Movie

Seven Beauties

1975 · 116 min

A grotesque, bitterly funny descent through survival and moral collapse that leaves you unsettled and complicit, laughing where you shouldn't.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Dark, satirical, cynical and absurd. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, morality, war, corruption
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 3 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
morality
war
corruption
family
Places: big city
prison
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong