Sergio Leone

Sergio Leone

  • Born: 1929-1-3
  • Birthplace: Rome
  • Height: 5' 7" (1.7 m)
  • Profession: Director, screenwriter
  • Nationality: Italy
  • Representative Works: A Fistful Of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Once Upon a Time in the West, Giù la testa, Once Upon a Time in America
    • Sergio Leone (January 3, 1929-April 30, 1989), born in Rome, Italy, is an Italian director, screenwriter, and producer.
    In 1946, he served as the assistant director of the romantic movie "Rigoletto". In 1951, he served as the assistant director of the feature film " Quo Vadis ". In 1956, the drama film " Helen of Troy " was released as an assistant director . In 1961, directed his first film " The Colossus of Rhodes ". In 1964, directed the western action film " A Fistful Of Dollars " [1]  . In 1965, the film " For a Few Dollars More " directed by him was released [2]  . In 1966, he directed the movie " The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ", which was the finale of the Red Dead movie trilogy [3]  . In 1968, directed the action movie " Once Upon a Time in the West " [4]  . In 1971, he directed the film " Giù la testa " [5]  , for which he won the 16th Italian David Award for Best Director. In 1975, he was the producer of the comedy film "A Genius, Two Friends and a Fool". In 1980, he was the producer of the comedy film "Beautiful and Interesting Things". In 1985, with the movie " Once Upon a Time in America"Finalists for the 42nd American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards, Film Category-Best Director Award [6]  , and the 38th British Academy of Film Awards, Film Category-Best Director Award [7]  . In 1986, the drama film "Troppo forte" was released as a screenwriter.
    On April 30, 1989, Sergio Leone passed away at the age of 60.

    Personal Life

    family
    Sergio Leone’s father Roberto Roberti is the union leader and leftist representative of the Italian film industry  , The mother is actress Beth Warrennan  .
    emotion
    Sergio Leone's wife is Carla Leone.
    Pass away
    On April 30, 1989, Sergio Leone passed away at the age of 60.

    Character Evaluation

    Compared with American Westerns chasing romantic and action-oriented external rhythms, Sergio Leone turned to focus on exaggerating the atmosphere and describing the character's psychology. Close-ups, especially eye close-ups, use eye expressions to interpret the inside of the characters, and use eye expressions to tell the storyline to highlight the characters’ strong inner world and emotional world. Sergio Leone, who is full of Italian style but loves the United States, expresses his feelings for the United States with his unique European perspective. Under the real historical background, the continuous release of justice, evil, and friendship among ordinary people living in lies, violence, betrayal, and cruel reality is naturally true. Paying attention to history and respecting history formed Leon's unique epic realism style  .
    There is no strict distinction between the good and the bad in Sergio Leone’s Italian westerns. The protagonist is no longer a cowboy but a bounty hunter. The one being chased is no longer an Indian but a criminal. It can be a criminal with full of evil, or a sentient one. Righteous criminals. In Leoné’s Italian westerns, there is rarely a big vision of the wild land in Hollywood westerns. Leon does not care whether the environment in which the story takes place is broad enough, because what he wants to express is not in the Hollywood westerns. It celebrates the pioneering spirit of the Americans, but merely expresses the characters. When expressing characters, Leone will use close-ups and wide-angle lenses. Leone also defined a new way of editing, that is, rhythm editing between the actor's iconic close-ups . 
    The western films filmed by Sergio Leone are very different from the real American western history in their era and geographical background. They neither pay attention to the textual evidence of western culture and history, nor do they praise the American ancestors who opened up the territory. In their eyes, the western part of the United States has transformed into what the Chinese call "jianghu", a world that cannot be controlled by law but solved problems by force, duel, and revenge. Among them are lone knights, green forest heroes, and brutal bandits. It is full of violence. Also full of legends. Leoni chose to create a confrontational atmosphere to express the heroic spirit of the heroic and dry clouds, just like the martial arts masters in Hu Jinquan's movies and the samurai confrontation in Kurosawa's movies. And all the fights in Leon's movie are only at the moment the shot is fired, the trigger is pulled, and life and death are on the line.  .
    Extended Reading

    A Fistful of Dollars reviews

    • Sandra 2022-03-19 09:01:03

      A plagiarized classic, better than the original

      This movie is the opening work of the "Red Dead Redemption Trilogy". Although the film "Red Dead Redemption" has some rough shots, it is a 1964 movie after all, older than many people. The knight-errant thought presented is timeless. However, this film actually has some copyright issues. The plot...

    • Noah 2022-03-16 09:01:03

      Clint Eastwood

      1964 was the 34th year of his life and the 14th year of his absence from the Korean War. This year finally ushered in the first movie "Red Dead Redemption" starring him. It was an era when mountains and sand were blurred by the sunset. This movie was like a raised tree root that made every thread...

    A Fistful of Dollars short comments

    • Javonte 2022-03-22 09:01:21

      It's equivalent to watching it again , Eastwood and Mifune were comparable when they were young,,

    • Kayleigh 2021-10-22 14:40:39

      The first part of the Red Dead trilogy is by no means a simple remake. For details, please refer to [Leon's Past]. 1. Do not lose the composition and rhythm [Intentional stick], editing and Morricone's soundtrack will win it. 2. Dongmu's nameless guest is very handsome, with cigar + wide brimmed hat and Mexican blanket. 3. To move the corpse in the cemetery, set up a bureau, rifle vs. revolver, iron body armor. 4. The close-up of the duel show, the poles, the subjective mirror, appearing in the dust. 5. The only film in Leon that didn't make money was scammed by Ulrich. (9.0/10)

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    • Silvanito: I'm alive, and I want to remain with the living, understand? And when I'm dead, I want to remain with the dead. And I would be unhappy if somebody living forces me to remain with the living.

    • Joe: [He's hiding in an empty coffin outside the coffin-maker's shop] Come here.

      Piripero: I can't see anybody.

      Joe: Come here!

      Piripero: [Goes over to a coffin on a wagon; Joe is inside] Dios mio!... What are you doing in there?

      Joe: Never mind. Get me out of here.

      Piripero: But, you're not dead yet.

      Joe: I will be, if you don't get me out of here, quick. Get that lid down!

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