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Seven Beauties (1976)
Released By: KOCH Lorber Films   Rating: R   In Theaters: 1/21/1976
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Studio: KOCH Lorber Films
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Lina Wertmuller
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: 1/21/1976
Home Video Release: 11/17/1998
Cast: Fernando Rey, Giancarlo Giannini, Shirley Stoler, Elena Fiore
Published ID: 917908
UPC: 720917504025, 741952306290,
Plot: 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
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Added 9/14/2009

One of my favorite movies. The remastered version has changed the soundtrack - not an improvement, but not a major problem. Arrived in perfect condition
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seven beauties
Added 10/14/2008

The picture quality was clear and perfect would recommend buying any DVD from amazon.thanks for your prompt shipping

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Antoinette

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Not for everyone
Added 5/27/2008

Bought this as a gift for my wife who was born and raised in Italy. She enjoys it immensely but it probably not worth the expense if you are not Italian.
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Just what I asked for!
Added 8/24/2007

The movie came packaged, it was sent within the time that had been allotted, and it was a decent price. i would definitely order from this seller again.
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Seven Beauties
Added 7/4/2007

A wildly chaotic farce by Europe's pioneering female director, Lina Wertmuller's Oscar-nominated "Beauties" begins with a montage of war footage sarcastically narrated by an unseen observer. Then we meet Giannini's macho Italian crook, a not-so-wholesome Everyman who deserts Mussolini's army only to wind up in a nightmarish concentration camp. Wertmuller's acid commentary on Italian politics and society takes us from the whorehouse to the funny farm, the penitentiary to a prisoner-of-war camp, depicting the lengths Pasqualino will go to stay alive--such as becoming the sex slave of an obese, crop-wielding Nazi commander (Shirley Stoler). Memorably perverse, "Beauties" is a surreal, sardonic look at the immorality of war.
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Vid
Added 9/14/2009

One of my favorite movies. The remastered version has changed the soundtrack - not an improvement, but not a major problem. Arrived in perfect condition
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
seven beauties
Added 10/14/2008

The picture quality was clear and perfect would recommend buying any DVD from amazon.thanks for your prompt shipping

Sincerely,
Antoinette

0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Not for everyone
Added 5/27/2008

Bought this as a gift for my wife who was born and raised in Italy. She enjoys it immensely but it probably not worth the expense if you are not Italian.
0 out of 2 people found this helpful.
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