Although the Western is one of his favorite genres, Quentin Tarantino only shot his first western in 2012. In the films before, he liked to be inspired by the genre, but never went to full. With Django Unchained, he then has one for that Homage to one of his favorite directors Presented: Sergio Corbucci.
Tarantino’s first western was a tribute to Sergio Corbucci’s most famous film heroes
Even if Sergio Leone clearly remains the undisputed number 1 for Tarantino according to the Far Out Magazine, the films by Sergio Corbucci also did it to him. One of the reasons is The violence in Corbuccis filmswhich also became Tarantinos characteristic. (via Far Out Magazine)
I think that from all the westerns showed in the cinema were consistently the most brutal, his films were the hardest, his bad guys were the most spoiled and his heroes in some ways.
But the violence was not the only special thing about Corbuccis. In contrast to many American westerns they were also political.
Almost all of them dealt with the abbreviations of fascism from the Second World War – which in his view, since he lived under Mussolini, is definitely honest.
One of Corbuccis’s most iconic film hero was Django. The success of the film meant that in many translations the name was included in the title, even if it was actually there was no Django in the film at all.
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The popularity of the figure led Tarantino Django Unchained as His first western turned and Corbucci put a memorial. In this even Franco Nero, the original Django actor, has an appearance. He speaks to Django (Jamie Foxx) at the bar and lets himself spell the name.