I just watched this on the Criterion channel from their new collection of poetic realism films. I really enjoyed the black and white cinematography and the constant raining atmosphere it captured. It also ends with one of greatest closing camera movements that I've seen.
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Once Upon a Time in America 1984
Once Upon a Time in America is in my opinion the greatest, and probably the most brutal gangster film ever made. It's also a film of great beauty. Ennio Morricone wrote all the music before filming. Usually the music was the last thing you added to a film, but that's not how Leone worked. He wanted to have the music played on the set while filming, which helped establish the mood for the film, and help his actors to better…
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