4. The Godfather
from The Snowden Watch List Hosted by Ethan Snowden
We're about to make you an offer you can't refuse...you could gain some cultural education by listening to this week's episode or you could sleep with the fishes! If you haven't guessed already, this week Margaret and Ethan dive into a landmark movie in American culture, Francis Ford Coppola's classic The Godfather (1972). Starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, and Robert Duvall, this staple of 70's film is the inspiration for a number of mafia movies that followed. The film won Best Picture, Actor (Brando), and screenplay (which was adapted from novelist and co-screenwriter Mario Puzo's novel by the same title), and both Caan and Duval also received nominations for Best Supporting Actor at the 1973 Academy Awards. American film making and culture has been heavily influenced by this film since its release in 1972, and many major publications and film critics consider it to be one of the best films ever made. Pour a glass of wine (or grape juice if you're underaged), make some of Clemenza's famous pasta, and settle in as we discuss this fixed point in cultural history. Content warning: crime, violence, adult themes. If you would like to keep up with SWL and our other podcasts, please follow @PodcastsSnowden on Twitter, or follow us directly: @madamsnowcave & @WolfiesBoi
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