# Seven Beauties (1975)

> A boastful Neapolitan opportunist navigates wartime captivity through grotesque schemes that expose the brutal cost of survival.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/23485

## Facts

- Runtime: 116 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, War
- Director: Lina Wertmüller
- Cast: Giancarlo Giannini, Fernando Rey, Shirley Stoler, Elena Fiore, Roberto Herlitzka, Piero Di Iorio, Enzo Vitale, Ermalinda De Felice
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075040/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: grotesque, sardonic, harrowing, arthouse film night, historical cinema study

## Synopsis

A man grapples with absurdity and danger in a war-torn world, where survival hinges on seduction and deception.

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- [Scent of a Woman (1974)](https://ember.film/movie/31991)
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- [Divorce Italian Style (1961)](https://ember.film/movie/12210)
- [Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1976)](https://ember.film/movie/3011)
- [Swept Away (1974)](https://ember.film/movie/23793)
- [Even Dwarfs Started Small (1971)](https://ember.film/movie/6801)
- [Rome, Open City (1945)](https://ember.film/movie/260)
- [We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974)](https://ember.film/movie/27278)
- [Life Is Beautiful (1997)](https://ember.film/movie/515)
- [The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1970)](https://ember.film/movie/18773)

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