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Второй фильм культовой криминальной трилогии Фернандо Ди Лео, включающей также "Миланский калибр"("Milano Calibro 9") и "Босс"("Il Boss"). Замечательный дуэт киллеров в исполнении Генри Сильвы (Henry Silva) и Вуди Строуда (Woody Strode) (возможно - прообразы тарантиновских Джулса и Винсента Веги из "Криминального чтива"), неподражаемо экспрессивный Марио Адорф (Mario Adorf) в роли сутенера и рваный, то замедляющийся, то дико несущийся вперед ритм картины не дают расслабиться и оставляют незабываемое впечатление от просмотра. Фернандо Ди Лео не собирается останавливаться там, где другие дали бы задний ход или, по-крайней мере, хотя бы притормозили. Бескомпромиссное зрелище и несомненный бриллиант в истории криминальной драмы категории В...
В пути между Италией и Нью-Йорком пропадает партия героина, переправляемая миланской мафией для американской Коза-Ностры. Итальянцы указывают на мелкого сутенера Люку Канали - и вот уже обаятельный и жизнелюбивый сердцеед внезапно оказывается в центре героинового скандала. Из Нью-Йорка в Милан, с целью устроить показательную расправу над тем, кто украл героин, прилетают два киллера. Параллельно с ними охоту на сутенера, заметая следы, откроют и настоящие воры. У несчастного Канали останется только один шанс выжить - самому найти тех, кто его подставил - до того, как до его семьи доберутся безжалостные убийцы... When a shipment of heroin disappears between Italy and New York, a small-time pimp in Milan is framed for the theft. Two professional hitmen are dispatched from New York to find him, but the real thieves want to get rid of him before the New York killers get to him to eliminate any chance of them finding out he's the wrong man. When the pimp's wife and daughter are murdered in the course of the "manhunt", he swears revenge on everyone who had anything to do with it...
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Inside a plush New York high-rise office, a bald-headed bigwig sips at a J&B on ice, while nearby a couple of equally cold-countenanced mafia hit men are chilling between killings. More than a social call, the dour duo tune in as their high-rise higher-up gives them the lowdown on a dirty-rotten double-crosser from Milan named Luca Canali. It’s believed Canali swindled the mafia on a major drug deal, so the hitmen are sent to Milan to kill Canali in gruesome grand fashion, sending a message that, lest anyone forgot, the New York mafia is not to be trifled with. As it turns out, Luca Canali is really just a small-time pimp, his lack of wealth and lowly status compensated for with a heart of gold. Shortly after visiting with his little daughter and estranged wife, Luca is plucked off the street by a couple of mustachioed mafioso who are full of tough talk and taunts. Little do they realize however, Luca knows how to use his fists in addition to his head, literally, as the prince of pimps makes quick work of his adversaries (and a telephone) with his patented cranium-shattering head-butt.
A slightly bruised and deeply bewildered Luca soon discovers that in addition to the local mafia, a couple of mysterious men from New York are after him - but for what, he has not a clue. With bad guys and bullets chasing him down every street in Milan, clues begin to fall into place, and Luca discovers that he has been set up to take the fall for a mafia drug deal gone shady. No mere pushover pimp, Luca Canali proves to be much more than just the lowlife peddler-in-poon everyone thought by fighting back, hard, and with a bloody head-butting vengeance.
Made in 1972, and known under multiple titles including La Mala Ordina, Hit Men, Manhunt in the City, and most bafflingly, Black King Pin, the film remains a lean, high-powered action picture brimming with energy and electrifying entertainment. Directed by Fernando Di Leo with plenty of gritty gusto, the film marks the second in the director’s “Milieu Trilogy” that began with the excellent Milan Calibre 9 (Milano Calibro 9) and ended on an audacious note with The Boss (Il Boss). Of the three, however, The Italian Connection is simply superb and the very best in the trilogy.
As per usual, Di Leo is credited with having written the bulk of the screenplay for The Italian Connection, which is an exceptional, airtight exercise in running a protagonist through a nerve-splintering gauntlet. A common screenwriting analogy for this equally conventional approach to heightening conflict, is to put your protagonist in a tree and then hurl rocks at the poor sod - which in the case of The Italian Connection is more like Di Leo lobbing grenades at Luca Canali and trying to blow the analogous tree to tiny proverbial pieces. In all, the director’s no-holds-barred story and aggressive filmmaking techniques add up to an exciting film that escalates relentlessly towards its memorably ferocious finale. To be certain, one of the film’s finest moments is a beautifully executed, seven minute pressure cooker chase sequence wherein Luca Canali wildly pursues one of the mafia’s goons. The energy and rage actor Mario Adorf, who plays Canali, exudes during this pursuit is truly extraordinary and powerful, packing a real visceral wallop. The chase itself is a crackling, car-mangling, windshield-shattering set piece replete with frenetic camerawork, potent editing, and a score by Armando Trovajoli that intensifies the mounting action. The entire sequence is a highlight of not only this film, but Italian genre cinema in general, and is an unforgettable example of bravura filmmaking at its breath-stealing best.
The Italian Connection features genre faves Henry Silva and Woody Strode as the two nefarious New York hit men, but as Luca Canali, this is undoubtedly Mario Adorf’s movie. With a lengthy career, that still continues to this day, Adorf was often featured in smaller roles. However, in The Italian Connection, given the rare opportunity to play the lead role, he seizes fortune by the throat and never lets go, giving an accomplished, winning performance, full of honest intensity. This extremely likeable character is the heart of the film, and it’s thrilling to see a neglected actor transform the part into the role of a lifetime. I was fortunate to see The Italian Connection in a theater with a packed crowd, which by film’s end, was all abuzz. Although the movie loses some of its impact and power when viewed on a television screen, the film stands up extremely well today. Not currently available on U.S. DVD, Raro Video has an excellent PAL O Region two DVD collector’s edition spawned by the film’s recent revival at the 2004 Venice Film Festival - which was also aided by the support of Fernando Di Leo devotee Quentin Tarantino.
Информация о фильме: В ролях / Cast: Mario Adorf, Henry Silva, Woody Strode, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi, Franco Fabrizi, Femi Benussi, Gianni Macchia, Peter Berling, Francesca Romana Coluzzi, Cyril Cusack, Sylva Koscina, Jessica Dublin, Omero Capanna, Giuseppe Castellano, Giulio Baraghini, Andrea Scotti, Imelde Marani, Gilberto Galimberti, Franca Sciutto, Ulli Lommel, Vittorio Fanfoni, Giuliano Petrelli, Pietro Ceccarelli, Pasquale Fasciano, Alberto Fogliani, Empedocle Buzzanca, Enrico Chiappafreddo, Domenico Cianfriglia, Giovanni Cianfriglia, Guerrino Crivello, Fernando Di Leo, Lina Franchi, Ettore Geri, Lara Wendel, Renato Zero...
Выпущено / Country: Италия / Italy Audio Stream #2: AC3 Dolby Digital, 48 kHz, 2/0 (L,R) ch, 192.00 kbps avg, Italian
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