Salvatore Giuliano

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Abe A 07/16/2024 A waste of two hours and four minutes of my life. Will not be seeing another Rosi film ever. I already bought Christ Stopped At Eboli from The Criterion Collection, but that will be my second and last Rosi. He is not i the first rank of directors by a long shot; why waste time on stuff that's not goig to add artistic or philosophical value to one's life? See more 02/24/2016 Great landscapes, intense scenes of oppression, resistance and also pointless violence, and a bizarre organization that keeps you on your toes - and at the end I am still not quite sure who Giuliano is (as in, when he is alive, when he appears in the movie). See more 08/28/2015 Francesco Rosi's riveting masterpiece is part war film, part crime drama and the basis for Puzo's The Sicilian. See more eric b 03/21/2014 A casual glance at "Salvatore Giuliano"'s particulars suggests an organized-crime saga, but instead it's an extremely convoluted tale (based on fact) of an assassinated Sicilian revolutionary. The political situation -- government vs. Sicilian separatists vs. Mafia -- is quite specific and doesn't have much appeal to people without a pre-existing interest in the situation, and the film is constructed such that almost none of the actors are featured enough to create a lasting impression. The title character himself doesn't even appear onscreen, except as a corpse (the action cuts between the present day and flashbacks). Sure, portraying the protagonist as an unseen cypher is a daring move, but it robs the viewer of making any emotional connection with him. With raw, documentary-like direction and a minimal score that goes no further than occasional growling drones, the film fails to have any sensuous appeal either. This is a sophisticated, admirable piece of work, but it's a tough one to even finish. See more 10/17/2012 Powerful in its realism. Great acting by two professional actors and the rest non-professional and also beautifully framed shots detailing the massive, wide-openness of the Sicilian hills. See more 06/30/2012 For those that don't know, Giuliano was like a 1940s Sicilian cross between Robin Hood, William Wallace and Che Guevara. Sounds like an ideal basis for a film? One might think so, but this 1962 effort isn't it. The direction and even the cinematography is all over the place, a chronological mish-mash that soon shakes off even the most ardent viewer. Apart from that, the story itself seems rather a miserable, tragic tale of in-fighting between countrymen, without the empathy so need for the protagonist found in movies such as Spartacus or Braveheart. For Italian historians only. 5/10 See more Read all reviews

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