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    The Godfather was not expected to be successful when it began filming in 1971, but it went on to become a landmark film, changing Hollywood and cinema forever. It portrayed the decline of the American Dream through the story of the Corleone family. The film was praised for its realistic and impactful portrayal of violence. It also revolutionized cinematography through innovative camera techniques. Marlon Brando's iconic performance as Don Vito Corleone helped revive his career, which was in trouble prior to the role. The Godfather had a huge influence on films and popular culture.

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    The Godfather

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    The Godfather was not expected to be successful when it began filming in 1971, but it went on to become a landmark film, changing Hollywood and cinema forever. It portrayed the decline of the American Dream through the story of the Corleone family. The film was praised for its realistic and impactful portrayal of violence. It also revolutionized cinematography through innovative camera techniques. Marlon Brando's iconic performance as Don Vito Corleone helped revive his career, which was in trouble prior to the role. The Godfather had a huge influence on films and popular culture.

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    The Godfather was not expected to be successful when it began filming in 1971, but it went on to become a landmark film, changing Hollywood and cinema forever. It portrayed the decline of the American Dream through the story of the Corleone family. The film was praised for its realistic and impactful portrayal of violence. It also revolutionized cinematography through innovative camera techniques. Marlon Brando's iconic performance as Don Vito Corleone helped revive his career, which was in trouble prior to the role. The Godfather had a huge influence on films and popular culture.

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    The Godfather

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    The Godfather was not expected to be successful when it began filming in 1971, but it went on to become a landmark film, changing Hollywood and cinema forever. It portrayed the decline of the American Dream through the story of the Corleone family. The film was praised for its realistic and impactful portrayal of violence. It also revolutionized cinematography through innovative camera techniques. Marlon Brando's iconic performance as Don Vito Corleone helped revive his career, which was in trouble prior to the role. The Godfather had a huge influence on films and popular culture.

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    THE FILM THAT

    THE CHANGED THE WORLD CINEMA


    FOREVER

    GODFATHER
    -Rufus

    “I believe in America. America has made my fortune.” ~ Amerigo


    Bonasera, The Godfather

    - Chapter five
    For all its Oscars, acclaim and legacy, the The Godfather created display
    truth is The Godfather simply must were magic and became hailed as an
    a bomb.Lauded nowadays as one in all immediate traditional from the
    cinema`s masterpieces, and launching a instant it premiered on 24 March
    trilogy that earned 9 Oscars, no person 1972, triumphing 3 Oscars consisting
    knew pretty what to anticipate whilst of Best Picture.
    the cameras commenced rolling at the
    film in 1971. But developing an epic
    became now no longer anticipated.

    THE COLLAPSE OF THE AMERICAN


    DREAM
    .The first phrases uttered withinside the Severed horse heads in beds, pregnant
    film, “I trust in America” installation the newlywed better halves blown up in cars,
    story that pondered the madness, glory backseat strangulation and an countless
    and failure of the American dream, spray of bullets, brutal violence became
    together with the ethical decay of tthroughout. However, it proved a
    constructive youth. The Godfather took a important and legitimate a part of the
    cynical examine that dream, at a time storytelling.
    whilst america became embroiled in
    each Vietnam and Watergate. It helped
    open the door for tougher, extra crucial
    memories in what have become called
    the `New Hollywood of the `70s`.The
    Godfather`s portrayal of violence
    became additionally groundbreaking
    THE GODFATHER
    CHANGED
    CINEMATOGRAPHY
    FOREVER
    One of the most notable
    differences that sets The
    Godfather apart from other films
    is the camera techniques. Many
    of them were created specifically
    for scenes from Francis Ford's
    Coppola films.

    The main behind-the-scenes characters who made The Godfather


    what it is today include Coppola as director, cinematographer
    Michael Chapman and legendary cinematographer Gordon Willis.
    Willis is nicknamed the "prince of darkness" for his ability to find the
    perfect light in the darkest of scenes.
    MARLON BRANDO AS
    DON VITO CORLEONE

    Marlon Brando's role as Don


    Vito Corleone brought the
    actor out of a troubled period
    of his career he was going
    through. Prior to his role,
    Brando struggled with Valium
    poisoning and was essentially
    blacklisted from Hollywood.

    Paramount Pictures went to


    great lengths to prevent the
    brand from appearing in the
    film. Because they thought of
    him as "box office poison" and
    "as dead as possible".
    However, Mario Puzo, author
    of the novel The Godfather,
    personally wrote to Brando
    asking him to play the role of To match the physical
    CorleoneTo help Brando get features of the bulldog-like
    out of a hopeless situation, his character, Marlon Brando
    assistant Alice Marchak began wore a series of teeth that
    leaving him constant notes wrapped around the lower
    about the role, making her teeth and had pouches on
    "believe" that she was right for the sides to fill the cheeks. I
    the role. was 'began hid my blond hair with black
    nominating competing shoe polish.
    actors.

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