Saturday 24 April 2010

Once Upon a Time in the West / C'era Una Volta Il West (1969 Sergio Leone)

Written by Leone and Sergio Donati; story by Bertolucci, Argento & Leone!

Claudia Cardinale, Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Jason Robards, Gabriele Ferzetti (OHMSS).

Photography Tonino Delli Colli, Techniscope.

Many images could be framed, framing (use of full width) great, high key on the actors, interior lighting great.


It's an opera: Ennio Morricone. Pure cinema.

Amazing sound effects (opening scene, where train guy dies and we hear the sea), great scenes. The look of Cardinale when she's (not) looking at herself in the mirror for the second time.

Even Bronson is quite likeable, but he doesn't project any love interest at all, so I don't really buy the love triangle aspect to it.