For about ten years, from 1964 to 1973, Italian production crews made hundreds of Westerns. This documentary looks chronologically at that enterprise, starting with the success of Sergio Leone and Sergio Corbucci: their silent anti-heroes gave Clint Eastwood and Franco Nero stardom. The genre then shifted to political films of the collective downtrodden facing the state. The genre ended, spent, in comedy and farce. Along the way, argues this documentary, the spaghetti western... (Full plot summary below)
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For about ten years, from 1964 to 1973, Italian production crews made hundreds of Westerns. This documentary looks chronologically at that enterprise, starting with the success of Sergio Leone and Sergio Corbucci: their silent anti-heroes gave Clint Eastwood and Franco Nero stardom. The genre then shifted to political films of the collective downtrodden facing the state. The genre ended, spent, in comedy and farce. Along the way, argues this documentary, the spaghetti western established a language of filmmaking rooted in post-war cynicism and moral ambiguity, with cinematic tropes, including close-ups, violence, and soundtracks, that influenced filmmaking in Hong Kong and the U.S.
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| User ReviewDaniel JSolid documentary on the history of Spaghetti Westerns, or westerns that came from Italy/Europe. Gave me a few new films to add to my "must view" list. |
| User ReviewBarton KVery enjoyable, though somewhat brief, look at the "Spaghetti Western" phenomenon. A good place for folks unfamiliar with the genre to get a glimpse of it. |
| User ReviewMat HI didn't know any real facts about this genre before I watched this doc. |
| User ReviewDean RA lot of great info and interviews with the filmmaker's and actor's who helped create and sustain and ultimately kill what was known as the Spaghetti Western from Italy. Excellent narration work from Robert Forster as well. |
| User ReviewRussell GOkay documentary on spaghetti westerns, with many clips of the classic and not so classic films to come out of the genre. Interesting if your a fan, but not essential viewing. |
| User ReviewDave CIt's pretty good, especially if you want Alex Cox telling you the fucking ending to every movie. |
| User ReviewMichael GThis documentary of spaghetti, I'm sorry ITALIAN westerns has some interesting back stories and a couple of interesting interview segments, but for a half-assed fan of the genre this was just okay for me even if it did add a few movies to my want to see list. But I was disappointed that Fistful of Dynamite was not mentioned. |
| User ReviewAllan CBrief but interesting profile of the phenomenon of westerns made in Italy throughout the 60s and early 70s. |
| User ReviewZack BShort and sweet documentary on the large outpour of westerns made by Italian studios in the 60's and 70's. Goes in depth and differs from similar material by taking about more than just the Leone/Eastwood films. Goes through the landmark films, actors, and directors good but should have been quite a bit longer. |
| User ReviewCW Man insightful little doc that probably only i'm interested in, so i'll leave it at that. |
