Il grande silenzio
The Great Silence
Sergio Corbucci / France, Italy / 1968 / 105 min / Colour
Utah, 1898. In the forests of Snow Hill lives a group of fugitives, convicted as bandits for petty thefts. In the cold of winter they await a long-promised government amnesty. On their trail, a group of bounty killers, led by Tigrero (Klaus Kinski), plans a massacre to collect the pending bounties. Shot in the Cortina Dolomites in 1967, The Great Silence is an unusual work, far from the arid landscapes of the Italian western, of which Sergio Corbucci was a pioneer. From the very first shot - a very long take that frames the slender figure of Jean-Louis Trintignant riding in the snow - the narrative goes beyond the stereotypes of the genre, to sink into the mute and desperate scream of its protagonist. The notes of Ennio Morricone, so different from those of the Dollars Trilogy of Sergio Leone, bring out the tragic tension woven by Corbucci for the solitary protagonist, preparing the final score. A crescendo of brutal violence, in the shadow of snow-capped peaks.
Sergio Corbucci
Director and screenwriter, Sergio Corbucci began as a film critic to become, between the fifties and sixties, one of the most influential Italian authors, among the forefathers of "spaghetti westerns" together with Sergio Leone. A genre experimenter - he directed seven films with Totò - he also known for his close ties to Franco Nero, which led to Django (1966), his best known work along with Il mercenario (1968) and Il grande silenzio.
Credits
Subject Sergio CorbucciScreenplay Mario Amendola, Bruno Corbucci, Sergio Corbucci, Vittoriano PetrilliCinematography Silvano IppolitiEditing Amedeo SalfaMusic Ennio MorriconeMain cast Luigi Pistilli, Klaus Kinski, Marisa Merlini, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Frank Wolff, Carlo D'AngeloProduction company Adelphia Compagnia Cinematografica, Les Film Corona
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