Tonino Valerii: The FilmsTonino Valerii is one of Italy's best genre film directors. Starting out as Sergio Leone's assistant on For a Few Dollars More (1965), he went on to direct spaghetti westerns that stand out among the most accomplished in their class--Day of Anger (1967), The Price of Power (1969), A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die! (1972) and My Name Is Nobody (1973). He also directed the outstanding giallo My Dear Killer (1972). This book examines Valerii's life and career in depth for the first time, with exclusive interviews with the filmmaker, scriptwriters and actors, and critical analysis of his films. |
Contents
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Two In the Lions Den | 24 |
Three A Taste of Directing | 31 |
Four Oedipus in the West | 39 |
Five Death of a President | 50 |
Twelve The Long Silence | 115 |
Thirteen The Naked Charm of the Bourgeoisie | 121 |
Fourteen Too Late the Hero? | 125 |
Fifteen Yojimbo vs Cosa Nostra | 130 |
Sixteen His Masters Voice | 133 |
Seventeen Twilights Last Gleamings | 141 |
Epilogue | 146 |
Afterword by Ernesto Gastaldi | 149 |
Six The Anomalous Venetian | 57 |
Seven There once was a little girl | 66 |
Eight Once Were Dead | 71 |
Nine Nobodys Fool | 79 |
Ten Beware the Gorilla | 99 |
Eleven A Sting in the Desert | 107 |
Interviews | 151 |
Filmography | 189 |
Chapter Notes | 207 |
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