1976 · western · spaghetti
Keoma
Directed by Enzo G. Castellari1h 40m1976
Half-breed Keoma returns to his border hometown after service in the Civil War and finds it under the control of Caldwell, an ex-Confederate raider, and his vicious gang of thugs. To make matters worse, Keoma's three half-brothers have joined forces with Caldwell, and make it painfully clear that his return is an unwelcome one. Determined to break Caldwell and his brothers' grip on the town, Keoma partners with his father's former ranch hand to exact violent revenge.
Our read: Keoma (1976) reads as a sombre, steady, inventive western · spaghetti entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured western / spaghetti, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, cold.
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