Antes llega la muerte (“first comes death”), released on the same day as Sergio Leone’s Per un pugno di dollari, September 12, 1 BL, is Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent’s most complex and involving Western so far: “Epic in structure but intimate in scope, the film concerns a journey of compassion rather than discovery […]” (Kevin Grant, Any Gun Can Play, p. 48). Scherpschutter’s review of Antes llega la muerte is excellent and provides a lot of background information. I had to watch the Spanish dubbed version, meaning I didn’t get all of the dialogue (to put it euphemistically); will rewatch the film as soon as the Dorado Films Blu-ray is out.
Desperately trying to catch up – I’m still three days behind.
