Seven Beauties (1975) Pasqualino Settebellezze (original title)

Director:

Lina Wertmüller

Writer:

Lina Wertmüller (written by)

Release Date:

21 January 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | War

Plot:

Pasqualino Settebellezze è un giovane malavitoso napoletano che decide di commettere un crimine per farsi un nome in quel mondo...

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Russia | Italian Soldier | World War Two | Title Directed By Female

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Giancarlo Giannini	...	Pasqualino Frafuso aka Settebellezze
Fernando Rey	...	Pedro the Anarchist Prisoner
Shirley Stoler	...	The Prison Camp Commandant
Elena Fiore	...	Concettina, a Sister
Piero Di Iorio	...	Francesco - Pasqualino's comrade
Enzo Vitale	...	Don Raffaele
Roberto Herlitzka	...	Socialist
Lucio Amelio	...	Lawyer
Ermelinda De Felice	...	Pasqualino's Mother
Bianca D'Origlia	...	The Psychiatrist
Francesca Marciano	...	Carolina (as Francesca Marciani)
Mario Conti	...	Totonno '18 Carati' - Concettina's pimp
Barbara Valmorin	...	The Prison Camp Commandant's Secretary
Emilio Salvatori
Aristide Caporale	...	Madman (as Aristide Caporali)
Pasquale Vitiello
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Veriano Ginesi	...	Smoking Patient in Aversa (uncredited)
Carla Mancini	...	Worker (uncredited)
Ada Pometti	...	Prostitute (uncredited)
Massimo Vanni	...	Man in Prison (uncredited)

Directed by
Lina Wertmüller

Writing credits
Lina Wertmüller		(written by)

Produced by
Arrigo Colombo	....	producer
Lina Wertmüller	....	producer

Original Music by
Enzo Jannacci

Cinematography by
Tonino Delli Colli

Film Editing by
Franco Fraticelli

Production Design by
Enrico Job

Art Direction by
Veljko Despotovic		(uncredited)

Set Decoration by
Roberto Granieri

Costume Design by
Enrico Job

Makeup Department
Luciana Maria Costanzi	....	hair stylist (as Maria Costanzi)
Cesare Paciotti	....	makeup artist
Michele Trimarchi	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Gino Millozza	....	production manager
Enzo Nigro	....	production supervisor
Tonino Sarno	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sandra Dal Sasso	....	assistant director (as Alessandra Dal Sasso)

Art Department
Gianni Giovagnoni	....	set designer

Sound Department
Venanzio Biraschi	....	sound mixer
Mario Bramonti	....	sound
Italo Cameracanna	....	foley artist
Giuseppe Muratori	....	boom operator

Camera and Electrical Department
Sandro Battaglia	....	assistant camera
Giancarlo Granatelli	....	assistant camera
Carlo Tafani	....	assistant camera
Enzo Tosi	....	assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Benito Persico	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Pierluigi Leonardi	....	assistant editor
Luigi Zitta	....	assistant assistant editor (as Luigi Zita)

Music Department
Nando De Luca	....	conductor

Other crew
Claudio Cuomo	....	production secretary
Guglielmo Del Vecchio	....	production secretary
Franca Invernizzi	....	secretary (as Franca Santi Invernizzi)

Production Companies

• Medusa Produzione (as Medusa Distribuzione)
• Jadran Film

Distributors

• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (1978) (USA) (TV) (original airing) (dubbed version)
• Cinema 5 Distributing (1976) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Warner Bros. (theatrical) (non-USA)
• Fox Lorber (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• G.P. 11 Safas Cantini  costumes
• Rocchetti e Carboni  wigs (as Rocchetti e Carboni)

Also Known As:

"Pasqualino Settebellezze" - Italy (original title)

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian | German | Neapolitan | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:18 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-18 | USA:R | Hong Kong:III | West Germany:18 (nf) | Australia:MA | Norway:18

Filming Locations:

Naples, Campania, Italy

Company:

Medusa Produzione

Trivia:

With this film, Lina Wertmüller became the first woman ever nominated for an Academy Award as Best Director.

Quotes:

Narrator:The ones who don't enjoy themselves, even when they laugh. Oh yeah. The ones who worship the corporate image, not knowing that they work for someone else. Oh yeah. The ones who should have been shot in the cradle... Pow! Oh yeah. The ones who say 'Follow me to success, but kill me if I fail...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) (TV)

Seven Beauties was my favorite film for 20 years

I saw "Seven Beauties" when I was in college back in 1976. It immediately became my favorite film and stayed that way for 20 years. Now that I am older, I have moved it down the list a bit, but I still love it. I especially love the music and the music scenes. For 20 years I searched for a soundtrack album but never found it. Finally, my brother recommended the obvious: rent the movie and copy the music to an audio tape. The music I am thinking of is in three scenes: the opening montage with the "Oh, yeah" song (which works much better in Italian--don't bother with the dubbed version); the strolling/strutting around the town scene (music only, no lyrics, no dialogue); and the court scene (music only, no lyrics, no dialogue). Those three scenes will stay with me the rest of my life.