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.
这并不是双雄决斗，甚至算不上罗生门，每个人都并无撒谎地诉说着属于自己的真相，正是那彼此补充而又些微偏差的真相令电影有着别样的魅力。
三重视角拼出了“强奸”这个结构里各方的“共谋”关系。施害者、闺蜜、丈夫、婆婆（放弃发声的受害者）、明知真相却“闭嘴看好戏”的随从小厮，包庇施害者的权势阶层、偏袒施害者的法律法庭、宗教系统…各色人等，都在其中对受害者施加着“二次强奸”。最后一章的女主视角，补完了千百年来历史缺失的女性叙事，也打破和颠覆了男性一统的叙事格局。但是不不不，没有什么“最后”的决斗，哪怕在700年后的今日，性侵受害的女性，依然要被“扒光衣服，脖子套上铁圈，绑在木桩上，接受舆论的炙烤，被活活烧死”，这个结构对女性的压迫远未终止。片子美术、历史还原做得太棒，从服化道到建筑景观，中世纪风貌展露无遗。
三重视角拼出了“强奸”这个结构里各方的“共谋”关系。施害者、闺蜜、丈夫、婆婆（放弃发声的受害者）、明知真相却“闭嘴看好戏”的随从小厮，包庇施害者的权势阶层、偏袒施害者的法律法庭、宗教系统…各色人等，都在其中对受害者施加着“二次强奸”。最后一章的女主视角，补完了千百年来历史缺失的女性叙事，也打破和颠覆了男性一统的叙事格局。但是不不不，没有什么“最后”的决斗，哪怕在700年后的今日，性侵受害的女性，依然要被“扒光衣服，脖子套上铁圈，绑在木桩上，接受舆论的炙烤，被活活烧死”，这个结构对女性的压迫远未终止。片子美术、历史还原做得太棒，从服化道到建筑景观，中世纪风貌展露无遗。
太多细节和线索值得品，每个人物都被多角度立体透视，试问自己你的关注点是落在真相上？还是决斗输赢上？
多声部复调叙述，大家第一反应就对标《罗生门》，其实二者之间，有个不明显、但很关键的差异：
从第一章就能看出来这个故事有多难讲了
电影主题与叙事方式有种神奇的讽刺，故事是“男人强奸女人但与女人无关”，观感是“两个男人决斗但与男人无关”。斯科特驾驭中世纪题材轻而易举，但这次的三个视角至少有两个平庸了，严格的说那是三份分镜头脚本吧。一块儿脏兮兮的遮羞布，也确实剪不出非物质文化遗产来。
演查理六世的年轻演员浑身都是戏，过目不忘。看好他。
即使在司机的版本里，故事也很恶臭，这点着实加分
看似是个男人决斗的故事，实际上却是女性的挣扎，演员在线，不得不吹爆雷老。
ps.如果感兴趣可以扩展阅读《不轨之举》
十余年后，雷德利•斯科特再度拍摄了一部中世纪题材的电影，是对自己史诗电影生涯的一次再度回归，也是历史题材电影衰落的时代少数的高光，完全不同于《天国王朝》中浪漫的耶路撒冷和富有骑士精神的战争，电影前两部分两个男主的视角与最终女主的视角对比尽显一个男权主义者和一个自恋狂的丑恶，谎言之间“骑士”的荣耀是建立在压迫和黑暗社会的麻木之上的，最后的决斗可以说是血脉喷张，在民众们看来，是秉承正义的骑士维护了妻子的尊严，可实际却是毫不在意真相的男人赢得了所谓的“荣誉”，女人在幸运中逃过了死亡和羞辱。
电影精彩、动人，而且深刻。它从正面、反面以及女性三个视角对同一个故事进行了不同的揭示。是的，那场法国历史上著名的最后的决斗，远非表面看上去那么简单。它不但涉及到家、国、社会的方方面面，还勾连着人性深处的晦暗和幽微。
不负片名，决斗戏确实拍得好，“罗生门”叙事的变体，不同视角依次讲述没有形成谎言漩涡，反而在逐渐填补逼近真相，暧昧性只存在于各自回避掉的情节和极其微小的细节。到第三幕揭露性的女性羞辱连珠炮一样甩出来，语气急转为正确且坚定的性别表达，精心构建的戏剧力场瞬间崩塌，猝不及防啊。
阿里辞退周某那天看的，也就更有现实意义了，虽然眼下的”过气热点“，不可能被老雷以字幕圈出重点”The Truth“，甚至有可能依然不是真相，但古往今来的性别战争都在盔甲长枪的决斗场外，继续进行着。三个视角，除了至死是情圣的司机视角稍平之外，其他都很立体，人物丰富而饱满。只不过什么年代了，能不能不要再用英语讲非英语故事了呢？
虽然和《英雄》一模一样的三段结构（更早是《罗生门》）但细节填充得很漂亮，果然问题不在于重复，而在于怎样完善细节。
4.0。1.《角斗士》+《末路狂花》，无论是哪一种视角讲述还原故事，在罗生门的叙事陷阱里，女性自始至终都是受害者，为女性决斗不是为还以清白，而是维护男性尊严。2.马特达蒙+大本+司机，真出戏。
最后一幕是真讽刺哟，大家以为受害者讨回了公道，但她不过是要继续充当人渣丈夫的财产罢了。噢，不对，愚民们压根没有在关注受害者，只记得决斗者胜利的那位“骑士”和他的荣耀，让男性夺走了所有的果实。略显不足的地方在于视听上还可以更细致些，考虑到前两个视角其实融合了两名男子相当程度的美化成分，这两个部分若是能拥有更加主观的描绘，第三个视角则会显得更有力一些。但或许也有可能，主创担心这种做法会激起大面积争议，而不能让观众一边倒地同情玛格丽特，毕竟我们当今仍然生活在一个不断为强奸犯共情的世界。
胜者王侯败者寇 | 罗生门式的三方叙述，每个人都觉得自己是好的没错的一方。不论是否强行改写记忆。而吃瓜皇帝和群众们乐得看一场决斗好戏。老实说，按照这样三方一人一个说法的话，又是信奉上帝裁决的中世纪，我是皇帝我也得判决斗。 | 从现代角度来说的确是妥妥的强奸了，只要违背女性意愿发生就是了。
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