Les sept péchés capitaux (1962)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Directors:

Philippe de Broca
Claude Chabrol

Writers:

Daniel Boulanger (dialogue)
Daniel Boulanger (screenplay)

Release Date:

7 March 1962 (France)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Seven directors each dramatize one of the seven deadly sins in a short film. In "Anger," a domestic...

Plot Keywords:

Seven Deadly Sins | Anthology | Omnibus | Beautiful Woman

Cast

Danièle Barraud	...	Suzon, prostitute
Jean-Pierre Cassel	...	Raymond (segment "Avarice, L'")
Jacques Charrier	...	Antoine (segment "Avarice, L'")
Claude Rich	...	Armand (segment "Avarice, L'")
Sacha Briquet	...	Harry (segment "Avarice, L'")
Jean-Claude Brialy	...	Arthur (segment "Avarice, L'")
Dany Saval	...	Rosette (segment "Envie, L'")
Claude Brasseur	...	Riri (segment "Envie, L'")
Geneviève Casile	...	Rita Gerly (segment "Envie, L'")
Jean Murat	...	Duchemin (segment "Envie. L'")
Jacques Monod	...	M. Jasmin (segment "Envie, L'")
Georges Wilson	...	Valentin (segment "Gourmandise, La")
Marcelle Arnold	...	L'épouse (segment "Gourmandise, La")
Paul Préboist	...	Postman (segment "Gourmandise, La")
Magdeleine Bérubet	...	La belle-mère (segment "Gourmandise, La")

Also Known As:

I sette peccati capitali (Italy)
The Seven Capital Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins (USA)

Runtime:

113 min | Argentina:115 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

French

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Finland:K-16

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Films Gibé

Seven deadly sins.

This is a pretty mediocre film made up of sketches.Julien Duvivier did a lot better with "le diable et les dix commandements" ,and he did all the segments single-handedly .

Only Godard snubs can enjoy the sloth sketch which is a saddening bore,with Eddie Constantine,an actor who made duds by the dozen.The anger sketch recalls the silent movies era,that is to say it's modern! Philippe De Broca's part is vulgarity itself,which is amazing,coming from a director known for his elegance.There's nothing to expect from Roger Vadim ,whose movies have not worn well,it's the least we can say.

Edouard MOlinaro will be dismissed by the "connoisseurs" ,just because he's not part of the new wave;however his sketch is not that much bad.But the two best segments are Chabrol's and DEmy's .

Demy's "lust" ,abetted by two peerless thespians,Laurent Terzieff and Jean-Louis Trintignant ,blends present and past when the latter,still a young kid,didn't know what "lust" meant.This is the most daring sketch,even featuring furtive nudities.

Chabrol's segment ends up the movie on an unpretentious welcome note .The "polytechniciens" putting their problem -how can we sleep with the de luxe prostitute?- in equation is one of the funniest moment of the whole movie.

Two sketches and a half:you make it on the percentages but lose out on the bonuses.So why don't you try Duvivier's "le diable et les dix commandements" instead?No ,Duvivier is no part of the new wave.It's not a crime,is it?