13 Suggestions for What to Call a French “Spaghetti Western”

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The Sisters Brothers (2018), source: imdb

Now that acclaimed French director Jacques Audilard has tried his hand at the quintessential American film genre by making The Sisters Brothers (2018) — a movie that has failed spectacularly at the box office — we must tackle the inevitable question: what to call the French version of a “Spaghetti Western”?

Some suggestions:

1. Croissant Caper
2. Ratatouille Round-’Em-Up
3. Chateaubriand Shoot-’Em-Up
4. Crème Brûlée Cowboy Picture
5. Roquefort Rough Riders
6. Grenoble Giddy-Up
7. Orleans Oater
8. Hors d’Oeuvres Horse Opera
9. Fontainebleau Frontier Flick
10. Le Petit Prairie Pic
11. Haute Noon
12. ¡Trois Amigos!
13. Blasé Saddles

Terence Hill and Bud Spencer in a real Spaghetti Western, “My Name is Still Trinity” (1971)