Fernando Di Leo's "Milano Calibro 9" is an out-and-out masterpiece of Italian Crime cinema and, in my opinion, one of the most astonishing crime stories ever told. The first film in Di Leo's excellent 'Milieu' trilogy, "Milano Calibro 9" was followed by "La Mala Ordina" (aka. "Manhunt", also 1972) and the brilliant "Il Boss" (1973). The three films are not connected story-wise, but all three are excellent, and highly realistic portrayals of organized crime. As far as I am concerned "Manhunt" is (allthough excellent) slightly inferior to this one and "Il Boss" which both stand out as absolute all-time highlights of crime cinema. "Milano Calibro 9" is the best of them all, a film that is astonishing in all aspects, be it the ingenious plot that, apart from a compelling story and clever twists, includes social criticism, the performances, the gritty atmosphere and suspense or the brilliant score. I can hardly find the right words to express my admiration for this masterpiece which easily ranks among the greatest Gangster flicks ever brought to screen.
Gastone Moschin stars as Ugo Piazza, a tough and elliptical ex-convict who has just been released from prison. Immediately after his release, Ugo is approached by members of the Milan mob lead by the irascible gangster Rocco (Mario Adorf), as they suspect him to be responsible for the disappearance of a large sum of money belonging to their boss, an American (Lionel Stander) who controls the organized crime in Milan...
"Milano Calibro 9" is a film that delivers an astonishingly realistic mood of the underworld like hardly another. The intriguing storyline goes in hand with interesting characters, raw atmosphere, suspense and breathtaking action, social criticism and brutal violence. The film is simply stunning from the beginning to the end, which is even intensified by the brilliant score, a collaboration of the famous composer Luis Enríquez Bacalov and the Italian Progressive Rock band Osanna. Ugo Piazza must be one of the most charismatic gangster characters ever in cinema, and Gastone Moschin was the prefect choice for the role. Moschin delivers a brilliant performance, and the rest of the cast is also great. Mario Adorf is irascible like a rabid dog as the ferocious gangster Rocco, a role that fits him like a glove. The great Lionel Stander fits perfectly in his role of the American Mafia Don.
The two cop characters in the film are played by two of the greatest regulars of Italian genre-cinema, Luigi Pistilli and Frank Wolff (who committed suicide before the film was released). The ravishing Barbara Bouchet is astonishing and incredibly sexy in the role of Ugo Piazza's stripper girlfriend. Bouchet is both a stunning beauty and an excellent actress and this is doubtlessly one of her most memorable roles. This is also a political film and director Di Leo embedded a lot of social criticism about topics like corruption. This film simply has everything one can possibly desire in cinema. Films like "Milano Calibro 9" are the reason why I love cinema. This is an absolute masterpiece in all regards and, without exaggeration, one of the greatest Crime flicks ever made! The ingenious opening scene alone is more memorable than most films get in two hours.
尽管电影讲的是中世纪的故事，但每一个细节几乎都能让人联想到一个对应的现代版本。尽管有些荒谬的的风俗习惯和社会秩序已经不在，但权力关系依旧带来剥削，自我意识过剩的男性们依然不断合理化自己的行为，在脑子里创造一个个说服了自己的充满虚伪与自恋的叙事。这样的人这样的叙事在社会活动中交流传播，一个群体中似乎就有了一个较为稳固的以此为依托的秩序来感染后续进入这个群体的个体，从而创造出一种群体内的结构性压迫。
法国中世纪真实历史故事，仿罗生门的三段视角结构，熬过前俩节，才发现看上去两个渣男决斗的噱头下，竟然是观照当代的女性主义宣言强音。观影前我跟M君说有一种预感，这次奥斯卡该给耄耋雷公一个最佳导演了吧——他马上还有一部古驰家族公映，真是老骥伏枥。片中最抢眼一枝独放的当下末路狂花朱迪科莫应该值得一枚影后。而波士顿好基友呆萌和大本再次联手改编剧本，明显立意先行的政治正确MeToo标签或遭指摘，可是只要为被侮辱被损害被遮蔽女性发出的声音都值得嘉许。PS 其实是四星半 但是在女权主义或女性主义被污名化的当下 我要给附加分 即使这也是被诟病的部分 特别是看到IMDB 7.7和Metascore 67的时候
“罗生门”式的结构，再现历史，尽管有些冗长，但电影除了有张力的暴力场面之外，更多的是戏剧冲突，老雷在镜头下的把控力实在是能力超群，加上大本和呆萌的编剧联手，都保证了这部电影的水准。
前兩段兩星，第三段四星。忍受一大半走過場般沉悶的男角色戲份（casting了Matt Damon和Adam Driver，只是為了讓大家能堅持看完前半部），和每場戲交行貨一般的導演處理，終於在第三段進入了戲眼，連場面處理和表演都細緻了起來。Ridley Scott聰明地知道議題的重點在女性角色，但不代表他對兩個男角色的處理可以如此簡單粗暴。
质感一流，好莱坞最会拍古装的大导演，老雷一定要长命百岁！
又看了一眼评论简直更震惊，不是，就这也配叫女性主义电影吗？最大败笔之一就是加上女主的视角让我再看一遍痛苦的rape却言之无物，更把最后本来是了结二人恩怨你死我活的决斗真的一锤定音变成了为女主而战，特洛伊战争一口锅推给海伦，堆出三个好刻板可憎的形象，女权这么好收买政治正确这么简单吗？那要置真正的女性主义于何地...yue
~感谢时代发展吧，文明的建立是有代价的。合理得表达女权是对的，很感谢这个女演员。。
黑灰色的历史背景里，偶有的路人，毛边更多抖落的是历史的灰尘。人物群像倒也不错。
久違了，雷老。敬佩您，雷公。
现代人视角下的中世纪metoo故事，我所看过最为残忍和有力的故事之一。She said he said的剧本框架聪明且不失层次，许多配角着墨不多却铿锵有力。指控之尖锐让人很难想象这是Ridley Scott一个84岁的人拍的，所有年龄不及他思想先进程度也不及他的都应该好好反省一下自己。
让人想到阿婴。虽然前者是根植于（）贞洁文化的罗生门，探讨的是女性情欲的合理性。本片是在中世纪骑士荣誉文化中，放大了真正受到损害的女性身体从未被看见，而男人以此获得荣誉的荒谬：强奸不是关于受害者，是关于其所有者的财产被损害。妻子可能受到的虐杀和自己的荣誉相比，从来不值得考虑。但是一个母亲，却承认愿意为了孩子放弃真相。人性的光辉高下立见。看得震惊难受到暂停了好几次，喝点水，吃个苹果缓一缓。结局耐人寻味。
让我们看看本马达二十多年后会不会再次一起站在最佳改编剧本的领奖台上
首先中世纪欧洲的质感做的很棒，战场杀戮显得血腥野蛮而真实
影片表现出了当时欧洲小贵族的生活状态以及哪怕是贵族女性也不受尊重的事实
是女性都会懂的。
中世纪ME TOO故事，竟然还是真的，这三段罗生门结构是真的精彩，细节里层层推进，把这几个男人的嘴脸扒拉得干干净净，应该是这几年看过最好的“女性”电影，感谢几位为此“牺牲”的知名男性演员~~和全能雷爷。
无与伦比的杰作，三幕细节的对比增添都非常绝妙，可惜放到现在的电影市场确实很难赚钱就是了。
时长与信息量之间不成比例，剧本属于无佳章无佳句，片子没有毛病，但也不太精彩。P.S. Gone Girl男真的好擅长讨人厌啊。
一场决斗的取胜，书写了英雄的荣誉史话，巩固了男权的文明堡垒，同时泥埋了女性的真实呼喊。
然而这片明明是大本演法国国王查尔斯六世，马达演倒霉骑士，老司机演强奸犯，“爱在别人眼中找你”啥的。
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