Mario's Favorite Movies
The Godfather
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Watching the film for the 8th time, I realize that this movie is the closest approximation of Kurosawa's lessons as a master filmmaker. Coppola mimics Kurosawa's brilliant composition, framing, story arcs, penchant for telephoto... I could go on. Starting with the lines "I believe in America"! this movie totally deserves being voted the 2nd greatest American movie of all time.

