Daily Movie Rec 5/26/2023
The Great Silence (1968)
"I can control my temper. He won't shoot off my thumbs."
Directed by: Sergio Corbucci
Cinematography by: Silvano Ippoliti
Genre: Western
Plot:
A feared, mute bounty-hunter hunter hunts the sadistic bounty hunters hunting the poor for low-level thefts committed in order to survive.
Reasons to watch:
This shocking and confrontational snow-capped revisionist spaghetti western subverts a flurry of classic genre tropes as legendary composer Ennio Morricone's electrifying score charges every shootout and every sweeping vista with riveting intensity. Made following the murders of Che Guevara and Malcolm X, it's a chilling gut-punch of a political allegory about the death of ideology and honor, and the cruel, bloodthirsty men who manipulate their way to the top, camouflaging themselves as arms of the law so they can freely enact - and profit off - wanton violence against marginalized communities. A brutal but essential film.
Where to watch:
Where to watch:
The Criterion Channel
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