“Seven Beauties was a film that nobody wanted to make, because it talks about a concentration camp. It is a true story. I managed to convince Lina [Wertmüller] to make it and it has been nominated for four Oscars.”

— Giancarlo Giannini

Original: (it) Pasqualino Settebellezze era un film che non voleva far nessuno, perché parla di un campo di concentramento. È una storia vera. Sono riuscito a convincere Lina [Wertmüller] a farlo e ha avuto quattro candidature all'Oscar.

From the interview by Silvia Bizio "Il cinema è morto? Me lo diceva già Fellini" https://rep.repubblica.it/pwa/intervista/2019/02/15/news/giancarlo_giannini-219224198/?refresh_ce , Rep.repubblica.it, (February 15 2019). https://rep.repubblica.it/pwa/intervista/2019/02/15/news/giancarlo_giannini-219224198/?refresh_ce

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