Le Parrain

Le classique qui, au-delà d'un simple point de vue émotionnel, captive par la découverte du monde fascinant d'une famille mafieuse new-yorkaise et l'étude de ses personnages. Le tout au travers d'une réalisation élégante, qui ne se précipite à aucun moment, car elle veut savourer chaque morceau de l'histoire avec dévotion. Les performances d'acteurs sont dominées par l'incroyable Marlon Brando avec des détails créatifs dans sa narration, qui rendent son personnage magnétiquement fascinant. Un portrait noble et intérieurement triste de personnes aux idéaux faussés, dont la seule valeur authentique est la famille. Et de sa décomposition, car la règle « tel père, tel fils » ne s'applique pas toujours. Mon passage préféré (à côté de toutes les scènes avec Brando) est étonnamment romantique et le seul qui soit réellement agréable dans tout le long film - la séduction de la femme de la campagne italienne par Al Pacino et l'hommage à son père. (05/06/2022)

In terms of filmmaking, it’s flawless and brilliant, but the story didn’t captivate me that much and I didn’t care how it would all end. The best thing in the film is Marlon Brando’s performance, even when he’s laying down silent, he’s the most charismatic character on screen. Even though this film didn’t thrill me as much as I expected, I’m still quite curious about the second part. (11/08/2008)

The Godfather is the ultimate gangster movie; there’s hardly anything more to add. Marlon Brando is spectacular and not even Al Pacino can surpass him. This is mainly because Marlon Brando’s performance is perhaps one of the greatest acting performances I have ever experienced in a film. Excellent from start to finish. Although the film has 175 minutes, what is it compared to one decade of in the lives of a mobster family, which is everything but boring. (03/12/2012)

It was only the silver screen that finally allowed me to feel the greatness of this gem, which, in the limited and shallow surface of the TV screen, always felt kind of convoluted and without the depth of some of Coppola's other works. It was, of course, a mistake. The Godfather is an extraordinarily robust epic, a purely narrative film whose monumentality is full of fine details and scenes constructed with architectural precision (the way the director masterfully combines different elements of storytelling to amplify intense tension is unique). It cannot be consumed in parts, it cannot be turned off. Coppola is intense, the scenes logically blend into each other (the interlining edit is not self-serving), and it is fascinating to watch the transformations of characters who seem to have aged with the film and radically reshaped themselves internally. The Godfather is "film-life," a radical manifesto of a fictional time that, with its grip and power, can completely control the current time. A captivating, contemplative experience that really needs this great canvas. (12/01/2011)

The Godfather is not only the best gangster saga, but also the best film about the games of men and the fate of women, and Al Pacino is the best actor I know. He can act with his eyes without even moving an eyebrow. I will never forget the look he gave Appolonia when he gave her the necklace during the courtship, or when he observed his adversaries at Don Corleone's funeral. Fantastico! Fenomenale! (19/10/2003)