1964 : A certain Bob Robertson...
The Invention of the Italian Western
With A Fistful of Dollars, Sergio Leone (alias Bob Robertson) made the first Italian western and its success gave rise to a decade of continuous waves of the genre by the likes of Corbucci and Sollima. Lumière will screen his most iconic films, populated by individuals who are violent and offbeat, but also generous and funny.
Back for the first time in many years on the big screen in restored prints.
A Fistful of Dollars by Sergio Leone (Per un pugno di dollari/A Fistful of Dollars, 1964, 1:39)
A stranger (Clint Eastwood) sells his gunslinger services to two rival families of traffickers, the Baxters and the Rojos... The film gave rise to a genre, a myth, and to one of the most famous heroes of the history of the Western.
Comœdia Tue. 11am | Pathé Cordeliers Wed. 10:45am | CNP Fri. 5:15pm | Cinéma Bellecombe Sat. 8:30pm
For a Few Dollars More by Sergio Leone (Per qualche dollaro in più/For a Few Dollars More, 1965, 2:13)
An Indian psychopath (Gian Maria Volontè) is pursued by two bounty hunters (Lee Van Cleef and Clint Eastwood)... A fabulous script and amazing portraits, a must-see of the genre.
Saint-Priest Thu. 8:30pm | Pathé Cordeliers Fri. 10:30am | UGC Cité Internationale Sat. 8:30pm
Django by Sergio Corbucci (1966, 1:31)
In a village where the Jackson and Rodriguez gangs clash, a stranger arrives (Franco Nero) dragging a coffin... A film often copied, a western reference to which Tarantino paid homage with his Django Unchained.
Pathé Cordeliers Mon. 2:30pm | Pathé Vaise Wed. 8pm | Comœdia Fri. 4:45pm
The Big Gundown by Sergio Sollima (La resa dei conti, 1966, 1:47)
The search for a Mexican outlaw (Tomas Milian) by a conscientious bounty hunter (Lee Van Cleef)... The first western to portray a Mexican man as the hero.
Pathé Cordeliers Thu. 5:15pm | Comœdia Sat.10pm
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly by Sergio Leone (Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo/The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, 1966, 2:59)
During the Civil War, three men (Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Eli Wallach) have only one thing in mind: to find the loot stolen from the Southerners. The last in the trilogy of the «dollars» series, an undeniable classic !
Pathé Cordeliers lu Mon. 4:45pm | Pathé Vaulx-en-Velin Tue. 8:30pm | Comœdia Sun. 7pm
El Chuncho by Damiano Damiani (Quien sabe ?, 1966, 2:02)
The El Chuncho revolutionary bandidos (Gian Maria Volontè) steal weapons in a train. An elegant foreign «gringo» (Lou Castel) assists them... At once a Western, an adventure flick, a political film: a rarity. Also with Klaus Kinski.
Institut Lumière Tue. 9:45pm | Pathé Bellecour Wed. 9:45pm
They Call me Trinity by Enzo Barboni (Lo chiamavano Trinità..., 1970, 1:46)
Trinity (Terence Hill) is a lazy drifter who arrives in a city where his brother Bambino (Bud Spender), a cattle rustler, is now the sheriff... Bordering on the burlesque, another classic that became a worldwide success.
UGC Confluence Thu. 8pm | Pathé Cordeliers Sat. 5pm | CNP Sun. 2:45pm
Documentaries
Django, Trinity and the Others by Jean-François Giré (2014, 52min)
Relive the heyday of the Italian western with the genre’s actors, directors and distributors.
Villa Lumière Wed. 9pm | Villa Lumière Sun. 11:30am
Il était une fois Sergio Leone by Antoine Lassaigne (2014, 52min)
A documentary based on interviews with Leone and his collaborators, as well as excerpts from his films.
Villa Lumière Fri. 6:15pm
