Maestro Wall
By
Renato Santoro
2019
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[In almost all the films, as well as the sets, he also took
care of the costumes, such as the epic poncho worn by Eastwood in A
Fistful of Dollars . Also by his hand
the sketches for The Good, the Ugly, the
Bad.]
[The costume created by Simi for
Claudia Cardinale in Once upon a time in the West, one of the few female
characters in Leone's films, exhibited at the Cinémathéque Française in Paris.]
[Carlo Simi, drawings for the
buildings of El Paso in “For a Few Dollars More.]
[Simi's drawing of the western
village constructions in Eli Wallach's hanging scene in The
Good, the Bad and the Ugly.]
[Above: Carlo Simi on the set under construction (Almeria
1965). A relationship of fraternal friendship was established between the
architect and Leone and Simi will also design the villa in via Birmania at EUR
for the director.]
[Simi's sketch for the Langstone Bridge attack scene in “The
Good, the Bad and the Ugly”. Eastwood
during filming.]
[Simi's assistant set designer in this film was the
Piedmontese Carlo Leva , also a great friend of
Leone. It was Leva who prepared the sketches for the Sad Hill Cemetery
following the director's instructions; and it was he who identified the
valley in which to reconstruct and set the scene of the final duel, which
is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful in western cinema of all
time. Below: the first version dated 1966 and signed Carlo Leva on the lower
right.]
[Simi's sketch for the Sweetwater
train station in "Once Upon a Time in the West..]
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