On The Godfather

Italian-American director Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather(1972),The godfather Ⅱ(1974) are classical in the film history by reproach. They can be regarded as the modern version about the history of prosperity and fables about common order and rules in human society, the contents of which involve power, benefits, family, loyalty, friendship and etc. For film itself, the part of this film which can be written into the textbook includes almost all kinds of the film-making, such as director, photograph-taking, design, performance, editing as well as music. it can be rated as the essence of classics. There are different understandings and explanations on the contents of film......

(1)The brief comment of The Godfather part Ⅰand Ⅱ.
(2)The analysis an the conflict between classicism and modern society.
(3)The analysis of part 1 from its narration, events, the handling of scene and parallel montage.
(4)The analysis of the construction design, shooting skill, scene atmosphere, etc. in part 1 and 2
(5)The brief comment on the characters of leading roles
(6)The music glamour in this film.

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北京：中国电影出版社。1992，5 （ISBN：7-106-00563-0）
2，《Film art》Bordwell david &Thompson Kristin
NewYork. McGraw-Hill,c1990.(ISBN:0070064393)
3,Film Study, Manchel Frank, London:Fairleigh Dickinson University Press,c1990 (
ISBN:0-8386-3413-3)