I've always loved how Corbucci (and Sollima) distinguished themselves so loudly from Leone. Ennio Morricone also tailored his compositions to the trademarks and stylings of each respective director. With how important his music is to the tone and feel of each film, it makes each director's work stand out even more IMO. Great video!

@WildFlicks

Жыл бұрын

Great observation. And thank you!

@MatadorShifter

2 ай бұрын

Corbucci still had a Leone-like duel in A Professional Gun haha

In the late 1970s/early 1980s local station in NYC/NJ areas would play westerns or Kung Fu films on weekend afternoons, but it was a special occasion when they played a Leone film. They would mostly play Corbucci or other "less than B-level" Italian westerns. But I actually preferred the more rougher, bloodier, dirtier movies by Corbucci and others.

Corbucci's the real father of the spaghetti western, he made two westerns (Massacre at Grand Canyon 1963 and Minnesota Clay 1964) before Leone blew the genre away with Fistful of Dollars, and the sheer cinematic artistry Leone evolved in The Good The Bad and the Ugly and Once Upon a Time in the West (the two greatest movies ever made imo) was out of most spaghetti directors (although Valeri's Price of Power comes closest) reach, but Corbucci's down and dirty brilliance was more easy to emulate... Spot on about The Hellbenders, its Corbucci at his most mature

The Great Silence is amazing. Also: if Red Dead was a movie from this era, Klaus Kinski would be perfect for Micah.

@TheMarston5000

Ай бұрын

Agreed, even Kinski's outfit from that movie is basically Micah's chapter 1 outfit

I love that his westerns still stayed true to the genre with their romanticism, but really just said “no, these aren’t carnivals”

@WildFlicks

Жыл бұрын

Haha you know, you could make an argument for Bakhtin's definition of “carnivalesque” applying to Corbucci, in how he uses crudeness and chaos to subvert the western, and move it forward. But you’re right, he retains the operatic qualities while making clear it was a garbage time to be alive.

This is your best video, and I don't just say that because I watched The Great Silence for the first time last month and completely loved it. ...though that did probably help.

@WildFlicks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I stumbled across it at a young age (too young, probably) and my appreciation for it continues to deepen with age and perspective. Was stoked to see it in your end of year video.

@Joemckenzie-85

2 ай бұрын

​@WildFlicks love this video. Can you please do a full video on the dollars trilogy + once upon a time in the west.

@WildFlicks

2 ай бұрын

@@Joemckenzie-85 quite possibly! Once Upon a Time in the West is one of my favourite films ever. @EyebrowCinema happens to have a fantastic video on the film too, if you haven’t seen that!

@Joemckenzie-85

2 ай бұрын

@WildFlicks thank you. I'll look into it. Once upon a time in the west is my fave lol can I ask which film you like best from the dollars trilogy. I actually think I prefer for a few dollars more. Lee van cleef is brilliant in it.

@WildFlicks

2 ай бұрын

@@Joemckenzie-85 For a Few Dollars More is my personal fave of the trilogy as well :)

The Holy Trinity of Sergios (Leone, Corbucci, Sollima)

18:12 interestingly i read somewhere that actor who played Silence, Jean-Louis Trintignant, said that the "happy ending" was the original ending and was found in the script. Later one of the actors suggested the more nihilistic ending and Corbucci though the idea was good and filmed that one as well, which as we know worked in favour of the film.

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those who made the history of the European western are 3 Sergios. all 3 born in Rome (among other things): sergio leone sergio corbucci sergio sollima

Happy birthday, Sergio Corbucci... and RIP.

Beautiful video, spaghetti westerns are my favorite movies and Corbucci’s style is mouth-watering. That being said, are you not a fan of The Mercenary and Companeros?

@WildFlicks

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! And no I wouldn’t say that I don’t like them - I just don’t think they fit in this particular video.

I'd love to see a part two explaining the two Corbucci Zapata duology, that being Il Mercenario and Compañeros. Both movies stand out equally despite being similar to each other.

The Specialist is the one with the best screenplay. In Great Silence they just ride and ride and ride and you have really no idea where they are on their way and then it ends.

Django also had a lot of influence in Japan of all places. Cowboy Bebop, Gundam: AGE, and Fist of the North Star have all made reference to it and even works like Trigun and its derivatives show some influence from Django (if indirectly) thanks to its influence on Desperado, one of Trigun's biggest inspirations and a genuine flawed masterpiece IMHO.

@WildFlicks

Жыл бұрын

I’m long overdue to check these out; there are a lot of gaps in what manga/anime I’ve seen. But fascinating that its influence is felt there too!

@literaldeville5382

Жыл бұрын

@@WildFlicks Honestly the intersection between the American and Japanese film industries is fascinating and under-discussed. John Ford's westerns were an inspiration for Akira Kurosawa, and his Yojimbo and Seven Samurai influenced Italian and American filmmakers like Corbucci, Leone, and Lucas, who, in turn, influenced Japanese creators like Miike and Miura, though indirectly (Miike's favorite movie is IIRC Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia and Miura's openly talked about his love of Star Wars in the past), which has now come back to influence contemporary non-Japanese creatives to this day.

@WildFlicks

Жыл бұрын

@@literaldeville5382 Yes, absolutely. And in turn, Miike has since been yet another influence on Tarantino!

Great channel by the way!!!gonna watch your stuff when i have more time....im trying to make a movie....my first one so this sort of discussions are very useful to me!!!

I think Corbucci is underrated!!!!the great silence is totally original and superb!!!People say hes a Leone copy:))) people are dumb.....first of all they were friends so ofcourse they are similar:)) but Corbucci is way more realistic and dark.....hes almost film noir-westerns....and he was a hard worker!!!just look how many movies he did!!!!the man paid the bills so ofcourse once in a while he had a miss.....everyone gets tired.....were only human.....he died a couple of months after Leone....very sad...

Hey!!!did you notice some of the town of blackstone has the water reservoir andnsome houses from Once upon a time in the west????the rail station where harmonica shoots the three thuga from the begging:)) Corbucci had little money so they reused sets from other italian directors.....thats what we need to do to compete with the big studios.....help each other.....shoot similar movies at the same time and cut down prices for extras and sets.....but good movies with good stories and great cinematography.....

@WildFlicks

10 ай бұрын

Good catch! It’s certainly true that you see a lot of the same sets pop up in different spaghetti westerns

Say what you will about Navajo Joe and Burt Reynolds:))) the music was unbelievable:))) Morricone saved it

@MikeBarratt-lk3gt

5 ай бұрын

Nothing wrong with Novajo joe one of corbuccis best most vilonet westerns.

Is it OK if I ask what the intro song is?

@WildFlicks

Жыл бұрын

Of course, that’s “Lucas” by Gianfranco Gianpiero Reverberi

Do Tarseem singh's The Fall. It's a hidden gem, unfortunately it doesn't exist in 4k hdr remaster.

@WildFlicks

Жыл бұрын

Funny story, I actually tracked it down for a friend of mine recently in a random bookstore, it can be weirdly hard to come by. I wouldn’t rule it out! I like The Cell too

@mohd8218

Жыл бұрын

@@WildFlicks i have a bluray copy, its the first bluray i bought, loaned my friends ps3 and watched it on a plasma. First time i appreciated my tv. Watched it recently on an oled and it was amazing. Unfortunately no 4k hdr yet

I don’t think luco feels any guilt by the end, I don’t think he is capable, however I do think he may feel completely empty which is why he looks so melancholic cause he knows he will never be able to, actually experience life and be loved and be honourable. He will always just be a bastard whose only form of enjoyment is murder

@WildFlicks

10 ай бұрын

Very interesting reading of his character.