{"product_id":"the-godfather-paperback","title":"The Godfather - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJon Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancis Ford Coppola's \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather \u003c\/i\u003e(1972) marked a transition in American film-making, and its success - as a work of art, as a creative 'property' exploited by its studio, Paramount Pictures; and as a model for aspiring auteurist film-makers - changed Hollywood forever. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJon Lewis's study of \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e begins with a close look at the film's audacious visual style (the long, theatrical set pieces; the chiaroscuro lighting, the climactic montage paralleling a family baptism with a series of brutal murders). The analysis of visual style is paired with a discussion of the movie's principal themes: Vito and Michael's attempt to balance the obligations of business and family, their struggle with assimilation, the temptations and pitfalls of capitalist accumulation, and the larger drama of succession from father to son, from one generation to the next. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe textual analysis precedes a production history that views \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e as a singularly important film in Hollywood's dramatic box-office turnaround in the early 1970s. And then, finally, the book takes a long hard look at the gangster himself both on screen and off. Hollywood publicity attending the gangster film from its inception in the silent era to the present has endeavoured to dull the distinction between the real and movie gangster, insisting that each film has been culled from the day's sordid headlines. Looking at the drama on screen and the production history behind the scenes, Lewis uncovers a series of real gangster backstories, revealing, finally, how millions of dollars of mob money may well have funded the film in the first place, and how, as things played out, \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e saved Paramount Studios and the rest of Hollywood as well.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJon Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the Department of English at Oregon State University, USA. He is the author of a number of books, including \u003ci\u003eAmerican Film: A History \u003c\/i\u003e(2008), \u003ci\u003eHollywood v. Hard-Core: How the Struggle Over Censorship Created the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eModern Film Industry\u003c\/i\u003e (2000) and \u003ci\u003eWhom God Wishes to Destroy ... Francis Coppola and the New Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e (1995) and a study of \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather Part II \u003c\/i\u003ein the BFI Film Classics series (forthcoming, BFI, 2022).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 7.58 x 5.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698653368383,"sku":"9781839024580","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d7e0f099e15bf48ec9c73e340defdf8a.webp?v=1765010902","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-godfather-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}