orio). After they witness a mass execution by German soldiers, Francesco admits his moral opposition to the Nazis and Pasqualino reveals his criminal past in a series of flashbacks. Back in Naples, he was known as "Pasqualino Seven Beauties," a petty thief who lived off the profits of his seven sisters while claiming to protect their honor at any cost. When Totonno (Mario Conti) pimps out his sister Concettina (Elena Fiore), Pasqualino kills him, chops up his body, and mails each piece across the country. He is then arrested and sent to a mental institution, where he commits sexual assault against another patient. Kicked out of the asylum, he is sent to fight in the army. The Germans capture him and he gets sent to a concentration camp. He then plots to make his escape by demoralizing himself in an attempt to seduce a German officer (Shirley Stoler). Seven Beauties was nominated for four Academy Awards in 1977, including Best Foreign Film. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

Cast

Elena Fiore Concettina
Fernando Rey Pedro
Shirley Stoler Commandant
Giancarlo Giannini Pasqualino Frafuso

Production Crew

Enrico Job Art Director
Tonino Delli Colli Cinematographer
Enzo Jannacci Composer (Music Score)
Lina Wertmüller Director
Franco Fraticelli Editor
Arrigo Colombo Producer
Giancarlo Giannini Producer
Lina Wertmüller Producer
Lina Wertmüller Screenwriter
Year: 1976
Runtime: 115
Country: Italy
MPAA Rating: R
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy Drama

Color type
Eastmancolor

Produced by
Medusa Produzione

Release
December 20, 1975 (Italy)

Awards
1976 - Best Film - New York Film Critics Circle
1976 - Best Foreign Film - Golden Globe
1976 - Best Foreign Language Film - Academy
1976 - Best Foreign Language Film - Academy
1976 - Best Foreign Language Film - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1976 - Best Foreign Film - Hollywood Foreign Press Association