Rudy Bond Ottilio Cuneo. Al Martino Johnny Fontane. Morgana King Mama Corleone. Lenny Montana Luca Brasi. John Martino Paulie Gatto. Richard Bright Al Neri.
Francis Ford Coppola Director. Francis Ford Coppola Writer. Mario Puzo Writer. Gray Frederickson Associate Producer.
Ruddy Producer. Nino Rota Original Music. Gordon Willis Cinematographer. Marc Laub Film Editor. Barbara Marks Film Editor. William Reynolds Film Editor. Murray Solomon Film Editor. Peter Zinner Film Editor. Dean Tavoularis Production Designer. Warren Clymer Art Direction. Philip Smith Set Decoration. Anna Hill Johnstone Costume Designer. Philip Leto Hair Stylist. Phil Rhodes Makeup Artist. Dick Smith Makeup Artist. View All Critic Reviews Apr 01, I was roughly twenty years away from even being conceived when The Godfather came out.
Growing up as a film nut, I often heard of The Godfather as possessing a sort of mythic status which few films made after possess. I first watched it back close to ten years ago as a 12 year old, never fully getting the story with the film falling into the "great film that I didn't appreciate" category until a month or so back when I got the Coppola restoration Blu-Ray and realized as an adult how fantastic of a film it truly was.
The Godfather works so well because it isn't a film that kisses it's own ass on a variety of sub-levels. Francis Ford Coppola went out of his way not to make the film one that glorifies the Mafia in anyway, but still realized what a magnificent project it was.
It begins in celebration and ends as the first part of the trilogy in bitter-sweet victory and tragedy for the Corleones with Michael having slowly morphed into a totally different character by the end and the Corleone family itself having endured tragedy after tragedy. Depending on if you're selective to certain genres of movies -- particularly crime and heist thrillers -- the s were either a fantastic time with the New Hollywood group of directors, or a pitiful time where the Anti-Hero was all the rage.
I've always tried to keep a foot in both camps for the most part, but if a film like this doesn't make you at least sit there as the credits role, musing in thought like Indiana Jones after being given a clue by a recently-killed shaman or anti-Nazi spy the first time you watch it, then I'm not sure you really know how to appreciate films and movies as art and not just entertainment.
There's so many ways this film just works so well; the first is that Coppola always had a way of making the cinematography and direction style look both extravagant, but also bleak at the same time, partially through sun-faded cinematography I'm just guessing and also partially through the way the film itself was shot. These cast members in particular stand out in their performances and convey a sort of detached emotion which makes the film so great if you need clarification on this, the scene where Vito overlooks his own son's body in the morgue is a prime example.
Although it is by far the best instalment in the Godfather trilogy, the film itself does suffer from a few key points which I've never been able to reason out why they were included. Specifically the whole sequence involving Johnny Fontaine and the Woltz horse fiasco which has no real involvement in the over-arcing storyline. However with how spectacular of a film it is overall, I'm not going to sit here and bitch about it any further.
Kal X. A Super Reviewer. Mar 27, From it's stellar opening wedding scene to it's bittersweet conclusion, The Godfather is a groundbreaking and brilliantly made film that deals with themes of power, corruption and family with subtly and finesse.
Easily one of the greatest movies ever made. Matthew M Super Reviewer. Feb 08, One of the best films of all time, an absolute masterpiece. The Godfather is arguably the best gangster drama as well as setting the standard for cinema. Mr N Super Reviewer. Dec 23, Every time I see it, it gets better. From its flawless direction, to its exceptional score, to its near- flawless script, I have no doubt "The Godfather" is one of the best movies ever made. The Godfather establishes these criteria as well as anything before it or after it.
He embodies, yes a ruthless mafia boss, but he also has the qualities of a loving father who is compassionate and sensitive. These traits are singularly given to his three sons. The oldest son is Sonny Corleone played by James Caan. Sonny displays the ruthlessness and the bull-headedness aspect of his father.
The middle child is Fredo Corleone who is by far the most sensitive of the Corleone sons, and quite frankly it has more weakness than anybody in the family. Lastly is the youngest son Michael Corleone he played by Al Pacino. Michael is compassionate and has great pragmatic skills and has a real world vision based on his experiences in the war.
All three of the sons put together equal Don Vito. The story evolves into each side of his personality through his sons and how successful and destructive they can be.
Now I have some experience with this, not on the mafia level, but I come from a predominate Italian family and I understand the role of the oldest son and expectations being put on him. I am the oldest on both sides of the family so naturally I am looked at as a leader and a voice. Sonny is the oldest in the story and as you get into it, it is easy to tell that he is viewed as the next in line when Don Vito steps away.
Sonny has a ruthless aggression temper and bad judgment. He overreacts and thinks in terms of power and power alone which ultimately is his demise with his death. Fredo does not play as big of a role in the first movie as he does in the second movie but he is looked at as the goof and the weakest brother who is given no real responsibility and is put in a position where one can become jealous and bitter, which we later find out is exactly what happens.
But the story centrally revolves around Michael. Michael is the compassionate one but where the other ones are predominantly one phase Michael also has a deep dark hidden thirst for revenge and aggression that you never see coming. Michael just returned from the war and has gone the other way from his family and his family's lifestyle.
Especially Don Vito, never wanted the life for Michael. He wants Michael to be a senator or something along the lines of legitimate power. He knows he is the smartest and if he had to pick one son to name just as he is, it would be Michael. Find out what's screening where and when. Ten of the best: celebrating a decade of the Antenna Documentary Film Festival Festival director David Rokach shares some of his festival favourites from across the years.
Sign out. Movies home Videos What's on. Previous Next Show Grid. Previous Next Hide Grid. By John Burfitt. Family comes first. Ageing Michael Al Pacino , and the search for redemption. It was a Corleone family reunion as Francis Ford Coppola and his stars reflected on the making of the classic crime family saga.
From Oscar-winning dramas to Nazi zombies in Norway. Festival director David Rokach shares some of his festival favourites from across the years. It's movie night every night this September at SBS On Demand, with some of the best cinema from around the world streaming free.
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