C'era una volta il West

Clarissa 2022-04-21 09:01:17

The classic work of Sergio Leon, the master of spaghetti westerns, following his collaboration with Clint Eastwood in the "Red Dead Redemption Series", Sergio Leon's nearly three-hour long novel was Call it the greatest Western in movie history.
The story tells the story of a mystery man (Charles Bronson) who came to town and was involved in a land grab between a widow (Claudia Cardinal) and a railroad tycoon. The most interesting character in the film is Henry Fonda, who has always been a righteous image, rarely played a cold-faced and cruel killer in this film. He had almost no expression from beginning to end, only the corners of his mouth moved occasionally, which made people shudder... When the film was released in the United States, It was trimmed by the film maker because the length of the film was too long, resulting in ambiguous story structure and unclear language.

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  • Daniella 2022-03-21 09:01:14

    [Pseudo] Re-watched on the big screen, super five-star. The four protagonists are portrayed as flesh and blood, Morricone's inner god-level soundtrack and Leon's characteristic mirroring needless to say. This film is by no means inferior to [The Good, the Bad and the U.S.]: in terms of layout, the history of railway development vs. the Civil War; technically, the best film history candidate (fly, water drop, windmill) vs. an opera-style sound and picture montage of a three-person duel in a cemetery. In addition, the subversive nature of the film is also reflected in the importance of female roles. (9.5/10) [2021.6.13. SIFF New Hengshan Revisited] Although the title is long, there is no shortage of tension. The long wait and sudden one-shot kill are the essence of Western films. Several protagonists have thematic soundtracks, and each soundtrack appeared at the right time, and the replay was still moved to tears. The camera follows Jill and the driver, swaying upwards, over the roof, revealing the vigorous prospect of the development and construction of the western town, and the soundtrack has reached a climax. This shot is simply perfect! Gil's image is very three-dimensional, combining tenacity, loyalty and compromise, with prostitutes as the first protagonist (the first name is also the first), which is indeed an anti-Western revolution. See also the obsession with standing in the air with a noose.

  • Kamron 2022-04-24 07:01:02

    The story is a bit lacking, and it wants to depict the big historical view, a silhouette of farewell to the era of knights.

Once Upon a Time in the West quotes

  • Cheyenne: Make believe it's nothing.

  • Jill: [carrying around Brett's photograph] You wake up one morning and say "World, I know you. From now on there are no more surprises," and then you happen to meet a man like this, who looked like a good man - clear eyes, strong hands - and he wants to marry you, which doesn't happen often, and he says he's rich, too, which doesn't hurt.