Seven Smew's Greed

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Synopsis

Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Lust, Pride, Envy, Wrath. A serial killer on a warped mission who turns his victims' 'sins' into the means of their murder. Seven (David Fincher, 1995) is one of the most acclaimed American films of the 1990s. Starring Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, and Kevin Spacey, Seven is the darkest of films. In it performance, cinematography, sound, and plot combine to create a harrowing account of a world beset by an all-encompassing, irremediable wickedness. Richard Dyer explores the film in terms of of sin, story, structure, seriality, sound, sight and salvation, analyzing how Seven both epitomizes and modifies the serial killer genre, which is such a feature of recent cinema.

Book details

Series:
BFI Film Classics
Author:
Richard Dyer
ISBN:
9781838718015
Related ISBNs:
9780851707235
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
9+
Grades:
Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade, College Freshman
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2020-07-29
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
1999
Copyright by:
Richard Dyer 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Art and Architecture, Entertainment, Nonfiction