THE GODFATHER

Blair Kitrick

November 20, 2013

Hollywood Renascence Final Presentation

THE GODFATHER “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t

refuse.”

HOLLYWOOD RENAISSANCE Rejecting Establishment Value/Moral

Ambiguity Elliptical Nature Not Morally Satisfying Self-Consious Muse of Cinematic Effects Rejects the Production Code Social Values Presented in a New Way

FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA Director/Screenplay “Film Brat” 31 Years Old Going against Studios Wishes Followed 3 other films Wrote half of the script while Puzo wrote

the other

REJECTING ESTABLISHMENT VALUE http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=i96VS_z8y7g

MORAL AMBIGUITY Created from Rejection of Establishment

Values. Who is good? Who is bad?

ELLIPTICAL NATURE Elliptical Nature in Hollywood

Renascence

MORALLY SATISFIED At the end of The Godfather the

audience is NOT morally satisfied. Although the central question is

answered.

SELF- CONSCIOUS USE OF CINEMATIC EFFECTS

SOCIAL VALUES PRESENTED IN A NEW WAY Like Bonnie and Clyde

REJECTS THE PRODUCTION CODE

INTERTEXTUAL RUPTURES Simple intertextual ruptures such as

“Don sits” when he is really standing in the film.

Three main, important, BIG intertextual ruptures.

Oranges Enzo’s reaction to the possible shooting. Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes.

ORANGES Through out the script there are scenes

were oranges are around but the script does not say anything about oranges.

“Int. Woltz dining room-Night. Hagen and Woltz are seated at the table being served.” (Page 20)

No mention of oranges Importance of oranges Why were oranges not mentioned?

ORANGES

ENZO’S REACTION TO THE POSSIBLE SHOOTING “A long black car drives up and stops.

Michael and Enzo pretend they are armed. The car drives of.”

LUCA BRASI SLEEPS WITH THE FISHES “Int. Lobby of Building- Night Luca goes into the bar, to Bruno Tattaglia,

who stands behind it.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=V7RMKq8RQj4