Seven Beauties
1975movieWhy watch
Directed by Lina Wertmüller, who made history as the first woman nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, this daring tragicomedy is a tour de force of Italian cinema. Giancarlo Giannini delivers a mesmerizing performance as an absurdly vain small-time Neapolitan hustler trying to survive World War II and a concentration camp through sheer opportunism and moral compromise.
Where to watch
Currently not available on subscription or digital rental platforms in the Netherlands; look for physical media releases (such as Criterion or Kino Lorber Blu-ray/DVD imports).
What to expect
A provocative, pitch-black tragicomedy with grotesque satire, brisk yet episodic pacing, and intense themes including war brutality, concentration camp atrocities, sexual violence, and pitch-dark moral dilemmas.
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