Recent Films


I haven't seen anything of Franco's beyond his westerns, and was curious if anyone has any recommendations for his current movies (say anything made in the 90s on). Thanks.

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Jonathan of The Bears from 1993 is good, kind of the same feel as Keoma. Castellari directing. Apart from that I haven't seen anything either, would love some recommendations as well!

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"Hitch Hike" for a NON western movie.
Anything post 80's should be kept away from.
"J of the Bears" is okay I guess.
Kinda of a poor man's KEOMA.

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Check him out Fabio Bonzi's period drama ZOLOTO aka GOLD(1992) where he plays a renaissance painter who gets caught up in a brutal civil war,seems to be quite a rare film but one of his best roles IMO.

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J of the Bears plays a lot better with an audience. When I saw it at the Chinese theater with Nero, Saxon, and Castellari all in audience people were literally cheering throughout the film. A once in a lifetime experience, actually.

It might not have Nero's best acting but it has uncontestably the best cinematography of any of Castellari's films - maybe because he had the top Russian crew to be had at the time.

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