WVIFF
is proud to present “Beyond the Back Row,” a new film series showcasing
weird, offbeat, and obscure films that would feel right at home in a
grindhouse theater on 42nd Street during the 1970’s. Join us as we
explore daring, no holds barred films that aren’t afraid to shock,
titillate, and provoke… beyond the back row. Next up we have DJANGO (1966)!
In this definitive spaghetti western, Franco Nero (Keoma, The Fifth
Cord) gives a career-defining performance as Django, a mysterious loner
who arrives at a mud-drenched ghost town on the Mexico-US border,
ominously dragging a coffin behind him. After saving imperilled
Maria (Loredana Nusciak), Django becomes embroiled in a
brutal feud between a gang and a band of Mexican revolutionaries…