The legendary American director, screenwriter and producer Francis Ford Coppola will open the Taormina Film Fest 2022 with The Godfather (The Godfather) on Sunday 26 June in the atmospheric setting of the Ancient Theater. The great director presents the restored version of his film, which was released worldwide this year by Paramount Pictures to mark its 50th anniversary.
An unparalleled cinema icon, Coppola has created unforgettable milestones in cinema history such as The Conversation, Apocalypse Now and the Godfather trilogy itself, and has won six Academy Awards, two Palms d’ Gold over a 70-year career. received at the Cannes Film Festival and the Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice International Film Festival. His latest epic Megalopolis starring Adam Driver, Forest Whitaker, Nathalie Emmanuel, John Voight and Lawrence Fishburne is currently in preparation.
The directors of the Taormina Film Fest Francesco Alò, Alessandra De Luca and Federico Pontiggia declare:
The fact that the teacher Francis Ford Coppola christens the 68th edition fills us with joy and pride. Attending the screening of Il Padrino at the Ancient Theater in the presence of one of the greatest filmmakers of all time is now a candidate as an unmissable event of the Italian and International Film and Cultural Summer.
Based on Mario Puzo’s novel of the same name, starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, James Caan, Robert Duval, the critically acclaimed film broke numerous box office records and became the top grossing in 1972. The Godfather won three Oscars: Best Picture , Best Non-Original Screenplay for Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo, Best Actor for Marlon Brando.
Fifty years later, the film continues to populate our collective imagination, with an indelible cultural legacy and a lasting impression on mass society. Set in post-war New York, The Godfather tells the story of the Corleone family led by Don Vito Corleone (Brando), the most powerful mafia leader in the Big Apple. Victim of an attack orchestrated by a rival boss, will be son Michael Corleone (Pacino) to climb the family realm and become its new godfather. The film was shot in the United States and Sicily.
Source: Lega Nerd
