Leone's Spaghetti
Leone's Spaghetti
The "spaghetti" western, Sergio Leone's conscious departure from what had come to be known as the "classic" western formula, became a modification of the conventions of the traditional genre. In the film For A Few Dollars More (Per qualque dollaro in più, 1965), Leone's formula is developed through a reformed narrative structure, slight changes in the traditional characters, his unique style, and the simple use of language, which revolutionized the western.
The American "classic" western formula, according to Peter Bondanella in his essay A Fistful of Pasta: Sergio Leone and the Spaghetti Western, employed "a combination of narrative possibilities generated by three central roles: the townspeople (agents of civilization); savages or outlaws, who threaten the first group; and heroes, men who share certain characteristics of the second group, but who act ultimately on behalf of the representatives of civilization" (Bondanella, 255).
Leone's modification of......
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