A film from this country opens with what appears to be an extreme long shot of a desert landscape before a man's face abruptly enters the frame from the left, turning it into an extreme close up. That film from this country repeatedly cuts between close-ups of a character's face, to shots of him running against a blurry background, to dizzying images of the background as seen from his point of view, and progresses while "The (*) Ecstasy of Gold" plays in the background. That film from this country ends in a two-and-a-half minute standoff at the center of a circular cem
A film from this country opens with what appears to be an extreme long shot of a desert landscape before a man's face abruptly enters the frame from the left, turning it into an extreme close up. That film from this country repeatedly cuts between close-ups of a character's face, to shots of him running against a blurry background, to dizzying images of the background as seen from his point of view, and progresses while "The (*) Ecstasy of Gold" plays in the background. That film from this country ends in a two-and-a-half minute standoff at the center of a circular cemetery as Tuco, Angel Eyes, and Blondie slowly reach for their guns. For 10 points, name this country whose giallo directors include Dario Argento and whose "spaghetti western" films include The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly by Sergio Leone.
A film from this country opens with what appears to be an extreme long shot of a desert landscape before a man's face abruptly enters the frame from the left, turning it into an extreme close up.
Italy [or Italian Republic; or Repubblica Italiana]