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Mood:
- CleverOffbeatWittyBitingCynicalDisturbingHumorous
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Plot:
- Anti HeroesCriminal HeroesCaptivityCons and ScamsEccentric FamilyFish Out of WaterWartime LifeConfined more...
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Genres:
- ComedyDramaWarForeignPeriod
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Time/Period:
- World War 2
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Place:
- EuropeItalyConcentration Camp
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Praise:
- Critically Acclaimed
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Humor:
- FarceDark HumorIrreverent Humor
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Attitudes:
- Semi SeriousRealistic
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Seven Beauties, 1975
Italian, German
Italy
Profile of Seven Beauties
Seven Beauties can be described as biting, cynical, and clever. The plot revolves around captivity, an eccentric family, and wartime life. Its comic aspect comes from farce and dark humor. Seven Beauties's main genres are drama, foreign, and comedy. In approach, it is realistic. It is set, at least in part, in a concentration camp. Seven Beauties is located in Italy. The movie has received attention for being critically acclaimed.
Summary of Seven Beauties
Giancarlo Giannini portrays Pasqualino, a suave, street wise Italian hood who uses his wits in order to survive World War II and a Nazi prison camp. Lina Wertmuller's acclaimed film successfully shifts tone several times, from comic to tragic, from drama to romance to action, always keeping a delicate balance. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best Actor--Giancarlo Giannini, Best (Original) Screenplay.
Details
| Language: | Italian, German |
| Country: | Italy |
| Release date: | 21 January 1976 |
| Runtime: | 115 min |
Cast and Crew
as Pasqualino Frafuso
as Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner
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