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Seven Beauties (Italian: Pasqualino Settebellezze, "Pasqualino Sevenbeauties") is a 1975 Italian language film written and directed by Lina Wertmüller and starring Giancarlo Giannini, Fernando Rey, and Shirley Stoler. Wertmüller became the first woman nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director.
The picaresque story follows its protagonist, Pasqualino (Giannini), a dandy and small-time hood in Naples in World War II-era Italy.
(All views expressed are from a first, mostly blind, viewing. If you feel the need to come for me, please don't)

[@pillboxmovies]

Something I didn't focus as much on in the initial viewing that has intensified in editing the video is the extremely unorthodox editing style of the film. Wertmuller does an incredible job balancing the tone and severity of the film with very quick, jagged editing. I don't think it's as disorienting or chaotic as what you might see in, for example Zulawski's The Third Part of the Night, but it brings a lightness that wouldn't seem out of place in a Scorsese gangster film. To me, the editing feels like it's sitting on the shoulder of Pasqualino, sometimes on his side laughing with him, sometimes staring down laughing at him.

[@rile7648]

This movie was intense. you can articulate so much of it, thanks for the review

[@animasuzie]

Hi there. Good job commenting on this very difficult film. My husband was an extra in this . He had a lot of jobs at Cinecittà as a student. His newlywed parents lived in Nazi occupied Rome.

[@pillboxmovies]

Wow! Thank you for the enriching anecdote

[@giusypelle7356]

The opening monologue is a song of Enzo Jannacci.

[@johngeary9653]

Lina and Giancarlo! A match made in heaven!

[@syntheticsilkwood2206]

Damn this was a good one!

[@realheadhunters-gtav]

Dude your head is in the way.

[@BassicallyKiyash]

dam finally early