|
| • Advanced Search • Help |
Seven Beauties | Year: 1976 Classification: Foreign Film - Italian Directed: - Lina Wertmüller Actors/Actresses: - Giancarlo Giannini - Fernando Rey Great DVD transfer, oh yeah! Finally, an excellent job by Fox-Lorber (just about time, isn't it?). The image in widescreen is sharp and the colors are right. A few forgivable scratches and artifacts here and there but excellent throughout. Can't complain about the sound (mono) which is clear anyway and I think that's how it was when it was first released in theatres. The different interactive menus have music from the film which is a delight thinking that Fox-Lorber did it. Chapter searches are few (6) and far in between but that's okay (since Fox-Lorber is known for that). The only thing missing is the booklet which the company never does anyway (I wonder why). Anyway, the film is great and deserves the treatment it got for its transfer. Fascinating treatment by Wertmuller about a war-deserter who reflects on his life before he ended up in a German concentration camp. Very funny and poignant leading to a searing ending. Images show touches of Fellini whom Wertmuller studied under, yet this movie, which resonates greatness and already a classic is entirely her own. Unforgettable! Beautiful, Simply Beautiful! Few films evoke such emotions, this is largely due to the versatility of Giancarlo Giannini's performance which ranks among the best Italian performances ever. Lina Wertmuller is a great director and she tells his multi-layered story in a very unique and beautiful way. The film has some horrific moments and the situations are not at all pretty; a man committing suicide by jumping into a vat of excrement, Pasqualono chopping up a corpse and making submissive love to a disgusting concentration camp commander. But the film is also picturesque and with some beautiful sequences, the beginning and ending sequences are brilliant. Giancarlos Giannini delivers a powerful performance and a good supporting cast, especially Fernando Rey. Oh Yeah! . For the record book: Lina Wertmuller was the first woman to receive an Oscar nomination for best director. From a scale of 1-10 I give this movie a 10! Swept Away This is not the original R rated version I saw in New York City in 1977. It is edited into mediocrity! Sincerely, Wm Greenwood Buy Seven Beauties at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Seven Beauties Search with the Priority Search Engine on Seven Beauties This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
|
