#criminal but actually Sicillian; his nemesis is a Frenchman who's really a Corsican‚ a womaniser whose gf is actually a crossdressing man)
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Milano rovente (Gang War in Milan, 1973)
"We lost a ton of money."
"You didn't lose a goddamn cent! If anyone lost money, it's me! But those bastards are going to pay. Word of Cangemi!"
#milano rovente#gang war in milan#umberto lenzi#italian cinema#ombretta lanza#franco enna#antonio sabato#philippe leroy#antonio casagrande#carla romanelli#alessandro sperli#franco fantasia#marisa mell#tano cimarosa#marta fabiani#elena pantano#vittorio pinelli#tony raccosta#carlo rustichelli#claudio sforzini#poliziotteschi#Lenzi's first poliziottesco and he lays out the formula he'd follow for the next few years: tough‚ brutal‚ nihilistic studies of crime and#society with complex antihero leads. Sabàto's protagonist might be a charming rogue with a sentimental devotion to his ailing mother but#he's also very much a brutal pimp whose coercion of vulnerable women is detailed in an early scene in which he berates and manhandles a new#recruit exactly like the merchandise he views her as. whilst misogyny is a pervading theme here‚ it isn't one that Lenzi interrogates to#any real depth; his interest seems to be more in dual identities (Sabàto is both pimp and legitimate businessman; high ranking Italian#criminal but actually Sicillian; his nemesis is a Frenchman who's really a Corsican‚ a womaniser whose gf is actually a crossdressing man)#the theme is very much nervous outsiders trying desperately (and violently) to maintain their position in an uncertain and dangerous culture#if the film doesn't quite explore that with the depth or subtlety a modern viewer might want then that's hardly a surprise considering the#genre and the era and the creatives here. still this is a solid little flick with some decent setpiece showdowns
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