Review of Salvatore Giuliano (1962) by Mikhail G — 18 Jun 2007

One of the most inventive, ahead-of-its-time films ever.

This review of Salvatore Giuliano (1962) was written by Mikhail G on 18 Jun 2007.

Salvatore Giuliano has generally received positive reviews.

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I am half Sicilian by blood, so anything to do with Sicilian heritage, as far as movies go, I will watch. This was a complete bore though…

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Excellent realism and representation of an era, Rosi's movie keeps up a whole era by the depiction of the Sicilian reality after the Nazis…

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