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In the mid-60s, during the twilight of the cinematic golden era of American Westerns, it seemed audiences were finally growing tired of cowboys and shootouts. However, just as the saloon doors were almost closed on the genre, a wave of Italian filmmakers kicked them back open, like a vigilante gunslinger prepared to save a town.
Making up for its formulaic beats and its technical deficiencies with high octane action and a great sense of style, Sabata is a rewarding piece of genre fare that races along at a rate of knots to be entirely engrossing via sheer momentum. Still, it is unafraid to embrace new ideas, evidenced by its unique tale of blackmail, to provide a refreshing, even if not completely original, spaghetti Western action flick. 18 'Keoma' Directed by Enzo G.
The second of three Westerns the Italian director made, it is a highlight of his career for Face to Face's meshing of the genre’s coarse aesthetic with a more sensitive and grounded story of morality and gradual corruption. It was a hit in Europe upon release and has received lasting recognition for its performances and the metaphoric lens it cast on the rise of European fascism which stemmed from Sollima’s own wartime experiences.
While much of the film's framework is cribbed from Sergio Leone's filmography, director Gianfranco Parolini provides a fast-paced and pulpy alternative to Leone's work. The menacingly cool Sartana is akin to a Wild West version of John Wick, racking up a higher body count in the first 30 minutes than that of most Spaghetti Westerns in their entirety.
Like many of the films of the spaghetti Western surge, Compañeros excelled at bringing an amoral sense of grit and lawlessness to the screen with no small amount of excitement and style. Combining that with lovably flawed heroes and a brilliant array of supporting characters to make for a Western road comedy, complete with yet another sublime score from Ennio Morricone, made for a wonderfully fun masterstroke of the Western subgenre.
Sergio Corbucci's The Great Silence stands apart from other Spaghetti Westerns in its subversion of many of the genre's signature tropes. The film's snow-covered setting, melancholic tone, and literal silent protagonist complement its revisionist themes and refusal to be a simple story of good conquering evil. Instead, the hero's quest for peace is an uphill trek, making for a uniquely engrossing, if occasionally bleak, take on the genre.
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