Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Anno di uscita: 1984
Nazione: United States
Alternative Title: C'era una volta in America, Es war einmal in Amerika, Érase una vez en América, Il était une fois en Amérique, Dawno temu w Ameryce
Regista: Sergio Leone
Writer: Enrico Medioli, Ernesto Gastaldi, Franco Arcalli, Franco Ferrini, Harry Grey, Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi, Sergio Leone, Stuart Kaminsky
Produzione & Genere
Produttore: Producer: Arnon Milchan
Executive Producer: Claudio Mancini
Società: Embassy International Pictures, PSO, Warner Bros. Pictures
Genere: Drama, Film Based On A Novel, Flashback Film, Historical Film
Budget: 30.000.000
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Parole chiave
Parole chiave: 1920s, 1930s, 1960s, based on novel or book, brooklyn bridge, childhood friends, corruption, epic, gangster, jewish american, life and death, lovesickness, mafia boss, memory, money laundering, murder, new york city, opium, prohibition era, rape, regret, sadistic, sexual abuse, street gang, torture
Storia
Once Upon a Time in America follows David 'Noodles' Aaronson, a former Jewish gangster who returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan after being away for over three decades. Noodles had left his childhood friends and partners-in-crime, Max, Patsy, and Cockeye, behind during their rise to prominence in New York's Prohibition-era. Upon his return, Noodles reunites with his only living friend, Fat Moe, but is haunted by his past and the content of a mysterious leather suitcase. The film explores Noodles' quest for closure, interweaving flashbacks of his life with his friends, their crimes, and the eventual betrayal that led to his exile.
Riassunto
Directed by Sergio Leone in 1984, Once Upon a Time in America is an epic drama set against the backdrop of New York City's Prohibition-era. The film is based on Harry Grey's semi-autobiographical novel 'The Hoods'. It explores themes of loyalty, betrayal, regret, and the passage of time through the story of Noodles Aaronson, a Jewish gangster trying to come to terms with his past. Despite being released in 1984, much of the film takes place in flashbacks set during the 1920s and 1930s. The movie is notable for its complex narrative structure and leisurely pacing, which reflect Leone's signature style.
