When Italian designer Federico Mancosu circled some Django Unchained fan art on the internet earlier this year, little did he know whose eyes were positively peeled looking at them. Long story short, the poster artwork for Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino‘s latest epic masterpiece (hitting theaters in the U.S. this December the 25th, in a widescreen Santa bag), is based on Federico’s work, making thim famous all over italy. But Federico, cinema-savvy as he is, had something else up his sleeve.

In the 60s, the high time for the spaghetti western, an over-used movie poster format, 13×28 inches, know as the ‘locandina‘ was prevalent. So Federico made a funny Django Unchained poster, in the Italian “Locandina” 60s style. It bears the signature characteristics of spaghetti western locandinas of that time (click here to compare it to a locandina for Corbucci’s 1966 Django), and bears the title “Django Scatenato” as the movie would have been called had it been of Italian making in the 60s, one of many Django movies.

Thanks to Federico for sending me an actual print of this, which now graces my living room wall, and I know he also sent one to somebody else :)

DJANGO UNCHAINED – ITALIAN “LOCANDINA” 60′s STYLE

by Federico Mancosu

Visit: http://www.federicomancosu.com/portfolio/django-unchained-italian-locandina-sixties-style/