Synopsis
Pasqualino Frafuso, known in Naples as "Pasqualino Seven Beauties" is a petty thief who lives off of the profits of his seven sisters while claiming to protect their honor at any cost, Pasqualino is arrested for murder and later sent to fight in the army after committing sexual assault. The Germans capture him and he gets sent to a concentration camp where he plots to make his escape by seducing a German officer.
Seven Beauties (1975) is a 1h 56min comedy feature film by Lina Wertmüller. Pasqualino Frafuso, known in Naples as "Pasqualino Seven Beauties" is a petty thief who lives off of the profits of h...
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Festival History
- L'Étrange Festival 2021 - Lynne Ramsay
- Cannes Film Festival 2019 generic
- Academy Awards 1977 academy_award
- Directors Guild of America 1977 generic
- Golden Globes (USA) 1977 generic
- Directors Guild of America 1976 generic
Titles
| Translated title | Seven Beauties | English, Québec |
| Alternate title | Pasqualino : Seven Beauties |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Italy | December 20, 1975 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | January 1, 1976 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | January 2, 1976 |
| Theatrical | United States | January 21, 1976 |
| Television | Netherlands | August 14, 2011 |
| Classification | United States | R |
Full credits
| Director | Lina Wertmüller |
| Cast | Giancarlo Giannini (Pasqualino Frafuso aka Settebellezze), Fernando Rey (Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner), Shirley Stoler (Commandant), Elena Fiore (Concettina, a Sister), Roberto Herlitzka (the socialist), Piero Di Iorio (Francesco - Pasqualino's comrade), Enzo Vitale (Don Raffaele), Ermalinda De Felice (Pasqualino's mother), Lucio Amelio (the lawyer), Aldo Valletti (Madman (uncredited)), Francesca Marciano (Carolina), Mario Conti (Totonno), Barbara Valmorin (The Prison Camp Commandant's Secretary), Salvatore Emilio, Aristide Caporale (Madman), Pasquale Vitiello, Luciano Foti (Kapo (uncredited)), Veriano Ginesi (Smoking Patient in Aversa (uncredited)), Carla Mancini (Worker (uncredited)), Ada Pometti (Prostitute (uncredited)), Massimo Vanni (Man in Prison (uncredited)), Giuseppe Transocchi (Hanged Captive (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Lina Wertmüller |
| Producer | Arrigo Colombo, Giancarlo Giannini, Lina Wertmüller |
| Cinematography | Tonino Delli Colli |
| Editing | Franco Fraticelli |
| Music | Enzo Jannacci |
| Production design | Enrico Job |
| Sound | Mario Bramonti |
| Costumes | Benito Persico, Enrico Job |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
