Seven Servants
1996 film by Daryush Shokof
Seven Servants is a 1996 English-language German comedy-drama film directed by Daryush Shokof and written by Daryush Shokof and Juliane Schulze. The film is about a man named Archie, portrayed by Anthony Quinn, who wishes to unite and "connect" the races until his last breath.
The film premiered at the 1996 Locarno Film Festival.
Plot
A wealthy old man named Archie hires seven servants of both sexes and different races to get connected to him by plugging his body openings and remain connected to him until his last breath. The servants are to stay connected to the old man's body for the next ten days. They eat, sleep, and even use the bathroom and fight thieves together.
The party for Archie's reunion with old friends is a lavish one. It includes the once love of his life (Hilda), the one and only true friend he ever had, and the Opera singer plus the maid. The servants overcome many difficulties by staying "united which is the core reason for the whole ritual". The best friends are asked to fill up the remaining openings of his body.
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