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., Pasqualino deserts the Italian army during World War 2 and is sent to a German prison camp. In lengthy flashbacks, we see him and his family of seven unattractive sisters, his murder of one sister’s lover, his imprisonment and switch to an asylum. Due to his weak and cowardly character, he survives the war and returns to Naples. Its Italian title is Pasqualino Settebellezze., Portrait of a rogue whose pluck is tested in a concentration camp.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Seven Beauties ” ?
A: The main cast includes Giancarlo Giannini,Fernando Rey,Shirley Stoler,Elena Fiore,Enzo Vitale,Mario Conti,Piero Di Orio,Ermelinda De Felice,Francesca Marciano,Lucio Amelio,Roberto Herlitzka,Doriglia Palmi,Franco Fraticelli,Enrico Job,Tonino Delli Colli,Lina Wertmüller.
Q: When Did the “Seven Beauties” Released?
A: The Movie “Seven Beauties” originally aired on 1975-12-20 and released in the year of 1975.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Seven Beauties” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Seven Beauties” ?
A: “Seven Beauties” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
