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California

1977 · 98 min

A somber, deliberate western that lingers on loss and the pull of a violent past, with a quiet romantic thread.

Directed by
Michele Lupo
Genres
Western
Overview
At the end of the Civil War, a Union soldier is released from prison and travels with a fellow prisoner to Missouri where his travelling companion is shot and hung for horse stealing. California decides to take the dead companion's belongings to his family's ranch, where he falls in love with his friend's sister. But then the "ghosts" of the war return in an unexpected way haunting him again.

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Directed by
Michele Lupo
Genres
Western
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • violence
  • love
  • redemption
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
western
Directed by
Michele Lupo
Written by
Franco Bucceri, Mino Roli, Nico Ducci, Roberto Leoni
Starring
Giuliano Gemma, William Berger, Miguel Bosé, Raimund Harmstorf, Chris Avram, Paola Dominguín, Claudio Undari, Malisa Longo
Music
Gianni Ferrio
Cinematography
Alejandro Ulloa
Runtime
98 min
Country
Italy, Spain
Languages
Italian

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