Once Upon a Time in the West
[Finally] Available DVD DD 5.1: November 18, 2003
Sergio Leone’s with a Ennio Morricone Score.
Henry Fonda sleek and vicious. Charles Bronson as “Harmonica.” Jason Robards (my favorite role for this actor) and Gabriele Ferzetti. Claudia Cardinale, who looks luscious in the best sense of European Sex Goddess (once you excavate past the mascara)
I mentioned this flic before at Outlaw, if you’ve never heard of it but admired “The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly” this is a must have, must see purchase.
Put it in, when you’re yearning for those slow… drawn out… eyebrow close-ups, - as only Spaghetti Westerns do it.
Don’t loose patience during the opening 10-min scene consisting of 3 men waiting for a train. Remember novelist Graham Greene praised this film for its "almost balletic quality”
Watch for the early scene of a family preparing for a wedding celebration. From the moment the Cicadas fall silent, you’re riveted.
Stunning surreal vistas of Monument Valley. Several latterly famous young directors were inspired by this movie and for good reason. The quintessential American West painted as art by an passionate Italian.