{"product_id":"art-of-sergio-leones-once-upon-a-time-in-the-west-a-critical-appreciation-9780786420926","title":"Art of Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West: A Critical Appreciation","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew directors are characterized by both extraordinary film craft and the ironic reputation for lowbrow films. Despite his many achievements as a child of the Italian Cinecitta studios, however, Sergio Leone has been judged severely by writers who find his films lacking in ideas and moralists who find his films unduly cynical. Nevertheless, Leone's greatest cinematic achievement, \u003cem\u003eOnce Upon a Time in the West\u003c\/em\u003e, served to refute these criticisms while exposing the director's unique romanticism and artistic ambition. As Leone's fourth successful American western film, \u003cem\u003eOnce Upon a Time in the West\u003c\/em\u003e earned him acclaim for liberating the western genre, restoring it to a place of antique American simplicity. The principal goal of this book is to sharpen an appreciation for Sergio Leone and his most famous American western. The first two chapters deal with the relationship between \u003cem\u003eOnce Upon a Time in the West\u003c\/em\u003e and the western films that preceded it, particularly those of John Ford. Subsequent chapters concentrate on the central characters of \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOnce Upon a Time in the West\u003c\/em\u003e, with special attention to Jill, Leone's first female protagonist and a surprisingly successful character, central to the plot and accorded a kind of existential strength usually reserved for men in Westerns. The sixth, seventh and eighth chapters address Leone's visual style, which represents a unique fusion of Hollywood classicism and modernism, and reveals the influences of Italian Surrealism and the French New Wave. The final chapters explore the rhythm, romanticism, and musical character of \u003cem\u003eOnce Upon a Time in the West\u003c\/em\u003e, espousing the theory that Leone's approach to film is, above all, musical.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3366392\"\u003eJohn Fawell\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland and Company, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.34w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786420926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786420928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004000\"\u003eFilm | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Fawell, \u003c\/b\u003e a professor of humanities in the College of General Studies at Boston University, has written books on Alfred Hitchcock, Sergio Leone and the studio-era Hollywood film, as well as provided the film commentary for Universal Studio's Blu-ray release of Hitchcock's \u003ci\u003eRear Window\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Quincy, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland and Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44580782571757,"sku":"9780786420926","price":49.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_5936c0ca-cb02-4660-9956-07a95f0b0883.jpg?v=1702080077","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/art-of-sergio-leones-once-upon-a-time-in-the-west-a-critical-appreciation-9780786420926","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}