The Godfather (1972)
9.2/10 on IMDbReleased 14 Mar 1972

A family celebration and a system of coercion occupy the same rooms. Coppola's control of light, ceremony and withheld reaction lets affection and power become difficult to separate. The performances reward attention to who listens and who speaks, giving the crime story the scale and emotional cost…

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