How 'The Godfather' used Italian culture to reinvent the mafia story
I didn't know it when I watched it the first time, but The Godfather set a template for authenticity in filmmaking.

I didn't know it when I watched it the first time, but The Godfather set a template for authenticity in filmmaking.
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Source: How 'The Godfather' used Italian culture to reinvent the mafia story (https://www.npr.org/2022/03/17/1086992875/godfather-50-years-later-casting-authenticity)