Spaghetti Westerns

Plot Patterns, Conventions,

Iconography, Themes

Stylistically distinct because of use of widescreen

Deep sense of cynicism

Tend to be bloody and feature duels

Same themes, plot patterns, conventions as normal westerns simply a different name because they were originally thought of as inferior to American Westerns

Differ in that Spaghetti Westerns tend to be more action oriented with less focus on dialogue

Most commonly use music to denote importance and convey plot as opposed to dialogue

Clint Eastwood and Sergio Leone were icons of the genre

Often on US-Mexican border and feature Mexican bandits

Spaghetti western is undoubtedly noticeable and characterized by the score

Now, Quentin Tarantino is a symbol of continuing the genre of Spaghetti westerns

Most famously scored by Ennio Morricone