Brigand or Emigrant, but Ultimately Film Protagonist
Representations of brigands have shaped and continue to reshape perceptions of Italy and its people throughout the world.
Not too long ago, my Dutch paesan Francesco Pepe told me about the film Li chiamarono. . . Briganti (1999) by Neapolitan Pasquale Squitieri, known for his spaghetti westerns and crime films, and starring Enrico Lo Verso, Squitieri’s long term companion Claudia Carnidale, and Franco Nero. I haven’t seen Squitieri’s film about southern Italian brigands because, as far as I know, it hasn't screened in the States (clips can be seen on youtube.com). 
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