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.
UGC Rotonde 家族史视角是动人的，逝去的先辈和新生的血液，女主对于传承的执着呈现出一种女性行使生育权的主动性。两位各自承载过往故事的单身母亲之间的关系也十分迷人，如果情欲的部分不那么轻率直接，我会更喜欢。
确实不是阿莫多瓦最好的表现，故事本身的设计已然有些老套，镜头调度上也没有增添太多惊喜，大量的背景音乐推动情绪，全靠潘潘努力挺着
小女孩被救不是结局，那么多人知道了假公济私，滥杀无辜的真相，万一有人反水呢。是要拍续集吗?
当狗血情节有了套路，当画面只剩审美意义，不再能传达情感的镜头语言让表层叙事显得如此肤浅做作。两条线间有严重的割裂感，以至于隐喻和聚合的结尾都显得那样突兀且强行。这次，不是我喜欢那个阿莫多瓦，我走不进他的世界。
除了熟悉喜爱的元素外 这次感觉用了一种难说明的全新摄影方式 在特写和近景上体现得很特异
两条线都特别好 但是相互之间实在太割裂了 很可惜
挑明真相后，仅存的一点戏剧张力即刻土崩瓦解……最后的摆拍大可不必
他们为什么做到把女性主义表现得如此自然不刻意的？
当他们凝视这片土地，他们凝视的是历史的深渊，“只要我们没完成这件事，战争就还没结束”。音乐和色彩一如既往的出彩，虽然故事没有很多惊喜，但是不妨碍我大呼阿莫多瓦nb！
真的是从头打到尾没停过，“美国队长”成功打了酱油，想看两个主演对手戏的怕是要失望了，俩人真正打照面一共不超过20分钟吧…这电影的故事也千万别较真，简直是诸多同类型电影的大拼接。能看高司令的颜和肉还有好身手，还要啥自行车。
阿莫多瓦这部电影拿来做开幕片真是再合适不过了，有亮点有结构，阿莫多瓦的风格也展现了出来，但是感觉比他之前别的电影略逊色，希望能摘下一个奖（佳能一定投了不少钱）！
不是阿莫多瓦最好的作品序列，但难得他现在这么温柔，另外这尺度也不大。
沉浸在阿莫多瓦电影里的时候，对世界就莫名一股拥抱和谅解的热情。
当Penelope穿着Everyone should be feminist的T恤拿着刀切菜的时候，我看见阿莫多瓦对女性的爱意，但片子里女性和人类历史的故事呼应稍显牵强，虽然我明白他想要讲的，I mean 我完全走偏掉进Penelope是直的还是弯的无法自拔。
第一部阿莫多瓦，但我可以肯定的是这部电影在他的作品序列中不算很好的。想塞的东西太多，却没有被充分稀释掉，残余的违和便留下来影响观影体验；关于女性意识和历史记忆的，反而都没怎么讲好，观影过程从眉头舒展到逐渐紧皱，看到lgbt情节时直呼不要，对人物形象没起到很大作用，像是强行的为了戏剧冲突而冲突，主线的狗血和副线的游离让人有点失望，但最后的镜头尤其赞。骚潘的表演相当好，在拿下威尼斯影后后，如若能一并封奥就很好，但是外语片加空降两大壁垒让封后实在有难度。
错换婴儿与发掘遗骸的两条线有些分裂，因此结尾上升到反思战争伤痛与人类历史的层面上，情感力度也不够。佩内洛普的表演为电影增光添彩。
分类到底要不要写“同性”呢？“同性”难道不就是“爱情”片吗？ 考古的部分虽然很有趣（甚至作为最后的升华） 但是实在不明白和全片有多少关系/ 说Anita died那里 我后面大姐大叫出声 全电影院为之一震/ 全场收获最多笑声的角色：Teresa（妈妈）：Oh where are the babies？； coffee？ Brandy. 真是没有maternal intuition第一人了....
犹豫三星，还是给四星吧。喜欢他回到单亲母亲的主题，但是家与国的串联实属有点勉强。从女二知道真相回家之后开始泄气，之前角色们的种种选择都行云流水，观众非常理解关系的形态为何会变成这样。阿莫多瓦还是好好讲故事讲关系吧呜呜
俩人睡过之后，关系突然变得无聊陈旧了。。。不过阿莫多瓦对女性真挚的爱还是没变。
你不能指望阿莫多瓦的灵光在他所有电影里闪烁，他也有平庸的作品，比如这部平行母亲，负罪感在历史与现实之间穿梭，这种连接太刻意，这样的故事太一厢情愿。
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