Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Vidiots, Los Angeles
**Screenwriter**: Lina Wertmüller **Producer**: Arrigo Colombo, Lina Wertmüller The first film to garner an Oscar nomination for a woman director, Lina Wertmüller’s masterful and provocative concentration camp sex comedy (yes, you read that right) is one of the director’s greatest works; magnificently weaving audaciousness and true human pathos into a masterpiece of world cinema. Wertmüller regular – the incredibly facile Giancarlo Giannini – plays 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. After a series of terrible choices and a stint in Mussolini’s army, he is eventually sent to a concentration camp where he plots to make his escape by seducing a German officer, played by Shirley Stoler (*The Honeymoon Killers*). Controversial from the jump, and funnier than any film about Nazis has a right to be – with absurdity at every corner along with staggering human truths – and stunning production design by Enrico Job, it’s the perfect time to rediscover this treasure of Italian cinema from one of the world’s greatest overlooked directors. **Picks from the Video Store**: Need more Lina? We’ve got a whole Lina Wertmüller director’s section with all of her most provocative films! *The Seduction of Mimi, Love and Anarchy, Summer Night* **Accessibility Options**: Amplified Audio, please see the box office for devices.