With its snowed-in setting, homicidal bounty hunters and original Ennio Morricone score, Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight bears a striking resemblance to Italian director Sergio Corbucci’s blood-soaked Spaghetti western from 1968, The Great Silence.
In a brand new series of video essays, Adam Cook looks at the similarities between these two politically-charged epics, starting with its cynical, gritty subject matter.
Watch the first episode of Under the Influence below and if you like what you see be sure to subscribe for more.
Published 26 Jan 2016
By David Hayles
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The director’s own professed black sheep is his most beautiful work.
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