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TIL the term "Spaghetti Western" refers to Western films made in Europe. It's called such because most of these films were directed by Italians. (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] [email protected] 75 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

Also a lot of them were shot in Italy, with Italian extras.

Fun fact: Sergio Leone would shoot his movies after the score had been composed.

He would shoot scenes with the soundtrack for the scene playing over loudspeakers.

Then, the dialogue and other sounds would be dubbed in.

This was how such perfect synchronization with the soundtrack was achieved.

EDIT 2: fun fact 2,

My favorite quote of Sergio Leone

When I was young, I believed in three things: Marxism, the redemptive power of cinema, and dynamite. Now I just believe in dynamite.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

For those who are even more curious, Carlo Verdone (who was a friend of Leone) made some documentaries called "Verdone racconta Leone" (see for example this yt video). These documentaries are packed with anecdotes (Verdone told lots of stories in other occasions too!) and fun stories.

One of my favorite is how Leone convinced Clint Eastwood to use the cigar, which is probably now an unforgettable part of the way we remember Eastwood's character.

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