Pasqualino is a fool. He’s not brave, or bright, or even cynical or cowardly. Living off of the profits of his seven sisters while claiming to protect their honor at any cost, Seven Beauties follows his absentminded wander through Italian machismo and fascism as the Third Reich closes in. Absorbing, mysterious, and equal parts disturbing drama and slapstick comedy, Lina Wertmuller’s four-time Academy Award nominated film is a singular, provocative, and under-recognized masterpiece.