FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA'S THE GODFATHER TRILOGY by Nick Browne (Editor) ( 9781139172912 )

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FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA'S THE GODFATHER TRILOGY

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1139172913

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9781139172912

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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

5 June, 2012

Series:

Cambridge Film Handbooks

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The essays in this volume reexamine Coppola's The Godfather trilogy from a variety of perspectives.

Synopsis:

The Godfather trilogy is among the most significant works of Hollywood cinema of the last quarter century. They provide a richly complex look at a whole segment of American life and culture spanning almost the whole century. In six essays, written especially for this volume, The Godfather trilogy is re-examined from a variety of perspectives. Providing 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. The Godfather articulates the themes, styles, mythologies, performances, and underlying cultural values that have made the film a modern classic.

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9 b/w illus.

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Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

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