Screen LibraryThe Godfather effect : changing Hollywood, America, and me /
"Celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of The Godfather-and America's obsession with the classic film trilogy"--
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Applause Theatre & Cinema Books,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham : |
| Publication Dates: | [2022] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of The Godfather-and America's obsession with the classic film trilogy"-- Forty years after the initial release of The Godfather, Francis Ford Coppola's trilogy continues to fascinate viewers old and new. The Godfather Effect analyzes the reasons behind this ongoing global phenomenon. With behind-the-scenes anecdotes from all three Godfather films, Tom Santopietro explores the historical origins of the Mob and why they thrived in America, how Italian-Americans are portrayed in the media, and how a saga of murderous gangsters captivated audiences around the globe. Laced with stories about Brando, Pacino, and Sinatra, and interwoven with a memoir about the author's own experiences growing up with an Italian name in an Anglo world of private schools and country clubs. |
| Carrier Form: | 326 pages : illustrations; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [307]-310) and index. |
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9781493057160 1493057162 9781493068098 1493068091 |
| Index Number: | PN1995 |
| CLC: | J905.712-05 |
| Call Number: | J905.712-05/S237 |
| Contents: | Don Vito in Hollywood -- Spring 1992 -- Ancestral voices -- From La Via Vecchia to L'America -- The lure of the Corleones -- Forefathers on film -- Godfather cinema -- Frank Sinatra -- La Famiglia (di Santopietro, Corleone, e Coppola) -- The Godfather: part II -- Patriarchy -- Religion, death, and grief -- The Godfather: part III -- The shadow of The Godfather -- Godfather: part IV? -- March 3, 1902. |