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Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America (2022)
Directed by Francesco Zippel
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Overview
To mark the recent thirtieth anniversary of Sergio Leone’s death, this documentary sets out to pay tribute to one of the great legends of world cinema. The singular artistic vision of Sergio Leone has transcended national borders, creating the Spaghetti Western genre and transforming the international cinematic panorama forever with his innovative stylistic and narrative solutions, which have now become part of the language of the movies. The film, which is enriched with precious archive footage from the Cineteca di Bologna, including rare audio recordings and film clips shot behind the scenes, sees for the first time the direct participation of the Leone family and has interviews both with Leone’s longtime collaborators and with icons of Hollywood who have been profoundly influenced by his work.
Length 107 minutes
Actors
Sergio Leone | Quentin Tarantino | Frank Miller | Giuseppe Tornatore | Damien Chazelle | Steven Spielberg | Martin Scorsese | Jennifer Connelly | Clint Eastwood | Robert De Niro | Darren Aronofsky | Ennio Morricone | Jacques Audiard | Dario Argento | Christopher Frayling | Giuliano Montaldo | Tsui Hark | Carlo Verdone | Arnon Milchan | Raffaella Leone | Francesca Leone | Andrea Leone | Gian Luca Farinelli
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/01/2023 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 8 stars |
| (Average) 8 stars |
Viewing Notes
Ofc I’m a mark for anything Leone especially a documentary done this well. Must have some serious juice to get these filmmakers to appear. While not super deep into Leone’s life, this mainly discusses each of his primary films with terrific comments and anecdotes by these absolute kings of cinema.
Wasn’t surprised to have Tarantino here (he does have some of the best lines + a post credits scene) “I took everything I could take from Leone!” or Scorsese or Spielberg. But when Tsui Hark appears my rating jumped a full point. So fucking cool to get a few words from him. Great to have Eastwood included but boy he’s looking frail. Honestly could watch a whole doc with just him sharing stories about his time with Leone.
So naturally I just wanna rewatch all of Leone’s films. Reminded me that I still have his biggest movie on my blindspot list (Once Upon a Time in America). Oh the Morricone interviews are excellent and a little sad knowing he passed shortly afterwards. Just a giant that I gained even more respect if that’s even possible.
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