In 1970, on the second channel, Mike Bongiorno hosted the Italian version of the American Jeopardy!, the Beatles launched their new single “Let it be”, destined to become a milestone in world music culture. In the same year, in Mexico City, Valcareggi’s Azzurri, in front of 102 thousand spectators, gave life to what will go down in history as “The game of the century”.
The Unpredictability of “Rischiatutto” and the Beginning of an Idea
Mike Bongiorno's program, re-proposed in Italy with the name "Rischiatutto", evoked the unpredictability and audacity of the time. The Beatles invited people to dare with their single, and the courage of the Azzurri was reflected in every aspect of cultural life. EB Clucher, born Enzo Barboni, decided to synthesize these ideas in a western comedy, a parody of the most serious and bloody Spaghetti Westerns.
The Birth of Trinity and Child
The exteriors of the film were shot on the Camposecco plateau, while the protagonists were chosen from a couple that had formed a few years earlier on the set of “Dio perdona… io no!”. Barboni had found his Trinità e Bambino. As assistant director, EB Clucher called his son, Marco Tullio, who followed both as assistant director and as author of the story and scenography many other works born from the artistic partnership of his father with Bud Spencer and Terence Hill.
A Tribute to Genius
On Saturday, September 7, as part of the third edition of “Spaghetti Western Pietrastornina,” the genius of EB Clucher will be remembered through the stories of his son. Marco Tullio Barboni will deliver the public and private image, as a director and father, of one of the greatest innovators of the western genre, contributing his personal contribution to the reality of the so-called “western beans.”
The Innovation of “They Call Me Trinity”
“They Call Me Trinity” represents a unique innovation in the panorama of spaghetti westerns. This parodic subgenre has entered the collective imagination as a cinematic reality of equal value to the more serious spaghetti westerns, bringing a family-friendly irony.
The Legacy of Westerns by Enzo Barboni
Enzo Barboni's films represent a bridge but also a terminus of the western genre. Deprived of blood and enriched with irony, they were films suitable for everyone, marking a middle ground between the lightness of comedy and the tension of traditional westerns. Without this semi-serious baptism, many spectators would perhaps never have sought something more decisive and bloody throughout their cinematic life. Bambino and Trinità, after all, are nothing more than ferrymen towards the hottest fiery middays of western cinema.
An appointment not to be missed
The event, which will be held on September 6, 7 and 8 in Pietrastornina (AV), will see the group “Camposecco Far West” involved in the front line, which has a visceral connection with the myth of “They Call Me Trinity”. An unmissable opportunity to relive the magic and innovation of EB Clucher's cinema, recalling a golden era of Italian cinema.
