the frank and fritzy show

When Fritzy lifted up his hospital gown to take a peek, he was reminded somehow of a scene in director Lina Wertmuller's harrowing "Seven Beauties," which follows a small-time Casanova through the horrors of World War II battle and imprisonment in a concentration camp. Fritzy seems to identify with Giancarlo Giannini, who portrayed a small-time Mafioso in Wertmuller's 1976 tale of sex and survival. (1 page)