Every day, AlloCiné recommends watching a movie (again) on TV. Tonight: Sergio Leone’s iconic western.
After his “Dollar Trilogy” (a fistful of dollars, and a few more dollars, the good, the bad, and the ugly), Sergio Leone continues and signs the “spaghetti western” genre in which he truly thrives. Standard Train, Once in the West. The first part of the “Time Trilogy” – which then includes Once Upon a Revolution and Once Upon a Time in America – the feature film adopts the codes that the Italian filmmaker established for the classic Western Revolution.
Imperfect characters, therefore realistic, embodied by Charles Bronson and Henry Fonda (this is also the actor’s first antagonistic role); A story of revenge that unfolds with a twist in the final duel; All this is sublimated by a sense of rhythm (we remember the opening scene, silent, 14 minutes – absolutely legendary), a unique art of time dilation to increase the tension thanks to framing and, of course, Ennio Morricone’s soundtrack. which is an integral part of dramaturgy.
If the film is poorly received by critics and the public in the US, it is not so in Europe. in Italy, Once in the West totaled 8.9 million hits. But in France it has a far greater impact, gathering more than 14 million viewers when it was released in cinemas in 1969. Considered one of the greatest Westerns of all time, Once in the West With an average rating of 4.5 out of 5, it is one of AlloCiné’s highest rated feature films in Sergio Leone’s filmography.
Once in the West By Sergio Leone with Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Frank Wolff…
from the age of 10
Tonight on France 3 at 21:10.
Source: allocine
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