In six essays written especially for this volume, The Godfather trilogy is reexamined from a variety of perspectives. Providing original analyses on the form and significance of Coppola's achievement, they demonstrate how the filmmaker revised the conventions of the American crime film in the Vietnam era, his treatment of the capitalism of the criminal underworld and its inherent violence, the power struggles within Hollywood over the film, and the contribution of opera to the epic force and cinematic style of Coppola's vision of an American criminal dynasty.
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In six essays, written especially for this volume, The Godfather trilogy is reexamined from a variety of perspectives. Providing original analyses on the form and significance of Coppola's achievement, they demonstrate how the filmmaker revised the conventions of the American crime film in the Viet Nam era, his treatment of the capitalism of the criminal underworld and its inherent violence, the power struggles within Hollywood over the film, and the contribution of opera to the epic force and cinematic style of Coppola's vision of an American criminal dynasty.
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I find it striking that there are so many dumb people in the world. Like the person who wrote the review of this book and said "it's better than The Godfather...Mario Puzzo does an excellent job"! First, Editors Nick Browne & Horton Andrew wrote this book -- NOT MARIO PUZZO! Secondly, it analyzes the trilogy -- it's not an addition to the trilogy -- and thirdly, quit writing reviews about stuff you don't know. That's something I cannot understand, you write about something you know nothing about!
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In March 1970, Hollywood unemployment reached 42.8 percent, an all-time high. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
wedding sequence, gangster genre, cavalleria rusticana, crime genre, gangster film, production designer Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Michael Corleone, Italian Americans, Vito Corleone, Director's Company, Richard Gold, The Kid Stays, Love Story, Oxford University Press, The Bells, United States, Arthur Penn, Copyright Paramount Pictures, Francis Coppola, Peter Bart, Best Picture, Francis Ford Coppola, Fredric Jameson, Little Italy, Mario Puzo, Robert Evans, The Conversation, Tony Camonte, Gerald Mast, Hays Code New!
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In March 1970, Hollywood unemployment reached 42.8 percent, an all-time high. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
wedding sequence, gangster genre, cavalleria rusticana, crime genre, gangster film, production designer Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Michael Corleone, Italian Americans, Vito Corleone, Director's Company, Richard Gold, The Kid Stays, Love Story, Oxford University Press, The Bells, United States, Arthur Penn, Copyright Paramount Pictures, Francis Coppola, Peter Bart, Best Picture, Francis Ford Coppola, Fredric Jameson, Little Italy, Mario Puzo, Robert Evans, The Conversation, Tony Camonte, Gerald Mast, Hays Code New!
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- Cavalleria Rusticana: Libretto by P Mascagni on 8 pages
- Cavalleria Rusticana (Opera Journeys Libretto Series) by Burton D. Fisher on 8 pages
- Apocalypse Now by Francis Ford Coppola on 6 pages
- The Kid Stays in the Picture by Robert Evans on 4 pages
- The Cotton Club (St Martin's Original Screenplay Series) by Francis Ford Coppola on 4 pages
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