In the same year when the Russians make an unforgettable trace into Czechoslovak memory, Italian director Sergio Leone gave Americans a symbol which changed their perception of their own history. Each nation has its own mythology and for Americans it is Western which is a replacement of non-existing oldest history. Lonely man on the horse, armed with steel gaze, Colt revolver and Winchester rifle, has become a symbol of conquering the West. Sergio Leone has demythologised everybody and everything and has made a symbol of man who put the progress backwards.

Once Up on a Time in the West – Sergio Leone / IT, USA / 1968 / 166 min / Czech subtitles

script: Sergio Leone, Sergio Donati based on Dario Argenta, Bernard Bertolucci and Sergio Leone
director of photography: Tonino Delli Colli
edit: Nino Baragli
art direction: Carlo Simi
music: Ennio Morricone
starring: Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards,Frank Wolff, Gabriele Ferzetti, Keenan Wynn, Paolo Stoppa

The film is screened within travelling film show Projekt 100.

Entry: 3.00 / 2.00 € (adults / students)