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USA, 1972 Actors: Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Marlon Brando, James Caan, Diane Keaton, Sterling Hayden, Richard S. Castellano, Richard Conte, Al Lettieri, Abe Vigoda, Talia Shire, Gianni Russo, John Marley, Rudy Bond Director: Coppola, Francis Ford Genres: Crime, Drama “The Godfather†is the most famous 1972 American crime drama movie of all the times. This movie has grown up many generations, it has become an occult story, a well-know film ranking all the ratings of the world. The story tells about the New-York Mafia family Corleone. It takes place from 1945 till 1955. At the first sight the plot of the movie is very simple. Maybe it is but behind the general story there is the deep analysis of the relationships within one family having its own problems, happy moments, and quarrels. The director shows us every character so brightly that we can even feel his emotions and live his life while watching the movie. Marlon Brando and Al Pacino stars as Vito Corleone and his youngest son. In 40th Corleone is known as a "godfather" or "don". The story begins in 1945 at Don Corleone’s daughter marriage. Connie’s bridegroom Kay only starts to study family “businessâ€. Vito Corleone’s son Michael has just come back home after the war and he is not eager to become Mafioso. Through Michael’s life we can see the nature the essence of the whole business. It’s built by principles of Vito Corleone, its founder. He is kind and indulgent with good people but merciless with bad ones. Vito lives in his own world, he prefers old style of life but the thing is many modern people don’t want to follow his outdated principles. One of the most influential matches of the Corleone’s family tries to sell a big batch of drugs. Here the fight between fading values new ones begins. And all this war will demand a terrible price to save the family and stay together. "A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man", - he says. The actors’ acting was evaluated not only by views and movie fans but by many awards. The main award for “The Godfather†became the Oskar for Marlon Brando. I can hardly describe how he plays: arrogant appearance, husky voice, intonation…All these became the symbol of 20th century movie industry. The film lasts for 3 hours, but everybody watch it in a burst of inspiration. Music that sounds in the movie reflects general feeling of events. This is the melody to remember forever. This American drama  based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Mario Puzo and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. To watch the film, download “The Godfather†movie. |