During the Lockdown,I decided to look round on eBay UK for some interesting discs. Only aware of the Sergio Martino title,I was happy to stumble on a box set, containing for Italian Crime flicks I've not heard of before, leading to me looking for a way out.
View on the film:
Burning Arzenta's life away in front of his eyes, director Duccio Tessari & cinematographer Silvano Ippoliti load up a thrillingly sawn-off Italian Crime atmosphere, siding next to Arzenta as he inflicts his revenge in excellent fluid hand-held camera moves dragged across the ground,placing the viewer right in the centre of the action. Appearing to be illegally filmed, Tessari spins the car chases with a thrilling smash and grab atmosphere of rapid-fire whip-pans hitting the sides of streets which Arzenta's car grinds against.
Blowing up the power of the gangsters, Tessari shatters them with a ultra-stylised use of glass.which Tessari smacks each of Arzenta's fatal revenge shots.
Wanting to finally go straight, the screenplay by Franco Verucci/ Ugo Liberatore and Roberto Gandus reveal to Arzenta that none of his old friends will allow him to go down this path,thanks to the writers blending a taut revenge tale of Arzenta burning them all away, with the crunch of a hard-nosed Italian Crime, leading to a gloriously brutal ending.
Whilst Erika Blanc and Rosalba Neri bring a touch of glamour as the arm candy, Alain Delon gives a fantastic performance as Arzenta, thanks to the calm aiming he takes at getting his revenge, being charged by Delon on the growing realisation of no way out.
View on the film:
Burning Arzenta's life away in front of his eyes, director Duccio Tessari & cinematographer Silvano Ippoliti load up a thrillingly sawn-off Italian Crime atmosphere, siding next to Arzenta as he inflicts his revenge in excellent fluid hand-held camera moves dragged across the ground,placing the viewer right in the centre of the action. Appearing to be illegally filmed, Tessari spins the car chases with a thrilling smash and grab atmosphere of rapid-fire whip-pans hitting the sides of streets which Arzenta's car grinds against.
Blowing up the power of the gangsters, Tessari shatters them with a ultra-stylised use of glass.which Tessari smacks each of Arzenta's fatal revenge shots.
Wanting to finally go straight, the screenplay by Franco Verucci/ Ugo Liberatore and Roberto Gandus reveal to Arzenta that none of his old friends will allow him to go down this path,thanks to the writers blending a taut revenge tale of Arzenta burning them all away, with the crunch of a hard-nosed Italian Crime, leading to a gloriously brutal ending.
Whilst Erika Blanc and Rosalba Neri bring a touch of glamour as the arm candy, Alain Delon gives a fantastic performance as Arzenta, thanks to the calm aiming he takes at getting his revenge, being charged by Delon on the growing realisation of no way out.