Seven Women, Seven Sins (1986)
Seven Women, Seven Sins (1986) represents a quintessential moment in film history. The women filmmakers invited to direct for the seven sins were amongst the world's most renown: Helke Sander (Gluttony), Bette Gordon (Greed), Maxi Cohen (Anger), Chantal Akerman (Sloth), Valie Export (Lust), Laurence Gavron (Envy), and Ulrike Ottinger (Pride). Each filmmaker had the liberty of choosing a sin to interpret as they wished. The final film reflected this diversity, including traditional narrative fiction, experimental video, a musical, a radical documentary, and was delivered in multiple formats from 16, super 16, video and 35mm.
Directors: Chantal Akerman, Maxi Cohen, Valie Export, Ulrike Ottinger, Laurence Gavron, Bette Gordon, Helke Sander.
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Gabi Herz as Eva (segment "Gluttony") |
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Michael Dick as Adam (segment "Gluttony") |
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Kate Valk as Katherine (segment "Greed") |
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Rosemary Hochschild as Prostitute (segment "Greed") |
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Roberta Wallach as Woman in red (segment "Greed") |
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Suzanne Fletcher as Blonde (segment "Greed") |
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Luis Guzmán as Lotto Man (segment "Greed") |
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Alan Colmes as Participant (segment "Anger") |
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Louis Eppolito as Himself (segment "Anger") |
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Chantal Akerman as Film Director (segment Portrait d'une Paresseuse) |
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Sonia Wieder-Atherton as Woman playing the cello (segment Portrait d'une Paresseuse) |
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Susanne Widl as Nellie (segment "Lust") |
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Peter Weibel as Politician (segment "Lust") |
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Ged Marlon as Armand (segment "Envy") |
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Evelyne Didi as (segment "Envy") |
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Remi Deroche as (segment "Envy") |
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Manuela Gourary as (segment "Envy") |
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Delphine Seyrig as Kabuki Theatre Lady (segment "Pride") |
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Irm Hermann as Superbia (segment "Pride") |
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Else Nabu as Procession member (segment "Pride") |
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Wolfgang Petrick as Procession member (segment "Pride") |
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Gabriele Heidecker as Procession member (segment "Pride") |
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Bernhard Jahn-Chor as Procession member (segment "Pride") |
| Directing | Chantal Akerman | Director |
| Directing | Maxi Cohen | Director |
| Directing | Valie Export | Director |
| Directing | Ulrike Ottinger | Director |
| Directing | Laurence Gavron | Director |
| Directing | Bette Gordon | Director |
| Directing | Helke Sander | Director |
| Writing | Helke Sander | Writer |
| Writing | Dörte Haak | Writer |
| Camera | Nurith Aviv | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Bettina Böhler | Editor |
| Camera | Frank Prinzi | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Elizabeth Kling | Editor |
| Sound | Evan Lurie | Music |
| Writing | Renée Shafransky | Writer |
| Editing | Maxi Cohen | Editor |
| Camera | Joel Gold | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Maxi Cohen | Writer |
| Writing | Chantal Akerman | Writer |
| Camera | Luc Benhamou | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Valie Export | Writer |
| Camera | Edgar Osterberger | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ewa Märk-Fichtel | Editor |
| Writing | Louis-Charles Sirjacq | Writer |
| Writing | Laurence Gavron | Writer |
| Camera | Martin Schäfer | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Monique Prim | Editor |
| Writing | Ulrike Ottinger | Writer |
| Camera | Ulrike Ottinger | Director of Photography |
