“It's a doomed, extreme, and disturbing film. Withdrawn (in every sense) upon its release, it quickly became a classic that works on the saturation of genre codes, like a highly intellectualized horror”. (Gianni Volpi)
“It's a doomed, extreme, and disturbing film. Withdrawn (in every sense) upon its release, it quickly became a classic that works on the saturation of genre codes, like a highly intellectualized horror”. (Gianni Volpi)
“One of Gaál’s most stylistically rigorous and compact films, a bitter parable about power in a world where men and animals exchange roles”. (Morando Morandini)
“Rio Bravo is a western of Mozartian lightness and depth: not an unfocused character, not an action without precise tactical reasons”. (Morando Morandini)
“De Seta’s sense of rhythm, his use of the camera, his extraordinary ability to blend characters with the location, were a complete revelation to me. He was an anthropologist who expressed himself with the voice of a poet”. (Martin Scorsese)
“Here lie the true origins of the modern European detective story. The faces of Lino Ventura and Jean-Paul Belmondo light up the screen and remind us what a fabulous director of actors Sautet was”. (Peter Von Bagh)