Howdy.
Julius Evola was the Sergio Leone of 20th century thought.
Like his compatriot in the film industry Evola brought gravitas, dignitas, and contemptus to a public who knew very little about this.
I'd say: in the post-1945 order of things you were regaled with chattering heroes, babbling clowns, incessant music and laughter in all genres of art and thought.
But the Italians in question, Evola and Leone, by their very nature, by their very presence, brought a different mood to bear. The mood of empty plazas, funeral music, “long-lasting gazes, and long-lasting silence”.
The quote is from Evola’s Pagan Imperialism. And it is the perfect band between him and Leone.
Evola wanted an alternative to the modern world of chaotic cacophony and flickering impressions. And Leone lets the silence speak in many of his scenes. His films have a special focus on silent faces, on long-lasting gazes.
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Maddening twirl
Go south and preach
Evola: Pagan Imperialism (1928)
Lee van Cleef in Leone's For a Few Dollars More (1965)
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