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The Seven Deadly Sins
“A French soufflé...a bit risqué!!!”
5.9 / 10• 1962• 1h 53m•NR• French
Comedy
Storyline
Seven directors each dramatize one of the seven deadly sins in a short film. In "Anger," a domestic argument over a fly in the Sunday soup escalates into nuclear war. In "Sloth," a movie star would rather pay someone to tie his shoe than bend over to do it himself, and he can't be bothered to accept a starlet's sexual favors. In "Gluttony," a peasant family on its way to the funeral of a relative who died from indigestion stops regularly to eat and drink en route, arriving in time to eat some more. In "Greed," a high-class prostitute refunds the price of a cadet's lottery ticket. In "Pride," an unfaithful wife finds reason to reform. And so on through lust and envy.
Cast & Crew
DB
Danièle Barraud
Suzon, Prostitute (segment "L'avarice")
Lead
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Raymond (segment "L'avarice")
Jacques Charrier
Antoine (segment "L'avarice")
Claude Rich
Armand (segment "L'avarice")
Sacha Briquet
Harry (segment "L'avarice")
Jean-Claude Brialy
Arthur (segment "L'avarice")
Dany Saval
Rosette (segment "L'envie")
Claude Brasseur
Riri (segment "L'envie")
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jean-Luc Godard's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Seven Deadly Sins is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
