[14] The film was released in France on 27 January 1969. [15], During its North American 2017-2018 theatrical run, The Great Silence received enthusiastic notices from several reviewers, who tended to note its influence on Tarantino's work. The Great Silence Fantoma 1968 / Color / 1:66 flat / 105m. After Pauline's husband becomes Loco's latest victim, she hires a gunman for revenge; Silence, mute since his throat was cut when he was a boy. They are faced against a group of bounty hunters, led by Loco (Klaus Kinsky) a ruthless and merciless man who values only the money he gains from the killing.Corbucci utilizes the snow-filled landscape to the maximum, creating a hauntingly chilling atmosphere that sticks with you from the beginning to the end and most likely, long after you've watched the film. The Great Silence (Italian: Il grande silenzio) is a 1968 revisionist Spaghetti Western film directed and co-written by Sergio Corbucci. •. This version serves as a recut of the intended ending with additional footage not seen in the theatrical version. The killers ride out of Snow Hill into the morning sun. after Silence has killed four other bounty killers, Silence shoots both of the man's thumbs off; the killer moans in pain, tries to shoot Silence with his pistol, but is shot in the back by Miguel, The Complete Lenzi / Baker Giallo Collection Blu-ray Box Set Coming This Summer from Severin Films, Festival Promo Trailer for 'Before the Fire' Starring Jenna Lyng Adams, Review: Sergio Corbucci's "The Hellbenders" (1967) Starring Joseph Cotten; Kino Lorber Blu-ray Release, Donnerwetter! Buñuel was right when he said the most embarrassing thing, for a filmmaker, is to point a camera at a couple kissing. Publication date 1968 Topics 1968, The Great Silence, Westerns, Feature Films, Spaghetti Westerns Language English. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. The restoration was carried out at the film laboratories Augustus Color and Studio Cine in Rome. As a result, the fates of Silence, Pauline and the outlaws are left unknown. All the Spaghetti trademarks are here — maimed characters, a special weapon, flashback sequences, vengeance as a key plot device. [3] Silence was his only role in a Spaghetti Western. They made it a great environment to work in. None of this would have succeed had it not been for the brilliant acting of the entire cast. Boba Fett Fighting in the Arena (Hunting the Mandalorian Series) Into Great Silence (German: Die große Stille) is a 2005 documentary film directed by Philip Gröning. 20th Century Fox did, however, distribute the film in Italy and several other markets. If they’re correct, then the hush of the night sky is the silence … It is these moments that make "The Great Silence" great, experiencing the silence before the gunshot and the silence after it, the moments of reckoning, the moments that decide the fates of human beings. [11] Frank Wolff, usually known for playing serious or villainous characters, was cast against type in the semi-comical role of Sheriff Burnett. Yet it is incredibly beautiful". [65], Time Out gave the film a mostly positive review, writing, "While Django remains the erratic Corbucci's best picture, this slightly later spaghetti Western does well by an inventive set-up [...] between the bullets there's engaging stuff from the two stars and an unmistakable chill in the air". Instead, Loco savagely beats him before Silence fights back. [11] The English-language version was written by John Davis Hart and Lewis E. Ciannelli (the son of Eduardo Ciannelli) and recorded at Via Margutta Studios in Rome under Ciannelli's direction. It can and it will shock it's viewer, with it's unforgiving nature, and themes.Set around the snowy landscapes of Utah, "The Great Silence" stars Jean-Louis Trintignant as Silence, a mute gunfighter assisting a group outlaws for and a woman trying to avenge her dead husband. This is partially in line with the "Classical Plot" of both American Westerns (such as Shane) and certain Spaghetti Westerns (such as A Fistful of Dollars), in which, according to Will Wright, a "lone stranger rides into a troubled town and cleans it up, winning the respect of the townsfolk and the love of the schoolmarm. What further separates the deaths of the heroes and the anti-authoritarian position of The Great Silence from Romero and Hopper's films is that, unlike Night of the Living Dead and Easy Rider, which were produced without the restrictions of well-established genre conventions, Corbucci's film also subverts and comments on the genre that it is part of;[25] in contrast to the relatively rare circumstances of the face-to-face gunfight at the O.K. Some humans theorize that intelligent species go extinct before they can expand into outer space. Title: Pollicut becomes a corrupt Utah banker and judge of peace. 2019 by The Great Silence, released 07 May 2019 1. Extras include "Cox on Corbucci", a featurette in which Cox discusses the film and its significance in the context of Corbucci's career, the documentary Western, Italian Style, the alternative happy ending (with optional commentary by Cox) and the previously-unreleased "ambiguous" recut of the ending, both with restored audio, original and re-release theatrical trailers, and a liner notes booklet featuring "Ending the Silence", an essay about the film by Simon Abrams. Burnett and Loco stop by a frozen lake to allow Loco to relieve himself, but he springs a trap, shooting the ice surrounding Burnett and leaving him to die in the freezing water. [11][15][20] For the daylight scenes, the Elios set was swathed in fog, to disguise the fact that the surrounding countryside had no snow. [15][20] Like other Spaghetti Westerns, the film was shot without direct sound to allow for post-production dubbing in multiple languages;[21] to further accommodate this, Corbucci claimed that he would often direct actors to perform in "numerological diction", a technique also used by Federico Fellini, which required actors to count off numbers in their native language instead of performing lines. / Il Grande silenzio Starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Klaus Kinski, Frank Wolff, Luigi Pistilli, Vonetta McGee, Mario Brega Cinematography Silvano Ippoliti Art Direction Riccardo Domenici Original Music Ennio Morricone Writing credits Vittoriano Petrilli, Mario Amendola, Bruno Corbucci, and Sergio Corbucci In many respects, Fermi's paradox is the richest and the most challenging problem for the entire field of astrobiology and the Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence (SETI) studies. This was the only love scene I ever included in a film of this genre, where the women are generally bizarre. Add to Wishlist. Trintignant and Kinsky make the biggest impression though, adding layers of depth to their respective characters without even uttering a word, just their facial expressions, the way the move, the confidence with which they act it is simply brilliant.Commenting on the final scene would be a downright shame to those who haven't seen the movie just yet. The Great Silence works beautifully as a mosaic of a country at a particular time, artfully constructed from all these extraordinary details plucked from far and wide . You could only take on the powerful and the wicked for a short while, it seemed, before they crushed you. Film Movement's release received positive notices from DoBlu.com, DVD Compare, Rock! On his way, Burnett encounters the outlaws, who steal his horse for food. [15], Film historian Howard Hughes suggests that, despite the implications of a large budget as a result of an international cast, as well as elaborate set and costume designs, there are several aspects that suggest otherwise. [11], Vonetta McGee, a then-unknown pre-law San Francisco State College dropout and amateur actress who had moved to Rome to find work at Cinecittà, was cast as Pauline in her first film role. Live. Praise has gone to the acting, the utilization of snowbound landscapes, Ennio Morricone's score, and the film's subversion of several conventions of the Western film genre. This score is, haunting and sad, like the movie itself it has an emotional effect on the viewer. By far the best thing about this film is the soundtrack by Ennio Morricone, it is … [70] Simon Abrams, writing for The Village Voice felt that the ending "still hurts so good a half-century later",[71] while Kenneth Turan of Los Angeles Times noted the film's subversive qualities, and particularly praised the opening sequence and McGee's "affecting" performance, concluding that "nothing works out the way these [characters], not to mention audiences who love classic Hollywood westerns, expect. [36] Anima Morte also recorded a version of the main theme for the 2010 compilation album Cani Arrabbiati – Opening Themes ... A Tribute. [7], —Sergio Corbucci in an interview with Noël Simsolo for Image et Son #246, January 1971[13], By 1967, Sergio Corbucci had grown weary of making Westerns that varied widely in quality and commercial viability. The announcement revealed that the film would receive a theatrical re-release in North American theatres, followed by a release on Blu-ray Disc and digital formats. This release includes the alternative happy ending, the English opening and credits, English and German theatrical trailers, a subtitled interview with Nori Corbucci, a text-based historical overview of bounty hunting and illustrated liner notes as special features. [48] Between April 1 and September 27, 2018, the film earned $53,074 from its North American theatrical run. [15], Corbucci hired established German actor Klaus Kinski to play Loco, a character who was partially intended to emulate Gorca, the vampire played by Boris Karloff in Mario Bava's Black Sabbath, which served as a major stylistic influence on The Great Silence. This ending depicts Silence being shot by Loco's henchman in both of his hands before he can draw his gun; wounded, he collapses to the ground as Pauline watches in shock. Caroline Boucher enjoys a revelatory social history of post-First World War Britain. [24], Although Hart and Ciannelli's dub script remains relatively faithful to the original Italian dialogue, the meaning of numerous lines and scenes were changed; Ciannelli in particular frequently embellished the dialogue of films in the dubbing stage, such as Arizona Colt. A history professor has a chance meeting with an infamous outlaw and eventually assumes leadership of his gang. [33], The Russian progressive rock band Little Tragedies, the Hungarian band Yesterdays and the Italian group N.O.T. The latter then delivers a "symbolic castration", as described by James Newton, upon the hero by taking the Mauser for himself after killing him. Killing sympathetic or leading characters was not a new tactic to Corbucci – the title character of his second Western, Minnesota Clay, was seemingly killed at the end of the film's American prints. Generally you can't have love scenes in stories which are action-based – though in The Great Silence I shot quite a beautiful love scene between a black woman and a mute. Although praising the locations, as well as the performances of Kinski and Trintignant, Morricone's score, the realistic approach to the story and Silvano Ippoliti's cinematography, he felt that the characterizations were lacking, adding that Corbucci's direction often "drifts and falters" and lacks the "operatic grandeur" of Leone's films. A Swedish arms dealer and a Mexican peon team up to rescue the intellectual leader of the Revolutionary cause, while taking part in numerous misadventures along the way. [72] Eric Monder of Film Journal International praised the film in its entirety, particularly its political themes and cinematography, as well as the chemistry between Trintignant and McGee and the 2K restoration, which he felt was "so crisp, the production looks like it was finished yesterday". It pits a mute gunslinger (Trintignant), fighting in the defence of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow (McGee), against a group of ruthless bounty killers led by "Loco" (Kinski) and the corrupt banker Henry Pollicut (Pistilli). The actress attributed this to the frequent presence of his wife Nori on the set, noting that "they were such a happy couple. Pauline attempts to sell her house to Pollicut, who demands that she becomes his mistress – his reason for putting a bounty on her husband. The company also considered a remake of the film starring Clint Eastwood, which eventually evolved into a largely unrelated project by Universal Pictures, Joe Kidd. The Great Silence - See Database Page. TV-G | 30min | Drama, Horror, Mystery | Episode aired 20 February 1953. [11][26], A key aspect of the film that differentiates its stylistic choices from other Westerns is its setting – a snow-bound Utah that contrasts with the desert plains seen in most Western films, American or Italian. [51], In his analysis of the Spaghetti Western genre, Alex Cox described The Great Silence as Corbucci's "tightest, most relentless Western; his best and his bleakest. [38] Due to its graphic violence, the film was awarded an 18 rating in Italy, limiting its domestic box office returns. Like Django and Joe before him, Silence's hands are injured prior to the climax, greatly impeding his marksmanship. The Great Silence explores the multifaceted problem named after the great Italian physicist Enrico Fermi and his legendary 1950 lunchtime question "Where is everybody?" The bounty killers turn their guns on the outlaws, massacring the entire group. [73], Shared with Cold Water, Honeysuckle Rose, The Docks of New York and The Changeling, the film won the Best Rediscoveries Award at the 2018 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards following its screening at the Brattle Theatre. [15] Because she seeks vengeance for the death of her husband through Silence, falls for him through shared pain and loneliness, and supports him until they are both killed by Loco, Pauline plays a vital part in the film's narrative. Kinski later declared that he insulted Wolff because he wanted to help him get into character. The Elios Film town set in Rome, which had previously been used by Corbucci in Django, was used for several Snow Hill scenes (including the final duel). Before leaving, Burnett requests that the townspeople provide food for the outlaws. Regarding the acquisition, Rosenberg commented "Following our experiences releasing Time To Die in the States for the very first time, we’re excited to sidle up to bring yet another restored classic western to North American moviegoers, certain to be thrilled by Corbucci’s masterful dark vision". What Am I Doing in the Middle of a Revolution? A gunslinger named Silence stands between the innocent refugees and the greed and corruption that the bounty hunters represent in the new film “The Great Silence.” [15] However, the political context of the later film plays a major factor in the presentation of its thematic concerns: when interviewed by the German magazine Film, Corbucci revealed that he had dedicated The Great Silence to the memories of Che Guevara, Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, as he believed that their assassinations (all three happening while he was making the film) served to further their causes and resulted in widespread condemnations of violence. In many respects, Fermi's paradox is the richest and the most challenging problem for the entire field of astrobiology and the Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence (SETI) studies. Upon being asked what his favorite Western films where, he responded with "I do love The Great Silence, because Quentin turned me on to it and I love the cinematic nature of that, in the snow. (Noise Overtones Therapy) composed and performed 20-minute pieces based on the film, titled The Voice of Silence, Suite Pauline and Epilogo respectively, as part of the Colossus Project, a musical project set up by the Finnish Progressive Music Association to encourage bands and musical artists to musically interpret the film and other Spaghetti Westerns. I get tired and nervous; I hate the horses and the desert. 1968 The Great Silence. Reviewing the disc for Rock! [54], German distributor AL!VE re-released the film with remastered, high-definition video and audio (with options for German, Italian and French) on Blu-ray and DVD on December 8, 2017. Bounty killers led by Loco prey on outlaws hiding out in the snowbound Utahn mountains. [78], This article is about the 1968 film. . Sat 14 Nov 2009 19.05 EST. The New York Times' A. O. Scott felt that the film's "brazen mixing of incompatible elements that defies categorization, imitation or even sober critical assessment. [11][28] The soundtrack was released on CD, also containing five tracks from Morricone's score for That Splendid November, in 1995, 2005 and 2014. [15] It has been reported that during a screening of the film in Sicily one audience member fired a gun at the screen in anger over the film's ending. Production histories of The Great Silence previously suggested that this "happy" ending was shot specifically for the North African and Asian markets, although there is no evidence to suggest that this ending was seen in either region. The Fermi paradox is sometimes known as the Great Silence. The deaths of Silence, Pauline and the outlaws at the hands of Loco and his gang are a culmination of the subversive elements of The Great Silence and its anti-authoritarian stance. An international co-production between France, Switzerland and Germany, it is an intimate portrayal of the everyday lives of Carthusian monks of the Grande Chartreuse, a monastery high in the French Alps (Chartreuse Mountains). Noting that Corbucci seemed proud of The Great Silence – "a great work, a great Spaghetti Western, a great Western, a classic of transgressive cinema" – Cox believes that Zanuck's withholding of the international release and its poor domestic performance were key factors in the decline in quality of Corbucci's output following its release. Pop! and Slant Magazine, whose reviewers singled out the video, Italian audio and extras for praise, while deeming the English dub to have been handled with less attention. Cox also felt that Kinski's Loco was the actor's finest appearance in a Western, and that Trintignant's performance, which might have seemed doll-like in the hands of actors such as Franco Nero, John Phillip Law and Terence Hill, was pulled off "flawlessly. explosives expert rebel against the government and become heroes of the Mexican Revolution. The film was withheld from release in the United States until 2001, when it was made available on DVD by Fantoma Films and Image Entertainment; in Britain, it was first shown in 1990 on the BBC2 program Moviedrome. Retrospective critics and scholars of Corbucci's Westerns have also deemed The Great Silence to be the second film in the director's "Mud and Blood" trilogy, which also includes Django (1966) and The Specialists (1969).[5]. ★★★★☆ (4/5) Their desire to make a connection is so strong that they’ve created an ear capable of hearing across the universe. 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