Seven Restored Lina Wertmuller Films Heading to U.S. Theaters
Posted April 11, 2017 09:33 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber will bring back to U.S. theaters seven classic films from acclaimed director Lina Wertmuller which have been recently restored. The distributors have also confirmed that one of them, Seven Beauties, will transition to Blu-ray later this year.
The touring series makes available the following titles: The Seduction of Mimi, Love & Anarchy, All Screwed Up, Swept Away, Seven Beauties, Summer Night, Ferdinando & Carolina, plus the documentary Behind the White Glasses.
Synopsis: Nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Director, Seven Beauties stars Giancarlo Giannini (Swept Away) as Pasqualino Frafuso, known in Naples as "Pasqualino Seven Beauties." A petty thief who lives off of the profits of his seven sisters while claiming to protect their honor at any cost, Pasqualino is arrested for murder and later sent to fight in the army after committing sexual assault. The Germans capture him and he gets sent to a concentration camp where he plots to make his escape by seducing a German officer. NEW 2K RESTORATION.