Django i Django

An infectiously enthusiastic fan documentary about "the other Sergio" who poured ketchup all over his western spaghetti. I was surprised and pleased that Quentin Tarantino has a starring role, because it wouldn't be nearly the same without him. In the opening credits, Tarantino retells a cut scene from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in which Corbucci recruits Rick Dalton, and in the closing credits he retells his own version of Django's story, both with an amazing twist. But these stories are no exhibition by Tarantino, he’s not promoting himself or his films, but paying homage to Corbucci. Franco Nero and Ruggero Deodato do the same thing, but with flashbacks. Directorially, the documentary is very brisk, varied (divided into Tarantino-esque chapters, of course) and entertaining. The fact that it focuses almost exclusively on Corbucci's westerns doesn't matter at all, of course. (01.02.2022)