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The '''spaghetti western''' is a subgenre of [[Western]] | The '''spaghetti western''' is a subgenre of [[Western]] films produced from the mid-1960s to 1970s; they were produced in Italy typically with low budgets, and were characterized by use of anti-heroes, an almost [[noir]]-ish sensibility, extreme violence, and a stark minimalist cinematography. The classic trilogy is the Dollars Trilogy by Sergio Leone, starring Clint Eastwood: A Fistful of Dollars (1964); For a Few Dollars More (1965); The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). | ||
While derided at the time ("spaghetti western" was a pejorative term used to mark the "inferior" Italian-produced westerns from the US-produced westerns), they have been significantly influential in [[retellings|re-takes]] on the Western genre, as for instance in [[Firefly]]. | While derided at the time ("spaghetti western" was a pejorative term used to mark the "inferior" Italian-produced westerns from the US-produced westerns), they have been significantly influential in [[retellings|re-takes]] on the Western genre, as for instance in [[Firefly]]. | ||
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Revision as of 21:07, 14 March 2007
The spaghetti western is a subgenre of Western films produced from the mid-1960s to 1970s; they were produced in Italy typically with low budgets, and were characterized by use of anti-heroes, an almost noir-ish sensibility, extreme violence, and a stark minimalist cinematography. The classic trilogy is the Dollars Trilogy by Sergio Leone, starring Clint Eastwood: A Fistful of Dollars (1964); For a Few Dollars More (1965); The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966).
While derided at the time ("spaghetti western" was a pejorative term used to mark the "inferior" Italian-produced westerns from the US-produced westerns), they have been significantly influential in re-takes on the Western genre, as for instance in Firefly.