John Cazale

The Godfather : Part II

Credits

Country :
USA
Year :
1974
Director :
Francis Ford Coppola 
Version :
vostFR
Duration :
200 minutes
Format :
digital
Actors :
Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, John Cazale
Awards :
6 awards including Best Picture, Oscars 1975
📚 Based on the novel by Mario Puzo

synopsis

The rise of a Sicilian immigrant in America’s criminal underworld and the consolidation of his illegal empire by his son…

Si "Le Parrain" est une œuvre de facture assez traditionnelle, qui, centrée sur la famille, semble exalter la vertu, sa suite entretient avec lui un rapport dialectique. Plus complexe, d’une composition hardie (voyage dans le temps et l’espace), il s’ouvre sur le monde extérieur et la politique et montre comment le pouvoir conduit à la solitude tout en dévoilant les structures ethniques et économiques d’un milieu regardé sans complaisance.

Dictionnaire du cinéma, Éd. Larousse

The Godfather : Part II

The performances, the gloomy camerawork, the stately pace and the sheer scale of the story’s sweep render everything engrossing and so, well, plausible that our ideas of organized crime in America will forever be marked by this movie.

Time Out

Three hours and 20 minutes of Al Pacino suffering openly, Robert Duvall suffering silently, Diane Keaton suffering noisily, and (every so often) Robert De Niro suffering good-naturedly is almost too much, but Francis Ford Coppola pulls it off in grand style.

Chicago Reader

The Godfather : Part II

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