7 Donne e un mistero

​"7 Donne e un mistero"

Watched Italian movie "7 Donne e un mistero". 

This movie is directed by Alessandro Genovesi. Produced by Mario Gianani, Lorenzo Gangarossa. Screenplay by Alessandro Genovesi and Lisa Nur Sultan. Music by Andrea Farri. Cinematography by Federico Masiero. This movie features Ornella Vanoni, Luisa Ranieri, Diana Del Bufalo, Margarita Buy, Micaela Ramazzotti, Sabrina Impacciatore, Benedetta Porcaroli. This movie was released in 2021 and runs for about 1 hour 25 min. I watched the movie on Netflix on 20th Jan 2023.

A house located in a remote place in Italy. Snow everywhere. Seven women in the house and the only man is murdered. Whodunit?

It’s a movie shot in one house. The man is loved by all. The seven women in the house are wife, sister-in-law, two daughters, maid, mother-in-law and his first love. A storm is raging outside. No one can come in or go out. One of them is the murderer. Each woman has an equation with the man.

Ornella Vanoni plays the mother-in-law who loves her drinks and keeps her money in bonds under her bed. Luisa Ranieri plays the mysterious maid and fabulous cook. Diana Del Bufalo plays the elder daughter who returns from Milano with a news. Margarita Buy plays the stylish wife. She looks aristocratic. Micaela Ramazzotti plays the dead man’s first love. Sabrina Impacciatore plays sister-in-law who secretly loves her sisters husband. Benedetta Porcaroli plays the younger daughter. She’s beautiful.

Well, I could guess the mystery. However, the very end to the movie spoils the mood. From a mystery director converts it, unnecessarily, to a comic end. 

The acting looks artificial. It’s over acting. As if stage actors have been asked suddenly to act in front of camera. So all the actions and reactions are loud. The house where the movie happens is impressive. The house and costumes are a riot of colors. For a low budget film, it’s managed well. 

This movie is based on ‘8 women’ by François Ozone. I haven’t read the book, so I wonder what happened to the 8th one while making the movie. 

Positives: Characters. 

Negatives: Over acting.  

If you understand Italian, watch it. If not, watch the English version ‘7 women and a murder’