jme
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According to Wikipedia, and I quote:
"The Spaghetti Western, also known as Italian Western or (primarily in Japan) Macaroni Western,[1] is a broad subgenre of Western films that emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's film-making style and international box-office success.[2] The term was used by American critics and those in other countries because most of these Westerns were produced and directed by Italians.[3]"
But also, according to Almanac.com, and I quote:
"The term originated in the 1960s, when it was cheaper to make movies in Italy than the United States. Moviemakers made their westerns there and had English dubbed in for the Italian actors. That’s how Clint Eastwood’s early movies were made. One definition we found for spaghetti western is “a European western, usually filmed in Spain or Italy, and popularized in the 1960s by the films of Sergio Leone.” Leone’s films, in case you’re interested, included The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966), starring Eastwood. His last film was a mob movie called Once Upon a Time in America (1984)."
Regardless, it's safe to say the Italians, particularly Sergio Leone, had overpowering influence in the origin of these wonderful films.
I watch and rewatch them all the time, and I watch many other Westerns too.
Sergio Leone (Italian: [ˈsɛrdʒo leˈoːne]; January 3, 1929 – April 30, 1989) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter, credited as the creator of the Spaghetti Western genre[1][2] and widely regarded as one of the most influential directors in the history of cinema.[3][4][5][6]
Another Wikipedia quote: "Leone's film-making style includes juxtaposing extreme close-up shots with lengthy long shots. His movies include the Dollars Trilogy of Westerns featuring Clint Eastwood: A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965) and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966); and the Once Upon a Time films: Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), Duck, You Sucker! (1971) and Once Upon a Time in America (1984).[7]"
In all of Sergio Leone's films, the scenery is spectacular, and the way he highlighted the scenery is equally spectacular.
The music was also a huge contributing factor in their success.
My favorite is Leone's "One Upon a Time in the West"..... Charles Bronson did a superb job.
Quote: "Once Upon a Time in the West (Italian: C'era una volta il West, transl. "Once upon a time (there was) the West") is a 1968 epic Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone, who co-wrote it with Sergio Donati based on a story by Dario Argento, Bernardo Bertolucci and Leone. It stars Henry Fonda, cast against type, as the villain,[8] Charles Bronson as his nemesis, Claudia Cardinale as a newly widowed homesteader, and Jason Robards as a bandit. The widescreen cinematography was by Tonino Delli Colli, and the acclaimed film score was by Ennio Morricone."
The rest of my list is: (way to go, Clint....you make my day)
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Unforgiven
A Fistful of Dollars
The Outlaw Josey Wales
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Humphrey Bogart)
Also enjoyed a more obscure one called Hostiles......but then again, I'm forever in love with Rosamund Pike.
(especially in Jack Reacher & Pride and Prejudice 2005)
Now fixed.
