Heads or Tails?
History, Italian Style
June 4 - 25
This clever Belle Époque Italian western turns a tour of Italy undertaken by Buffalo Bill (John C. Reilly) and his gang of cowboys into a surprising and anti-conventional depiction of the clash of capitalism, spectacle, and political power in early-20th-century Italy.
A Belle Époque Italian western: Matteo Zoppis and Alessio Rigo de Righi’s clever transposition draws from a tour of Italy undertaken by Buffalo Bill (John C. Reilly) and his gang of cowboys, performing a Wild West-themed spectacle to amused audiences. A rodeo challenge between Bill’s gang and some local butteri (their Italian equivalents) leads to one of them running off with a wealthy landowner’s wife; soon there’s a bounty on the buttero’s head, with Bill and his cowboys eager to collect. A surprising and anti-conventional depiction of the clash of capitalism, spectacle, and political power in early 20th-century Italy, Heads or Tails? richly speculates and embellishes on this historical episode while also connecting the Italy of this era to the myth of the American West. A Samuel Goldwyn Films release.
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