Polski opis
Produkcja: USA, Włochy
Gatunek: Dramat, Gangsterski
Reżyseria: Sergio Leone
Scenariusz: Harry Grey, Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi, Enrico Medioli, Franco Arcalli
Zdjęcia: Tonino Delli Colli
Muzyka: Ennio Morricone
Ocena na imdb.com: 8.4/10 (głosów: 84,447) -
Top 250: #77
Ocena na filmweb.pl: 8.3/10 (głosów: 33,078) -
Top 100 Świat: #44
Ograniczenia wiekowe: R
Na podstawie: powieści "The Hoods" Harry'ego Grey'a
Opis:
Życie wielkiego miasta, kariery wielkich gangsterów, prohibicja i pokątny handel alkoholem. Oto tło dla wielkiego fresku Sergio Leone, filmu "Dawno temu w Ameryce". Prawdziwa opowieść o dorastaniu i życiu wśród nowojorskiej mafii, pełna przemocy i brutalności, lecz nie pozbawiona elementów radosnych czy wręcz komicznych. Historia wielkiej przyjaźni, wielkiej miłości i wielkiej zdrady. Wspaniały film, wyśmienita obsada, mistrzowska reżyseria.
Źródło: filmweb.pl
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English description
Country: Italy, USA
Genre: Crime, Drama
Directed by: Sergio Leone
Writing credits: Harry Grey, Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi, Enrico Medioli, Franco Arcalli
Director of photography: Tonino Delli Colli
Music by: Ennio Morricone
imdb.com user rating: 8.4/10 (votes: 84,447) -
Top 250: #77
filmweb.pl user rating: 8.3/10 (votes: 33,078) -
Top 100 Świat: #44
Certification: R
Based on: novel "The Hoods" by Harry Grey
Plot Summary:
Though some viewers might be put off by its length, graphic violence, and absence of likable characters, Sergio Leone's final film is also a cinematic masterpiece. Spanning four decades, the film tells the story of David "Noodles" Aaronson (Robert De Niro) and his Jewish pals, chronicling their childhoods on New York's Lower East Side in the 1920s, through their gangster careers in the 1930s, and culminating in Noodles' 1968 return to New York from self-imposed exile, at which time he learns the truth about the fate of his friends and again confronts the nightmare of his past. The acting, the re-creation of the time period, the cinematography, and the music are all superb. However, even more important is Leone's ability to make the film work on so many different levels: it's both a criticism of gangster-film mythology and a continuation of the director's exploration of the issues of time and history. Strange as it may seem, the violence and gore in the first half of the film turn into a sad elegy about wasted lives and lost love. The film's strengths emerge only in its full 229-minute version -- the 139-minute and other edited versions don't make nearly the same impact.
Source: allmovie.com
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