Once Upon A Time

[Thanh Dang Nguyen <nguyet1@Eng.Auburn.EDU>]

Hi ba'c Frank,

> muo^'n gio+'i thie^.u dde^'n ca'c ba'c na`o thi'ch phim ga(ng to+ co' ti'
> ti`nh ca?m thi` ne^n coi phim <Once upon the time in America> co' ta`i tu+?
> Robert de Niro ddo'ng.

I also highly recommend this movie from Sergio Leone, a legendary director
of many famous Westerns in 60's such as "Once Upon A Time in The West", 
"The Good, The Bad and The Ugly", "For A Few Dollars More", etc. Most people
know these movies through their catching soundtrack, composed exclusively
by the Italian composer Ennio Morricone.

"Once Upon A Time In America" is the final great work from Sergio Leone in '83,
who died a few years later. He said he was working on this project for many years,
and the final product was indeed fascinating. It's completely different
in style when compared with his earlier works with Western movies. The movie
is highly complex in time structure, the playing is magnificent with uncountable
memorable scenes, and last but not least, the music is wonderful from
(who else can be?) Ennio Morricone. In fact, the movie is so complex
and "messy" that when I lent my tapes to a friend, he watched the second
tape (of the two tapes) first, yet didn't know that he had watched the movie
in the wrong order. The movie in fact spanned 30-40 years in time, following
the characters from their childhood until when they died.

BTW, I have the soundtrack of this movie on CD. If anyone of you loves
this movie and could not find the beloved music, please send me a blank
tape and I will be happy to make a copy for you.

Also try "Once Upon A Time in The West", featuring young Charles Bronson,
Claudia Cardinale (who was also famous beside B.B. and G.G.), and Henry
Fonda. The film and the music, again, is unforgettable. The other
Westerns from him fall well below this standard.

Bye for now,

-Thanh