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The Art of Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West: A Critical Appreciation

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Book Title
The Art of Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West
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ISBN
9780786420926
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Publisher
Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-10
0786420928
ISBN-13
9780786420926
eBay Product ID (ePID)
43557662

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
223 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Art of Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West : a Critical Appreciation
Publication Year
2005
Subject
Film / General, Film / History & Criticism
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Performing Arts
Author
John Fawell
Format
Perfect

Dimensions

Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
10.9 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2005-004750
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"critical study"-- Wrangler's Roost ; "a scholarly and an engaging book"-- Film International ; "illuminates...enthusiastic and thoughtful...a treasure"-- Cinescape., "critical study"- Wrangler's Roost ; "a scholarly and an engaging book"- Film International ; "illuminates...enthusiastic and thoughtful...a treasure"- Cinescape.
TitleLeading
The
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
791.43/72
Table Of Content
Table of Contents Preface 1. Defending Leone 2. Once Upon a Time in the West : The Meta-Western 3. Ford and Once Upon a Time in the West 41 4. Harmonica and Cheyenne 5. Jill 6. Morton and the Politics of Once Upon a Time in the West 7. A Neo-Realist Fairy Tale: Leone's Set Design 8. Composition 9. Leone's Close-ups 10. "A Rhythm He Believes In": Leone's Editing 11. The Leone-Morricone Soundtrack 12. The Music of Sound and Dialogue Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Few directors are characterized by both extraordinary film craft and the ironic reputation for lowbrow films. Despite his many achievements as a child of the Italian Cinecitta studios, however, Sergio Leone has been judged severely by writers who find his films lacking in ideas and moralists who find his films unduly cynical. Nevertheless, Leone's greatest cinematic achievement, Once Upon a Time in the West, served to refute these criticisms while exposing the director's unique romanticism and artistic ambition. As Leone's fourth successful American western film, Once Upon a Time in the West earned him acclaim for liberating the western genre, restoring it to a place of antique American simplicity. The principal goal of this book is to sharpen an appreciation for Sergio Leone and his most famous American western. The first two chapters deal with the relationship between Once Upon a Time in the West and the western films that preceded it, particularly those of John Ford. Subsequent chapters concentrate on the central characters of Once Upon a Time in the West, with special attention to Jill, Leone's first female protagonist and a surprisingly successful character, central to the plot and accorded a kind of existential strength usually reserved for men in Westerns. The sixth, seventh and eighth chapters address Leone's visual style, which represents a unique fusion of Hollywood classicism and modernism, and reveals the influences of Italian Surrealism and the French New Wave. The final chapters explore the rhythm, romanticism, and musical character of Once Upon a Time in the West, espousing the theory that Leone's approach to film is, above all, musical., Few directors are characterized by both extraordinary film craft and the ironic reputation for lowbrow films. Despite his many achievements as a child of the Italian Cinecitta studios, however, Sergio Leone has been judged severely by writers who find his films lacking in ideas and moralists who find his films unduly cynical. Nevertheless, Leone's greatest cinematic achievement, Once Upon a Time in the West , served to refute these criticisms while exposing the director's unique romanticism and artistic ambition. As Leone's fourth successful American western film, Once Upon a Time in the West earned him acclaim for liberating the western genre, restoring it to a place of antique American simplicity. The principal goal of this book is to sharpen an appreciation for Sergio Leone and his most famous American western. The first two chapters deal with the relationship between Once Upon a Time in the West and the western films that preceded it, particularly those of John Ford. Subsequent chapters concentrate on the central characters of Once Upon a Time in the West , with special attention to Jill, Leone's first female protagonist and a surprisingly successful character, central to the plot and accorded a kind of existential strength usually reserved for men in Westerns. The sixth, seventh and eighth chapters address Leone's visual style, which represents a unique fusion of Hollywood classicism and modernism, and reveals the influences of Italian Surrealism and the French New Wave. The final chapters explore the rhythm, romanticism, and musical character of Once Upon a Time in the West , espousing the theory that Leone's approach to film is, above all, musical., As Sergio Leone's fourth successful American western film, ""Once Upon a Time in the West"" earned him acclaim for liberating the western genre, restoring it to antique American simplicity. The principal goal of this book is to sharpen an appreciation for Sergio Leone and his most famous American western.
LC Classification Number
PN1997.C3748F38 2005

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