By far the best thing about this film is the soundtrack by ennio morricone, it is fantastic and makes the film worth watching. So i just watched the great silence from sergio corbucci. Italian and english stereo audio, i prefer the italian with subtitles. Jun 04, 20 corbucci, a leftist of a particularly hardnosed bent, set out to present this in the most uncompromising light possible, offering his audience no easy catharsis, and in succeeding makes the great silence a very difficult film to discuss in the current spoileraverse climate. Mar 27, 2018 this summer the home video label film movement will be releasing a newly remastered 50th anniversary bluray edition of sergio corbuccis spaghetti western masterpiece the great silence. The great silence has some slow parts, some seemingly needless shots, some way too long takes, but corbucci does bring it all together and make something fantastic. The great silence by sergio corbucci jeanlouis trintignant.
The great silence, a 1968 spaghetti western unchained. As a spagetti western, sergio corbucci s the great silence is good, but still cant touch leone with a ten foot snow cone. The spaghetti western is a hybrid creature in many ways. Jeanlouis trintignant as silenzio, an avenging gunman whose vocal cords were cut, in sergio corbuccis the great silence.
Although corbucci delivered no less than two alternate endings to the great silence, what ultimately exists in the films final form supposedly caused 20th century fox mogul darryl f. Upon deeper examination there are several factors that contribute to its subversive stance. Great silence was kind of response to few dollars more which was a mythologization of the bounty hunters profession. Nov 11, 2011 it could claim to be the most subversive denouement in the history of narrative cinema. The film was denied a us release and did not fare particularly well at home, frustrating. An italianfrench coproduction, the film stars jeanlouis trintignant, klaus kinski, vonetta mcgee in her film debut and frank wolff, with luigi pistilli, mario brega, marisa merlini and carlo dangelo in supporting roles. Corbuccis sympathies are clearly with his bandit heroes, who are only doing what they must to survive, while the law is represented by a corrupt sheriff, who lets his wealthy patrons run wild, and sadistic. It could claim to be the most subversive denouement in the history of narrative cinema. Elokuvan on ohjannut sergio corbucci ja musiikin saveltanyt ennio morricone. Sergio corbuccis the great silence on film movement blu. Sergio corbuccis the great silence on bluray current. The great silence digitally restored film movement classics. The great silence 1968 directed by sergio corbucci.
The title the great silence il grande silenzio, 1968 is synonymous with the big sleep, referring as it does to ignominious nothingness following death. The great silence directed by sergio corbucci available on. Most spaghetti western main characters are the strong and silent type, but here corbucci goes a step further and makes the character an actual mute. The great silence is a 1968 spaghetti western film that pits a mute gunslinger, fighting in the defence of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a group of ruthless bounty killers and a corrupt banker. Maria mizar, marisa sally, sergio corbucci, the great silence 1968 il grande silenzio le grand silence, the great silence 1968, il grande silenzio. Fistful of dollars and django are both yojimbo remakes where corbucci decided to provide more social commentary and make it nihilist. The beautiful brutality of sergio corbuccis the great silence. Il grande silenzio is a 1968 revisionist spaghetti western film. Im not generally one for nostalgia, but i do regret the loss of a certain kind of craziness that used to flourish in movies the kind that is on rich and ripe display in the great silence, a 1968 italian western by sergio corbucci that is only now receiving a proper theatrical release in this country. Sergio corbuccis the great silence depicts an environment of. Spaghetti western classic the great silence makes its. Film movement classics has set sergio corbuccis restored 1968 spaghetti western the great silence for bluray release on 65.
The great silence 1968 sergio corbucci senses of cinema. Great silence by sergio corbuccijeanlouis trintignantklaus. Given its snowcountry setting and its attendant winter wardrobe influenced costumes its certainly one of the most original and most stylishlooking italian westerns of the 1960s. This was meant to be a brief overview of the appeal of spaghetti westerns and despite being goofy, it has some great material. But, in this harsh, brutal world, the lines between right and wrong are not always clear and good does not always triumph. Jul, 2018 the intro of corbuccis the great silence sets the unrelentingly bleak and treacherous tone for this subversive, atypical western.
Mar 15, 2017 the great silence which is also known as the big silence and the grand silence in some regions is considered by many to be sergio corbuccis best western. The great silence, as with many of corbuccis westerns, is known for its depictions of strongwilled female characters, namely the. Written by vittoriano petrilli, mario amendola, bruno corbucci and sergio corbucci. Picture quality is a step up from the dvd, and still has the odd defect here and there due to the films age.
Buy the great silence directed by sergio corbucci online at alibris. No matter his cinematographer, corbucci sports an offkilter, comicbookstyle approach that seems to presage the more stylistically self. Corbucci was riding high in reputation at the time, sergio leones equal in italy, if not elsewhere as an influence on the western allitaliana. After the masterful american producer screened the relentlessly downbeat, anticapitalist spaghetti western il grande silenzio the great silence, sergio corbucci, 1968, he refused to release it in the united states or england. Behind the scenes featurette of sergio corbucci s the great silence 1968 by eyes on cinema. So corbucci made too movie about bounty hunters with his point of view. It plays the landscapes and its inhabitants as ambiguous vehicles of destiny and violence the background often conveys the mood more than the characters, as the films of corbucci and leone demonstrate. Cox on corbucci filmmaker and author alex cox surveys sergio corbuccis career and how the great silence fits within the maestros oeuvre. Juliet nicolsons book covers the two years immediately after the end of the great war. Il grande silenzio the great silence ohjaus sergio corbucci paaosissa jean louis trintignant, klaus kinski tekstitys suomi, ruotsi. Italian filmmaker sergio corbucci directed this seriousminded populist spin on the spaghetti western, starring jeanlouis trintignant as silence, whose vocal.
Il grande silenzio is a 1968 revisionist spaghetti western film directed and cowritten by sergio corbucci. Fifty years later, western classic the great silence still packs a. Most books about the history of cinema are filled with ample praise for the. As the price on each head is collected onebyone, only a mute gunslinger named silence jeanlouis trintignant stands between the innocent refuges and the greed and corruption that the bounty hunters represent. Featuring superb photography and a haunting score from maestro ennio morricone, director sergio corbuccis django, compaf1eros bleak, brilliant and violent. Nov 14, 2009 the great silence 19181920 by juliet nicolson. Jun, 2018 its the 50th anniversary of sergio corbucci s spaghetti western masterpiece the great silence and its just been reissued on bluray and dvd in a beautiful new 2k transfer. The story is preposterous, the politics sincere the mood is sometimes jaunty, but the great silence is no joke, and the fatalism of its ending serves as an implicit critique of the sentimental optimism of many hollywood westerns. The ending of sergio corbuccis italian western the great silence 1968 sees not only the films hero gunned down, having failed to save the day, but also features the massacre of every other sympathetic or victimised character in the film.
The great silence is an entertaining spaghetti western that is raised a notch, not only because of its wintry setting and an absolutely stunning ending, but also its being grounded in a politcal. Featuring superb photography and a haunting score from maestro ennio morricone, director sergio corbuccis bleak, brilliant and violent vision. The bleak story has realistic touches that really help the practical sense of needing food and shelter in this show. Asian and north african distributors demanded, and got, an alternate, happy ending to tack on to their prints. The great silence 1968, sergio corbucci the stop button. Sergio corbuccis 1968 spaghetti western the great silence has been restored and released in u. Corbucci 192790 may be sergio leones only rival as the maestro of italian westerns, and the great silence, which had its belated theatrical opening last spring, is arguably his. It is political, it is subversive, it is despairing.
Its a fascinating social study of a period where pretty. Just getting out of almeria earns the great silence high marks, even if they moved north to the pyrenees. But because silence s might doesnt eventually set things right for snow hills residents, the great silence goes out with a devastating bang. He entered grade school with thoughts of becoming a businessman, but after earning a college degree in. Sergio corbuccis the great silence 1968 has been restored. The ending of sergio corbucci s italian western the great silence 1968 sees not only the films hero gunned down, having failed to save the day, but also features the massacre of every other sympathetic or victimised character in the film. The great silence il grande silenzio 1968 rotten tomatoes. So the big questionsince i didnt start writing this response with a star rating decided ondo corbuccis successes make up for the films problems. Sergio corbucci was born on december 6, 1926, in rome, italy. In the great silence, a group of outlaws is holding out in the hills of utah in 1898. The intro of corbucci s the great silence sets the unrelentingly bleak and treacherous tone for this subversive, atypical western.
Western, italian style this 1968 documentary on italian westerns includes prime behind the scenes footage of the great silence. The great silence digitally restored film movement. A forgotten classic that deserves recognition the great silence is corbuccis definitive movie, powerful to the point of sadness. Some of them are getting impatient with promises of amnesty and go back to snow hill, ruled by the. Oct 16, 2019 when silence loses the use of his other hand, it commences one of cinemas most fatalistic finales. Jul 28, 2014 the great silence contains the obvious genre tropes that make up a standard revengedriven western, but corbucci never indulges or explores them in a traditional manner. Mar 21, 2018 on an unforgiving, snow swept frontier, a group of bloodthirsty bounty hunters, led by the vicious loco klaus kinski prey on a band of persecuted outlaws who have taken to the hills. He is best known both for his very violent spaghetti westerns and bloodless bud spencer and terence hill action comedies. Silence joins with local hillfolk in fighting the corrupt and tyrannical authorities in the town of snow mill. Apr, 2018 film movement classics of new york are releasing a newly restored 2k transfer of sergio corbucci s fabulous snowbound spaghetti western the great silence italyfrance, 1968 on bluray in june. Sergio corbuccis spaghetti western classic the great silence. He entered grade school with thoughts of becoming a businessman, but after earning a college degree in economics he took an abrupt detour into the world of cinema. On an unforgiving, snowswept frontier, a group of bloodthirsty bounty hunters, led by the vicious loco, preys on a band of persecuted outlaws who hav.
Loco an electric klaus kinski plays a villain role at once. Behind the scenes featurette of sergio corbuccis the. The great silence is an important italian western that has been suppressed for too long. Cowriterdirector sergio corbucci navajo joe, companeros constantly subverts the generic tropes that he dabbled with two years earlier in. The beautiful brutality of sergio corbuccis the great. Morphing like francois truffaut and jeanluc godard from film critic to filmmaker, he became a competent and flamboyant genre director. An interview with director segio corbucci and actor jeanlouis trintignant with behindthescenes footage of il grande silenzio 1968. Western, italian style 1968 this interesting documentary includes interviews with sergio corbucci and jeanlouis trintignant during the filming of the great silence.
Fifty years later, western classic the great silence. The great silence 50th anniversary edition bluray tuonti blu. The great silence, corbuccis masterpiece and today recognized as one of the best westerns ever made, was also his greatest deception. Boasting a fine score by ennio morricone, whose work is most commonly associated with corbuccis fellow countryman and fellow maestro of the spaghetti western, sergio leone, the great silence is miles away from the graceful, operatic majesty of leones more famous entries. Buy blu ray from amazon what made this film different from the majority of movies in the genre was its setting. Sergio corbucci, 1968 i saw this film last night for the first time and thought it was really good. Sergio corbucci s masterpiece, less famous but superior to his earlier django1966, the great silence is the bleakest, most pitiless spaghetti western ever made. The great silence denver film society sergio corbucci italy. Sergio corbucci with jeanlouis trintignant, klaus kinski, vonetta mcgee, frank wolff, luigi pistilli, mario brega, carlo dangelo screenplay. For john carpenter fans, theres an allregion import bluray double feature that includes vampires and ghosts of mars coming on 518. An unforgiving journey into the grim confines of no hopesville, this is corbuccis fully realized blizzard world of blurred morality, an ominous snowswept frontier loaded with corruption, greed, despicable bounty hunters, a man called loco, and a man named silence.
In march 2017, the cinematheque francaise reported that cineteca nazionale, with the cooperation of italian distribution rights holder movietime, had authorised a complete restoration of the great silence including the alternative ending from the original camera and sound negatives in 4k resolution. Corbuccis cynical vision is fashioned from a style that is brutal and spontaneous, with a manic camera, more visceral violence and an unabated crudity the dubbed lipsmacking of one man eating chicken is nauseating. It took the western and completely flipped it on its head. Italian filmmaker sergio corbucci directed this seriousminded populist spin on the spaghetti western, starring jeanlouis trintignant as silence, whose vocal cords have been slashed by sadistic bounty hunters. Corbucci began his career as a film critic, first for the italian film journal magazine schermi del mondo and later for. The great silence directed by sergio corbucci available. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide.