A cult classic of the spaghetti western that flies well under the radar, and although it isn’t directed by Leone, the genius of Corbucci makes Django an unforgettable film and an essential piece of the spaghetti western genre.
Franco Nero’s performance is on the same level as Clint Eastwood’s in the Dollars Trilogy, and nobody can deny that. The rest of the cast also does an incredible job, but it’s Franco Nero who steals every second he’s on screen. His acting not only makes the film more enjoyable but also deepens the mysterious character of Django himself—for me, he’s like a kind of Death incarnate. Throughout the film, we see him carrying a coffin everywhere, as if he were Death itself; and whenever he appears, he alone decides the fate of his enemies, finishing them off either directly or indirectly.
The cinematography of the film feels like a religious relic, with the Western itself as its religion. And you feel this right from the very first scene: the first images we see are of a drifter dragging a coffin across the desert. This perfectly encapsulates not only the theme of the film (dirty, violent, and filled with death) but also that of most spaghetti westerns in general.
Django is a film that every Western fan must see, and also anyone who loves to study cinema and its different stages. An unmissable film that we should all watch at least once in our lives. And by the way, watch the Uncut version with original Italian dubbing, it’s the most accurate version.
98/100
A cult classic of the spaghetti western that flies well under the radar, and although it isn’t directed by Leone, the genius of Corbucci makes Django an unforgettable film and an essential piece of the spaghetti western genre.
Franco Nero’s performance is on the same level as Clint Eastwood’s in the Dollars Trilogy, and nobody can deny that. The rest of the cast also does an incredible job, but it’s Franco Nero who steals every second he’s on screen. His acting not only makes the film more enjoyable but also deepens the mysterious character of Django himself—for me, he’s like a kind of Death incarnate. Throughout the film, we see him carrying a coffin everywhere, as if he were Death itself; and whenever he appears, he alone decides the fate of his enemies, finishing them off either directly or indirectly.
The cinematography of the film feels like a religious relic, with the Western itself as its religion. And you feel this right from the very first scene: the first images we see are of a drifter dragging a coffin across the desert. This perfectly encapsulates not only the theme of the film (dirty, violent, and filled with death) but also that of most spaghetti westerns in general.
Django is a film that every Western fan must see, and also anyone who loves to study cinema and its different stages. An unmissable film that we should all watch at least once in our lives. And by the way, watch the Uncut version with original Italian dubbing, it’s the most accurate version.
98/100
