Budapest Classic Film Marathon: The Godfather

Director: Francis Ford Coppola

Screenplay by Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola
Director of photography: Gordon Willis
Music by Nino Rota
Cast: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan

Hollywood legends: Adolph Zukor and Paramount

Introduction: Gergő Gazdag, film handling, digitization associate, National Film Institute - Film Archive

Citizen Kane excepted, the movie that has featured more times on the list of best films of all time. And it would be hard to disagree with those who believe that this film is not only the most important work out of the New Hollywood school, the launch of a new era in film history, but also that it is one of the most complex films, a movie in which every single figure is an extraordinary character. Even the supporting actors are memorable. Not to speak of the image compositions. As a toy car drives away from the house, followed by a similar, real car, it is as though it is more than just a brilliant take. It is a visual metaphor. About lost youth, about fate. Destiny. The entire film resides in particular frames by Coppola.

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