The last of Leone’s true Spaghetti Westerns is the first in our season celebrating the influence of the director plus that of his composer counterpart Ennio Morricone. A true masterpiece, the film represents the acme of Leone’s myth-breaking/myth-making arsenal: ‘excess’ of extreme close-ups; silence, sound effects and a soaring, seminal soundtrack; counter-casting, iconic actors and classic Western locations. Glorious in a new 35mm print of the original version
The Leone-Morricone season runs through May and June. For a different take on the Spaghetti legacy, The Return of Linderland is in Gallery 2 through to 14 May (see exhibitions page)
Don’t miss this chance to see the remastered print of Sergio Leone’s classic Spaghetti Western. With superb performances from a stellar cast, a masterful Morricone score and iconic imagery, Sergio Leone’s revenge flick cements its place in cinema history. A true masterpiece, the film represents the acme of Leone’s myth-breaking/myth-making arsenal: ‘excess’ of extreme close-ups; silence, sound effects and a soaring, seminal soundtrack; counter-casting, iconic actors and classic Western locations.
Previously screened as part of the Sergio Leone & Ennio Morricone film season.
Reviews
“Leone showed with Once Upon A Time In The West that it was possible to honour the Western tradition while raising the artistic bar to such a level that nobody has made a better Western since. In fact, nobody has made a better Western, period. *****” Kim Newman, Empire
“A wonderful spectacle. These days, cartoonish, genre-pastiching movies are everywhere, but Leone’s films in this vein are still more enjoyable than most. *****” Edward Porter, The Times