Guns, Knives and L'Amore: Four Spaghetti Wester...
Guns, Knives and L'Amore: Four Spaghetti Westerns and Italian Giallo Films
Dr. Peter Weller and Jordan Ledy
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LECTURE 1 "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage"
“The Bird with the Crystal Plumage” (1970)
Director: Dario Argento
Writer: Dario Argento
Lead Actors: Tony Musante, Suzy Kendall, Enrico Maria Salerno
Cinematography: Vittorio Storaro
Music Composer: Ennio Morricone
Reading Material:
"Giallo Cinema and Its Folktale Roots" by Michael Sevastakis
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LECTURE 2 "A Fistfull of Dollars"
"A Fistful of Dollars" by Sergio Leone (1964)
Director: Sergio Leone
Writers: Sergio Leone, Víctor Andrés Catena, Jaime Comas Gil
Key Cast: Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch, Gian Maria Volontè
Cinematography: Massimo Dallamano
Music Composer: Ennio Morricone
Themes: Western, Morality, Violence
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LECTURE 3 "Blood and Black Lace"
"Blood and Black Lace" by Mario Bava (1964)
Director: Mario Bava
Writers: Marcello Fondato, Giuseppe Barilla, Mario Bava
Key Cast: Cameron Mitchell, Eva Bartok, Thomas Reiner
Cinematography: Ubaldo Terzano
Music Composer: Carlo Rustichelli
Themes: Horror, Mystery, Stylish Violence
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Lecture 4 "Once Upon a Time in the West"
"Once Upon a Time in the West" by Sergio Leone (1968)
Director: Sergio Leone
Writers: Sergio Leone, Sergio Donati
Key Cast: Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards, Charles Bronson
Cinematography: Tonino Delli Colli
Music Composer: Ennio Morricone
Themes: Western Epic, Revenge, Mythology
