Seven Women, Seven Sins

Seven women filmmakers explore the seven deadly sins

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.

Drama

Gabi Herz

(Eva (segment "Gluttony"))

Michael Dick

(Adam (segment "Gluttony"))

Kate Valk

((segment "Greed"))

Rosemary Hochschild

((segment "Greed"))

Roberta Wallach

((segment "Greed"))

Suzanne Fletcher

(Blonde (segment "Greed"))

Luis Guzmán

(Lotto Man (segment "Greed"))

Alan Colmes

(Participant (segment "Anger"))

Sonia Wieder-Atherton

((segment Portrait d'une Paresseuse))

Chantal Akerman

(Woman (segment Portrait d'une Paresseuse))

Susanne Widl

((segment "Lust"))

Peter Weibel

((segment "Lust"))

Ged Marlon

((segment "Envy"))

Evelyne Didi

((segment "Envy"))

Remi Deroche

((segment "Envy"))

Manuela Gourary

((segment "Envy"))

Delphine Seyrig

(Kabuki Theatre Lady (segment "Pride"))

Irm Hermann

(Superbia (segment "Pride"))

Else Nabu

(Procession member (segment "Envy"))

Wolfgang Petrick

(Procession member (segment "Envy"))

Gabriele Heidecker

(Procession member (segment "Envy"))

Bernhard Jahn-Chor

(Procession member (segment "Envy"))