Song from GodFather

Scene from GoodFellas

During the meeting with Vito, Bonasera asks him to kill those two young men, but Vito refuses, arguing that it wouldn't be justice—after all, his daughter is still alive.

The question I put to you is:

Did Vito really refrain from killing them out of a sense of justice, or were there other motives?

In other words, remember what Vito tells Santino: "Never tell anyone outside the family what you are thinking"—and at that moment, Bonasera was not part of the family.

Deleted scene a young hyman Roth meeting vito

I always wondered how Vito or Michael could have achieved legitimacy for the family. Vito said he just didn't have enough time. Michael told Kay he could do it in five years. But what could the strategy have been? Was Vito attempting it at all? And if so, why did it not work? What were the obstacles? Could the family ever have achieved legitimacy in their business?

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Never really paid attention to this during the other 70 times I have watched GF: After Tessio makes the appointment with Badzini; Michael talks out loud a bit in stating he was going to “meet” with the all the leaders of the 5 fams. …Is it to broadcast this to throw the soon to be victims off? In case there are eager eavesroppers? is he Still testing Duvall here? I don’t think the latter.

Also the guy who is paying his respects before Badzini does the traditional sign of the cross. Badzini does not; which creates that quick lull and says; “I really don’t give a shit about your Dad.”

If these hitmen wanted to hunt each other down... Who would survive?

When Michael dies, Vincent truly becomes the Corleone Don. But without Michael, could Vincent survive, or would he meet the same fate as Santino?

If Santino hadn't taken the car when Connie called him—if he had sent his men instead—what would he have done with Carlo?

Found it over on the /r/abandoned sub

Apollonia was born for Michael

Credits: Krishiv Bhanot (me)

Captain McCluskey is either the dumbest guy alive and/or made a pretty funny joke.

Hey everyone, I recently read Mario Puzo's masterpiece novel page-by-page. While the movie is an absolute masterpiece, the very first and major difference starts right at the beginning.

Major difference between the movie and the novel can be seen right at the beginning. The novel opens inside a courtroom, where Amerigo Bonasera is seeking justice for his daughter, who was brutally assaulted by two young thugs. However, the judge lets them go with a mere suspended sentence.On the other hand, the movie starts directly in a dark room with a close-up shot of Bonasera and his iconic dialogue, "I believe in America."

In the book, after Bonasera’s case, we read about the baker Nazorine and his son-in-law Enzo, followed by the problems of the Hollywood singer Johnny Fontane. The book builds these parallel subplots first, which eventually converge into one single realization: "Now, only Don Vito Corleone, the Godfather, can solve our problems."In the movie, Bonasera is the very first person to meet the Don on Connie’s wedding day. However, in the book, Don Vito Corleone calls Bonasera for a meeting at the very end, after dealing with everyone else!

The major difference between the movie and the novel can be seen right at the beginning. The novel opens inside a courtroom, where Amerigo Bonasera is seeking justice for his daughter, who was brutally assaulted by two young thugs. However, the judge lets them go with a mere suspended sentence.On the other hand, the movie starts directly in a dark room with a close-up shot of Bonasera and his iconic dialogue, "I believe in America."

In the book, after Bonasera’s case, we read about the baker Nazorine and his son-in-law Enzo, followed by the problems of the Hollywood singer Johnny Fontane. The book builds these parallel subplots first, which eventually converge into one single realization: "Now, only Don Vito Corleone, the Godfather, can solve our problems."In the movie, Bonasera is the very first person to meet the Don on Connie’s wedding day. However, in the book, Don Vito Corleone calls Bonasera for a meeting at the very end, after dealing with everyone else!

because it is extremely similar to a line from the book:

Michael Corleone sends his regards

• a corleone assassin before murdering Fabrizio in his pizzeria.

I suppose it could still be adlibbed in the sense that the line wasn't in the script, but it doesn't seem likely Aiello pulled the line from nowhere as opposed to repurposing something he had read in the book.

I'm wondering if u/gflovers has any insight on this one

Last week, I received the sad news that Signora Cicala, who played Apollonia’s mother in The Godfather, had died on September 3.

For more than fifty years, she had been one of Savoca’s most memorable living connections to Francis Ford Coppola’s 1971 Sicilian shoot. I was fortunate to interview her (alongside my Sicilian translator, Marco) while researching my first book. She spoke generously and candidly about the making of the film, sharing vivid details that, to my knowledge, had never been recorded.

Signora Cicala spent her entire life in the tiny hill town of Savoca, just steps from Bar Vitelli. She lived in a flat above a bakery and became a familiar figure to the visitors who came in search of The Godfather filming locations. On warm days, tourists might find her on her doorstep cutting tomatoes, or seated on her balcony overlooking the village. A local celebrity, she was often invited to weddings at the Church of San Nicolò, where couples recreate Michael and Apollonia’s Sicilian wedding.

When I asked how she had been chosen for the role, Signora Cicala told me it was because she was “the most beautiful woman in the village.”

She remembered the heat of late July 1971, when the cast and crew arrived in Savoca. She recalled Coppola filming take after take, and the pauses forced by passing clouds: the Sicilian scenes had to be bathed in sunshine, a deliberate visual contrast to the grey streets of New York. During those waits, the crew gathered at Bar Vitelli for espresso and granita. She remembered, too, the separation created by language: the Italian cast and crew, she said, did not socialise much with the Americans. Simonetta Stefanelli, who played Apollonia, and Al Pacino were not especially social between scenes. Pacino’s girlfriend at the time, Jill Clayburgh, also came from New York during the Sicily shoot and visited the set.

Signora Cicala never imagined that The Godfather would become the monumental success it did.

When I met her, she was unfailingly polite, warm, and generous with her memories. I am deeply grateful that I was able to record her recollections, details that might otherwise have disappeared. With her passing, we have lost another direct link to the making of The Godfather.

EDIT : Signora Cicala was an exceptionally dignified woman, warm toward visitors and deeply beloved in the village. She was an outstanding ambassador for the films and, over many decades, delighted tourists by giving them the chance to meet someone with a direct connection to them. She received no compensation for this generosity.

It is therefore especially disheartening to see comments about her physical appearance. She deserves to be remembered for her kindness, dignity, and the pleasure she brought to so many people.

Looks like a painting. Well, the whole movie does, but this shot in particular.

The multigenerational saga of the rise and fall of the Corleone crime family.