corbucci's amazing, simply brilliant western grabbed right from the very first frames. the first thing i noticed was the snow, and what a great, different atmosphere it could bring to a western. secondly, the camera work was excellent. the images were clear and bright, and later on in the movie even technically and artistically marvelous. the problem with this sort of films has always been funding, but the crew of il grande silenzio was apparently just that damn good. the satisfaction of the viewer is guaranteed, when the already familiar theme song of master ennio morricone begins, and shines together with the sun over the arctic desert.
the characters are very well thought out, and developed through out the film, and also played by fantastic actors. klaus kinski is outstanding in his role. i was a bit disappointed with the Italian dub, it's strange to be watching an Italian film and still having to bare a dub track. the plot is outstanding for this sort of picture, there are not simply two factions the good guy and the bad guy, but actually with their own agendas...let's see...1, 2, 3, 4, 5 factions. the ending is powerful, for sure, but for me, personally, irrelevant. i would have enjoyed to movie with or without it...i could see the rare, realistic and humane sides of the characters much earlier in the movie.
after all the superlatives, it's difficult to find a word to describe the atmosphere of the film in one word. in it's decadence it resembles post-apocalyptic sci-fi books and films. you have to see this. as soon as possible. looking at the number of votes here at IMDb it certainly deserves more attention. bravo.
the characters are very well thought out, and developed through out the film, and also played by fantastic actors. klaus kinski is outstanding in his role. i was a bit disappointed with the Italian dub, it's strange to be watching an Italian film and still having to bare a dub track. the plot is outstanding for this sort of picture, there are not simply two factions the good guy and the bad guy, but actually with their own agendas...let's see...1, 2, 3, 4, 5 factions. the ending is powerful, for sure, but for me, personally, irrelevant. i would have enjoyed to movie with or without it...i could see the rare, realistic and humane sides of the characters much earlier in the movie.
after all the superlatives, it's difficult to find a word to describe the atmosphere of the film in one word. in it's decadence it resembles post-apocalyptic sci-fi books and films. you have to see this. as soon as possible. looking at the number of votes here at IMDb it certainly deserves more attention. bravo.