Fernando Di Leo's "Milano Calibro 9" is an out-and-out masterpiece of Italian Crime cinema and, in my opinion, one of the most astonishing crime stories ever told. The first film in Di Leo's excellent 'Milieu' trilogy, "Milano Calibro 9" was followed by "La Mala Ordina" (aka. "Manhunt", also 1972) and the brilliant "Il Boss" (1973). The three films are not connected story-wise, but all three are excellent, and highly realistic portrayals of organized crime. As far as I am concerned "Manhunt" is (allthough excellent) slightly inferior to this one and "Il Boss" which both stand out as absolute all-time highlights of crime cinema. "Milano Calibro 9" is the best of them all, a film that is astonishing in all aspects, be it the ingenious plot that, apart from a compelling story and clever twists, includes social criticism, the performances, the gritty atmosphere and suspense or the brilliant score. I can hardly find the right words to express my admiration for this masterpiece which easily ranks among the greatest Gangster flicks ever brought to screen.
Gastone Moschin stars as Ugo Piazza, a tough and elliptical ex-convict who has just been released from prison. Immediately after his release, Ugo is approached by members of the Milan mob lead by the irascible gangster Rocco (Mario Adorf), as they suspect him to be responsible for the disappearance of a large sum of money belonging to their boss, an American (Lionel Stander) who controls the organized crime in Milan...
"Milano Calibro 9" is a film that delivers an astonishingly realistic mood of the underworld like hardly another. The intriguing storyline goes in hand with interesting characters, raw atmosphere, suspense and breathtaking action, social criticism and brutal violence. The film is simply stunning from the beginning to the end, which is even intensified by the brilliant score, a collaboration of the famous composer Luis Enríquez Bacalov and the Italian Progressive Rock band Osanna. Ugo Piazza must be one of the most charismatic gangster characters ever in cinema, and Gastone Moschin was the prefect choice for the role. Moschin delivers a brilliant performance, and the rest of the cast is also great. Mario Adorf is irascible like a rabid dog as the ferocious gangster Rocco, a role that fits him like a glove. The great Lionel Stander fits perfectly in his role of the American Mafia Don.
The two cop characters in the film are played by two of the greatest regulars of Italian genre-cinema, Luigi Pistilli and Frank Wolff (who committed suicide before the film was released). The ravishing Barbara Bouchet is astonishing and incredibly sexy in the role of Ugo Piazza's stripper girlfriend. Bouchet is both a stunning beauty and an excellent actress and this is doubtlessly one of her most memorable roles. This is also a political film and director Di Leo embedded a lot of social criticism about topics like corruption. This film simply has everything one can possibly desire in cinema. Films like "Milano Calibro 9" are the reason why I love cinema. This is an absolute masterpiece in all regards and, without exaggeration, one of the greatest Crime flicks ever made! The ingenious opening scene alone is more memorable than most films get in two hours.
只会努力的人第二个放弃
原来数学也可以这么有趣！前半段我真是太喜欢了！
是以前不曾想象过的世界，人性竟展露得淋漓尽致
电影里出现他儿子的时候，那些对话真让人窒息，永不停止的“歌颂”真是奇怪的国家
Not a very compelling story.很真实但实在太老套了…放在二十年前都不新鲜。Santoro居然老成这样，真是岁月不饶人啊………………
#78th Venice# 纪实风格 从反抗到妥协再到共犯
且不论民族自尊心和各种尴尬牵强的设计，最后落脚的主题不错，但铺垫不够吸睛和优秀，总体来是处在不自然中的普通展现。
人性就是这么残酷。6个身体1个灵魂永远被囚禁。
三星半，女生那条线不太懂
完成度很高 崔大爷单挑的好戏 数学题材竟然也能拍的这么舒适自然 数学公式的演绎如此美丽 再加上南北关系背景 应该算是冷门佳片了
若《浮俘》的渔民苦力尚是被遮掩的奴役，尚有对错之分、渔民的反戈一击存在“正当防卫”的合理性，《七囚徒》则是光明正大地拐卖人口，是《用后即弃的人》的所言及的“新奴隶制”，以致于男主角最终决定投诚，我们会认为是一个正确的决定，我们很快被这种经济、权力地位的提升所鼓舞，庆幸可以从第一视角感知人生的阶层跨越、焕然一新，所以我们会快乐，替男主松口气，却忘记铁门后眼巴巴被囚禁的其他人。这也是金钱至上的价值观反复驯化的结果，导演让观众变成小丑，一步一步成为恶的帮凶，放弃正义、善，并声称“不得已”。糟糕的人情社会中，连恶势力都会成为参政议员高升的靠山，而恶势力掌握的则是底层没有机会出人投地的劳动力，因为他们拥有合法的枪支。底层从黑社会体系中以暴力、以服膺获取升迁进而洗白，竟成了唯一出路，令人倍感惊悚。
对电影的阈值不同，意外的得到了一个很棒的完整故事。
就是个农民工被拐骗到黑工厂打工，反抗无能，最后同流合污的故事，对于人性多角度内心选择刻画的还是不错的，论扫黑除恶的重要性！
工头养成记，其实大多数各级管理者也都是这样“成长”出来的，呵呵
原来哪里都有这种“顺势而为”的人呐 比拿着枪指着你脑袋，还是洗脑忠诚度更高啊
贫穷才是罪恶的根源。本片可以分作两个部分来看，前半是主人公少年的正气，为了大家安全得救而努力；后半则是他的转变，他从受奴役的一边过渡到奴役人的一边，身份的转变，除了因为 Boss的离间，还因为“无奈”。是要“自由”而贫穷地活下去，还是要靠着“剥削”别人而富有地活下去？人都是自私的，有自己在乎的人，凭什么要每个人都大公无私。环境对于个人的影响巨大，推动“大山”不能寄望于少数人，只有大家一起动手才有可能
小成本，电影小品化，这都是在夹缝中挣扎的“创作环境”。所以应该放下“挣快钱”的心态好好打磨剧本，片子里反映快递，服务员，保安，出租司机等服务群体的情节是比较接地气的～问题还是太碎片了，怎么看都是几个小品捏成的一个故事～还好，小品不太闷～
且不论民族自尊心和各种尴尬牵强的设计，最后落脚的主题不错，但铺垫不够吸睛和优秀，总体来是处在不自然中的普通展现。
韩国电影还是一贯的够劲儿啊，危机铺的很大很够劲儿，导入也够劲儿，同理，黑的劲儿也真够大的，就是高潮太短了感觉很浪费。
6分，虽说整个脱北形象还是幻想居多，但已经不停留在苦大仇深的1.0时代了，开始融入类型片，哪怕套路。
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