The Seven Deadly Sins (1962 film)
| Les Sept péchés capitaux | |
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| Directed by |
Philippe de Broca Claude Chabrol Jacques Demy Sylvain Dhomme Max Douy Jean-Luc Godard Eugène Ionesco Edouard Molinaro Roger Vadim |
| Produced by |
Jean Lavie Claude Mauriac Tonio Suné |
| Written by |
Daniel Boulanger Claude Chabrol Jacques Demy Jean-Luc Godard Eugène Ionesco Félicien Marceau Roger Peyrefitte |
| Starring |
Danièle Lebrun Claude Rich |
| Music by |
Sacha Distel Pierre Jansen Michel Legrand |
| Cinematography |
Henri Decaë Louis Miaille Jean Penzer Giovanni Pucci Jean Rabier |
| Edited by |
Jean Feyte Jacques Gaillard |
Release dates | 1962 |
Running time | 113 minutes |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $9.9 million[1] |
Les Sept péchés capitaux is a 1962 film composed of seven different segments, one for each of the seven deadly sins.
Synopsis
1. Anger : Anger seizes a man who finds a fly in his Sunday soup. It spreads through his neighborhood, his city, his country and soon the whole world ...
2. Envy : Rosette is a waitress. Envious of the movie star Rita Gerly who is staying at the hotel where she works, Rosette does everything to seduce the actress's lover. Some time later after having realized her ambitions she returns as to the hotel as a client ...
3. Sloth : Eddie Constantine (who plays himself) is approached by a starlet whom he brings home with well-stated intentions. But the hero's laziness is so relentless that nothing untoward will happen.
4. Lust : Paul and Bernard search for the definition of lust in the reproduction of "Garden of Delights" by Hieronymus Bosch. Bernard recalls his childhood, when he confused the lust with luxury.
5. Pride : A woman leaves her lover to return to her husband who cheats on her, something that his pride can not admit.
6. Gluttony : Valentin attends the funeral of his father who died of indigestion, but the banquet causes him to be late for the meal which follows the funeral.
7. Greed : a group of university students dream of a night of love with Suzon, whose rates are staggering. To raise the money, they organize a lottery that will benefit the winner ...
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