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ITALY · 1968
Once Upon a Time in the West
Synopsis
As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.
Cinema Atlas Connection
He wants to make a film that, like Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in the West, is ‘pure atmosphere,’ without much dialogue.
He wants to make a film that, like Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West, is 'pure atmosphere,' without much dialogue.
— Nicolas Winding Refn · The Guardian: Nicolas Winding Refn: 'Film-making is a highly feminine act'
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