Seven Beauties

Memorable, but nasty. The grotesque casting, the surrealistic shooting, and the entire production make one think that Federico Fellini was in charge. But it was Wertmuller who handled the writing and directing Giannini is a small-time crook in Naples during the dark days of WW II. He has seven ugly sisters, none of whom is ever likely to get married, and he is busily supporting them doing whatever he can do to keep their fat bodies and souls together. Giannini is subjected to the terrors of a German prison camp, where gross matron Shirley Stoler forces him to do unspeakable things to her body. In an all-out attempt to survive, Giannini does whatever it is that's ne...