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Title: Once upon a time in America...Beautiful!
Review: Two years ago a friend lent me a copy of this movie to watch. Being a Jewish immigrant himself around the same time the movie's earlier setting, he felt that he could relate to it. It took me a long time to finally getting around to watching the movie (being as long as it is) and was MESMERIZED by the different settings, the music (Ahhh...the music!) the story itself and of course, Robert DeNiro! After viewing the film, my friend had a difficult time trying to get it back from me! Sergio Leone has the art of focusing on such important and unimportant details of the settings. I particularly loved the scenes of Deborah dancing among the vegatables in the dusty room. I also thought the first scene of the Chinese theatre was beautiful with the elderly woman's face keeping an eye out for Noodle's safety. And the music fit every scene perfectly. All in all, I have to to say that this is one of my all time favorite films. A true work of Art! Enjoy it when you can.
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