Directed by:
Vittorio De SicaCinematography:
Christian MatrasComposer:
Riz OrtolaniCast:
Shirley MacLaine, Peter Sellers, Philippe Noiret, Michael Caine, Lex Barker, Rossano Brazzi, Vittorio Gassman, Alan Arkin, Catherine Samie, Anita Ekberg (more)Plots(1)
In WOMAN TIMES SEVEN, celebrated director Vittorio De Sica returned to the vignette format with a series of shorts starring Shirley Maclaine. In the first episode, Maclaine plays a widow whose grief is dissipated by the amorous intentions of Peter Sellars. In "Amateur Night" Maclaine turns to prostitution to get even with her cheating husband (Rossano Brazzi). In "Two Against One" Maclaine plays a hippy who enjoys reading poetry in the nude to amorous gentlemen. "Super Simone" allows Maclaine to get zany as an unhappy housewife in competition with her husband's fantasies of an ideal woman. "At the Opera" provides Maclaine the role of a petty socialite determined to have the finest dress at the opera. In the sixth vignette, Maclaine and Alan Arkin are illicit lovers who want to commit suicide together, but can't agree on the method. In the last tale, Maclaine plays a housewife who is overjoyed to find a handsome man (Michael Caine) ogling over her. Throughout the seven stories, Maclaine's characterization is bolstered by impeccable changes in hair, make-up, and wardrobe, including gowns designed by Pierre Cardin. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Shirley MacLaine
USA
Best movies:
Barbra: The Concert (1994) (concert)
The Apartment (1960)
Being There (1979)
Peter Sellers
UK
Best movies:
Philippe Noiret
France
Best movies:
Agence matrimoniale (1952)
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
The Old Gun (1975)
Michael Caine
UK
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
Inception (2010)
The Prestige (2006)
Lex Barker
USA
Best movies:
Treasure of Silver Lake (1962)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Apache Gold (1963)
Rossano Brazzi
Italy
Best movies:
The Far Pavilions (1984) (series)
Little Women (1949)
The Far Pavilions (1984)
Vittorio Gassman
Italy
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
Viva Italia! (1977)
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
Alan Arkin
USA
Best movies:
Wait Until Dark (1967)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
Catherine Samie
France
Best movies:
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning (1965)
Distracted (1970)
Life Love Death (1969)
Anita Ekberg
Sweden
Best movies:
The Sweet Life (1960)
The Golden Blade (1953)
War and Peace (1956)
Robert Morley
UK
Best movies:
Adrienne Corri
UK
Best movies:
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Quo Vadis (1951)
Jessie Robins
Best movies:
The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
Woman Times Seven (1967)
Judith Magre
France
Best movies:
Dialogue with the Carmelites (1960)
John Adams (2008) (series)
Jesus of Montreal (1989)
Elsa Martinelli
Italy
Best movies:
The Red and the Black (1954)
The V.I.P.s (1963)
The Trial (1962)
Romano Puppo
Italy
Best movies:
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
The Big Racket (1976)
California (1977)
Jacques Legras
France
Best movies:
Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978)
The Big Restaurant (1966)
The Impossible Mr. Pipelet (1955)
Georges Adet
France
Best movies:
Fantomas (1964)
Love and Death (1975)
The President (1961)
Roger Lumont
France
Best movies:
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Asterix vs. Caesar (1985)
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Robert Duranton
France
Best movies:
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)
The Sucker (1965)
The Burglars (1971)