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201-655: Vito Andolini Corleone is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather and in the first two of Francis Ford Coppola's film trilogy. He is portrayed by Marlon Brando in The Godfather and as a young man by Robert De Niro in The Godfather Part II . He is the leader of the Corleone crime family, as well as the patriarch of the Corleone family. Brando and De Niro both winning Oscars for their performances marked

402-501: A Cannes Film Festival Award , two Golden Globe Awards , and a Primetime Emmy Award . Brando is credited with being one of the first actors to bring the Stanislavski system of acting and method acting to mainstream audiences. Brando came under the influence of Stella Adler and Stanislavski's system in the 1940s. He began his career on stage, where he was lauded for adeptly interpreting his characters. He made his Broadway debut in

603-417: A Golden Globe Award , a Golden Lion , and a Cannes Film Festival Award . She was also nominated for three BAFTA Awards , as well as a Primetime Emmy Award . Her parents are filmmakers Eleanor and Francis Ford Coppola , and she made her acting debut as an infant in her father's acclaimed crime drama The Godfather (1972). Coppola later appeared in several music videos and had a supporting role in

804-731: A dockworker in the crime drama film On the Waterfront (1954) and Vito Corleone in the gangster epic The Godfather (1972). He was Oscar-nominated for playing Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), Emiliano Zapata in Viva Zapata! (1952), Mark Antony in Julius Caesar (1953), an air force pilot in Sayonara (1957), an American expatriate in Last Tango in Paris (1973), and

1005-540: A "cornpone melodrama". In 1961, Brando made his directorial debut in the western One-Eyed Jacks . The picture was originally directed by Stanley Kubrick , but he was fired early in the production. Paramount then made Brando the director. Brando portrays the lead character Rio, and Karl Malden plays his partner "Dad" Longworth. The supporting cast features Katy Jurado , Ben Johnson , and Slim Pickens . Brando's penchant for multiple retakes and character exploration as an actor carried over into his directing, however, and

1206-621: A French Huguenot , who arrived in New York around 1660. His maternal great-grandfather, Myles Joseph Gahan, was an Irish immigrant who served as a medic in the American Civil War. In 1995, he gave an interview in Ireland in which he said, "I have never been so happy in my life. When I got off the plane I had this rush of emotion. I have never felt at home in a place as I do here. I am seriously contemplating Irish citizenship." In 1930, when Brando

1407-420: A car in midtown Manhattan searching for a parking space." He received better reviews at subsequent tour stops, but what his colleagues recalled was only occasional indications of the talent he would later demonstrate. "There were a few times when he was really magnificent," Bankhead admitted to an interviewer in 1962. "He was a great young actor when he wanted to be, but most of the time I couldn't even hear him on

1608-414: A cast member recalled. "Everybody hugged him and kissed him. He came ambling offstage and said to me, 'They don't think you can act unless you can yell.'" Critics were not as kind, however. A review of Brando's performance in the opening assessed that Brando was "still building his character, but at present fails to impress." One Boston critic remarked of Brando's prolonged death scene, "Brando looked like

1809-446: A different era. The film faced a wave of controversy and division, including accusations of 'whitewashing' the original story after Coppola removed the supporting role of a black female slave from the film, as well as chose Kirsten Dunst to portray a character who was biracial in the original novel. Coppola also faced criticism for minimizing the story of the people experiencing actual hardship in favor of depicting, albeit authentically,

2010-457: A drinking problem. Wilson was largely tolerant of Brando's behavior, but he reached his limit when Brando mumbled through a dress rehearsal shortly before the November 28, 1946, opening. "I don't care what your grandmother did," Wilson exclaimed, "and that Method stuff, I want to know what you're going to do!" Brando in turn raised his voice, and acted with great power and passion. "It was marvelous,"

2211-464: A feminist work, Coppola explained that she is not in favor of that labeling. Though she has said she is happy if others see the film in this way, she sees it as a film, rather, that possesses a female perspective—an important distinction. The Beguiled was also made as a contrast to The Bling Ring , and Coppola has explained that she needed to correct that film's harsh Los Angeles aesthetic with something more beautiful and poetic. Coppola's film, On

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2412-561: A film with friend and rival Montgomery Clift (although they shared no scenes together). Brando closed out the decade by appearing in The Fugitive Kind (1960) opposite Anna Magnani . The film was based on another play by Tennessee Williams but was hardly the success A Streetcar Named Desire had been, with the Los Angeles Times labeling Williams' personae "psychologically sick or just plain ugly" and The New Yorker calling it

2613-475: A friend asked me to and I didn't want to turn him down ... In some ways I think of my middle age as the Fuck You Years." Candy was especially appalling for many; a 1968 sex farce film directed by Christian Marquand and based on the 1958 novel by Terry Southern , the film satirizes pornographic stories through the adventures of its naive heroine, Candy, played by Ewa Aulin . It is generally regarded as

2814-543: A green ring in the middle. The novel reveals that Russo is estranged from his gay son, but still uses him as a source of information on closeted rivals for purposes of blackmail and gamesmanship with the other families. Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather . He is portrayed by Al Lettieri in the film adaptation of the same title. In 1945, heroin kingpin Virgil Sollozzo asks Vito to invest in his operation. Sollozzo

3015-526: A lack of acting fundamentals and, when his casting was announced, many remained dubious about his prospects for success. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and co-starring British stage actor John Gielgud , Brando delivered an impressive performance, especially during Antony's noted "Friends, Romans, countrymen ..." speech. Gielgud was so impressed that he offered Brando a full season at the Hammersmith Theatre, an offer he declined. In his biography on

3216-471: A lawyer in A Dry White Season (1989). Brando was known for playing characters who later became popular icons , such as the rebellious motorcycle-gang leader Johnny Strabler in The Wild One (1953), and he came to be seen as an emblem of the era's so-called " generation gap ". He also played Sky Masterson in the musical film Guys and Dolls (1955), Fletcher Christian in the action film Mutiny on

3417-409: A lesser actor might have been." In Sayonara (1957), Brando appeared as a United States Air Force officer. Newsweek found the film a "dull tale of the meeting of the twain", but it was nevertheless a box-office success. According to Stefan Kanfer's biography of the actor, Brando's manager Jay Kanter negotiated a profitable contract with ten percent of the gross going to Brando, which put him in

3618-465: A little laugh, but also be respectful of a culture. I just love Tokyo, and I'm not mean-spirited...Even on our daily call sheets, they would mix up the 'rs' and the 'ls' – all that was from experience, it's not made up. I guess someone has misunderstood my intentions. It bugs me, because I know I'm not racist." Her third film was the biopic Marie Antoinette (2006), adapted from the biography by British historian Antonia Fraser . Kirsten Dunst plays

3819-503: A meeting with Michael to resolve the hostilities, although at Michael's urging, the Corleones view this as an opportunity to kill Sollozzo, which would, of necessity, also involve killing McCluskey. Michael successfully convinces Sonny Corleone , Tom Hagen and other leaders of the Family that the usual strict Mafia prohibition against killing police for fear of bringing down the retribution of

4020-480: A movie role; Vito dispatches his consigliere, Tom Hagen, to Los Angeles to persuade studio head Jack Woltz to give Johnny the part. Woltz refuses until he wakes up in bed with the severed head of his prized stallion. Al Martino , a then famed singer in nightclubs, was notified of the character Johnny Fontane by a friend who read the eponymous novel and felt Martino represented the character of Johnny Fontane. Martino then contacted producer Albert S. Ruddy , who gave him

4221-423: A newly famous actor ( Stephen Dorff ) recuperating from a minor injury whose wealth, fame, and professional experiences cannot alleviate the existential crisis he is experiencing, as he is forced to care for his 11-year-old daughter in the absence of his wife. The film premiered at the 67th Venice International Film Festival , and opened in the rest of Italy, on September 3, 2010. The festival jury unanimously awarded

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4422-635: A notable impact on Michael, ultimately leading him to decide to abandon Mafia life. Unlike most other Dons in the saga, Tommasino is known by his name/nickname rather than by his surname, according to the actual Sicilian use ("Tommasino" is a diminutive for "Tommaso"). Don Tommasino is portrayed by Corrado Gaipa as an adult in Part I , by Mario Cotone as a young man in Part II and by Vittorio Duse as an old man in Part III . Rocco Lampone , better known only as Rocco ,

4623-528: A nuclear bomb was about to fall on them. Most of the class clucked and ran around wildly, but Brando sat calmly and pretended to lay an egg. Asked by Adler why he had chosen to react this way, he said, "I'm a chicken—what do I know about bombs?" Despite being commonly regarded as a method actor , Brando disagreed. He claimed to have abhorred Lee Strasberg 's teachings: After I had some success, Lee Strasberg tried to take credit for teaching me how to act. He never taught me anything. He would have claimed credit for

4824-460: A pampered zoo animal". The film's style is not that of a traditional biopic , and instead utilizes "hit songs and incongruous dialogue". The film received the Academy Award for Best Costume Design as well as three BAFTA Awards nominations. Coppola's fourth film was Somewhere (2010), filmed at Chateau Marmont . The plot focuses on a "bad boy" actor Marco (portrayed by Stephen Dorff ) who

5025-552: A partnership with Paramount to establish his own production company called Pennebaker, its declared purpose to develop films that contained "social value that would improve the world." The name was a tribute in honor of his mother, who had died in 1954. By all accounts, Brando was devastated by her death, with biographer Peter Manso telling A&E 's Biography , "She was the one who could give him approval like no one else could and, after his mother died, it seems that Marlon stops caring." Brando appointed his father to run Pennebaker. In

5226-506: A pistol to force him to do something shameful, would put his hand on the gun and push it away with the gentleness of a caress? Who else could read "Oh, Charlie!" in a tone of reproach that is so loving and so melancholy and suggests the terrific depth of pain? ... If there is a better performance by a man in the history of film in America, I don't know what it is. Upon its release, On the Waterfront received glowing reviews from critics and

5427-468: A producer, as Durham took over as the sole director and writer for the film. The film, titled Fairyland and starring Emilia Jones and Scoot McNairy , premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival to positive reviews. Coppola's next film, Priscilla (2023), her eighth as a director, is based on the life of Priscilla Presley and her 1985 memoir Elvis and Me . It stars Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla and Jacob Elordi as Elvis Presley . The film

5628-410: A prostitute. Michael Corleone makes him caporegime after the family moves to Nevada , and arranges security for the family's Lake Tahoe compound; he is, however, unable to prevent an attempted murder of Michael by two gangsters employed by his rival Hyman Roth brought into the mansion by his brother and traitor Fredo Corleone . Eventually, when Michael Corleone decides to take revenge on Roth, it

5829-541: A record for the establishment. All fifteen shows nearly sold out before opening night. It was the biggest box office success since the Teatro dell'Opera Di Roma opened in 1880. Coppola sits on the board for Gagosian Gallery . In 2024, Coppola released a line of lip balms in collaboration with skin care brand Augustinus Bader. In 1992, Coppola met director Spike Jonze ; they married in 1999 and divorced in 2003. In an official statement, Coppola's publicist explained that

6030-454: A remake, of Don Siegel 's 1971 adaption of the same book. Coppola wanted to tell the story of the male soldier entering into a classically southern and female environment from the point of view of the women and represent what that was like for them. Coppola thought that the earlier version made the characters out to be crazy caricatures and did not allow the viewer to know them. While some critics claim that Coppola intended The Beguiled as

6231-587: A role in the Corleones' cover company) and aiding him in the chieftain's assassination, after which he is injured by Don Ciccio's soldati . It is obviously implied that he takes the Don's place as chieftain of Corleone. He last appears in The Godfather Part III , now forced on a wheelchair , hosting the Corleones at his villa. He is killed by the contract killers Mosca and Spara as he recognises them when they try to kill Michael disguised as friars. His death has

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6432-435: A scene where Matt Dillon , Tommy Howell , and Ralph Macchio are eating at a Dairy Queen ; Rumble Fish (1983); The Cotton Club (1984); and Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), in which she portrayed Kathleen Turner 's sister Nancy. Frankenweenie (1984) was the first film Coppola performed in that was not associated with her father, however, it often goes unnoticed due to her stage name "Domino", which she adopted at

6633-574: A screen test. Coppola convinced Brando to do a videotaped "make-up" test, in which Brando did his own makeup (he used cotton balls to simulate the character's puffed cheeks). Coppola had feared Brando might be too young to play the Don, but was electrified by the actor's characterization as the head of a crime family. Even so, he had to fight the studio in order to cast the temperamental actor. Brando had doubts himself, stating in his autobiography, "I had never played an Italian before, and I didn't think I could do it successfully." Eventually, Charles Bluhdorn ,

6834-490: A shotgun. A scene was filmed for Part II in which Michael is informed that Fabrizio has been found. The former bodyguard is killed in his car with a powerful bomb wired to the ignition, matching the car bomb that he used to kill Apollonia. The scene was removed from the final cut of the film, but it can be seen in The Godfather Saga . Johnny Fontane, a mob-associated singer and Vito's godson, seeks Vito's help in securing

7035-473: A sisterly, unjudging intimacy, and the director has carried off pert inventions and provocations with some style, combining dazzling visual tableaux and formal set-pieces in strict period, with new wave chart hits from the 1970s and 80s: these musical anachronisms lending ironic torsion to the overall effect." Marie Antoinette was shot on location at the Château de Versailles . Coppola herself has claimed that she

7236-485: A street to buy oranges from a vendor, Sollozzo's hitmen emerge with guns drawn. Vito runs for his Cadillac , but is shot five times. Fredo, who had been accompanying Vito, drops his gun and is unable to return fire as the assassins escape. Vito survives, and Sollozzo makes a second assassination attempt at the hospital. Mark McCluskey —a corrupt police captain on Sollozzo's payroll—has removed Vito's bodyguards, leaving him unprotected. However, Michael arrives moments before

7437-491: A summer stock production of George Bernard Shaw 's Arms and the Man . In 1954, Brando starred in On the Waterfront , a crime drama film about union violence and corruption among longshoremen . The film was directed by Elia Kazan and written by Budd Schulberg ; it also starred Karl Malden , Lee J. Cobb , Rod Steiger and, in her film debut, Eva Marie Saint . When initially offered

7638-569: A third-generation Oscar winner. Coppola was the second woman, after Edith Head , to be nominated for three Oscars in one night. In 2004, Coppola was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Coppola shot Lost in Translation in 27 days, with a small crew, working without permits. Scenes were filmed impromptu on the street, while scenes shot at the Park Hyatt Hotel allowed

7839-420: A total pig of a man without sensitivity or grace of any kind. Marlon Brando would be perfect as Stanley. I have just fired the cad from my play, The Eagle Has Two Heads, and I know for a fact that he is looking for work". Pierpont writes that John Garfield was first choice for the role, but "made impossible demands." It was Kazan's decision to fall back on the far less experienced (and technically too young for

8040-479: Is Rocco who opines at the conclave held at the lake house that assassinating the mob boss is "difficult but not impossible," and they personally entrust him with the assassination. Disguised as a reporter, Rocco approaches Roth at the Miami airport and shoots him, but despite the panic and confusion that ensues, a police officer shoots and kills him in return. Rocco also appears in the novel The Godfather Returns . Lampone

8241-609: Is a fascinating director. She sees, and we see exactly what she sees. There is little attempt here to observe a plot. All the attention is on the handful of characters, on Johnny." Coppola's next film, The Bling Ring (2013), was based on actual events centered around the Bling Ring , a group of California teenagers who burgled the homes of several celebrities over 2008 and 2009, stealing around $ 3 million in cash and belongings. Emma Watson , Taissa Farmiga , Leslie Mann , Israel Broussard , Katie Chang , and Claire Julien starred in

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8442-457: Is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather and its 1972 film adaptation, as well as its 1974 sequel. He is portrayed by John Cazale . He is the second born son of Vito and Carmela Corleone, but is passed over when his younger brother Michael succeeds their father as head of the family due to Fredo's incompetence. In The Godfather Part II , betrayal of his family eventually leads to Michael having him killed. Michael Corleone

8643-626: Is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather and its 1972 film adaptation. He is the oldest son of the Vito and Carmela Corleone. He has two brothers, Fredo and Michael, and a sister, Connie. In the film, Sonny was portrayed by James Caan , who reprised his role for a flashback scene in The Godfather Part II . Roman Coppola played Sonny as a boy in the 1920s scenes of The Godfather Part II . Sonny's hot-tempered nature eventually leads to his early death. Frederico "Fredo" Corleone

8844-475: Is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather and Francis Ford Coppola's films The Godfather and The Godfather Part II . He is portrayed by Robert Duvall in the films. He is a consigliere and lawyer for the Corleone crime family. He is also an informally adopted member of the Corleone family. Sandrinella "Sandra" Corleone ( née Colombo) is a fictional character appearing in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather and its first film adaptation. She

9045-564: Is a mafia soldier, after Michael Corleone's capo, head of security and assassin. Lampone appears in two of the three films. Lampone was born September 3, 1911. Once a soldier who was sent home from the front with a Purple Heart after having his leg crippled due to a shattered kneecap in 1943. Lampone began his career in organized crime during the Peter Clemenza regime, assassinating Paulie Gatto in Part I. He and another soldier kill Philip Tattaglia and

9246-583: Is a three act opera by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesca Maria Piave . This Coppola-directed production was filmed for broadcast in Germany and France by Arte/ZDF, using multiple state-of-the art 4k cameras and up to 100 microphones. Coppola said in an interview she "could not turn down the project" with designer and fashion icon Valentino Garavani designing the costumes for this 15 show run of La Traviata (2017). Discussing her modern take on this classic story Coppola says "I wanted to bring out

9447-448: Is a young Sicilian woman of Greek descent born in 1931 who meets Michael Corleone during his exile in Sicily . After seeing her for the first time, Michael and his bodyguards inquire about her to Signore Vitelli, a local tavern keeper, to try and find out who she is. After describing her in detail, Vitelli angrily says he does not know her and leaves. When Michael's bodyguards realize that

9648-480: Is attempting to rehabilitate his public image. Michael especially disapproves of Zasa's eagerness to enter the drug trade, and distances himself from him. In The Godfather Part III , Zasa first appears at a reception honoring Michael. He gets into an argument with one of his soldiers, Vincent Mancini ( Andy García ), the illegitimate son of Sonny Corleone . Zasa calls Vincent a bastard in Michael's presence, prompting

9849-414: Is backed by the rival Tattaglia family, and wants Vito's political influence and legal protection. Vito declines, believing the politicians and judges on his payroll would turn against him if he engaged in drug trafficking . During the meeting, Sonny expresses interest in the deal. After the meeting, Vito castigates his son for letting an outsider know what he was thinking. During Christmas , as Vito crosses

10050-428: Is complete" and noted, "Out of stiff and frozen silences he can lash into a passionate rage with the tearful and flailing frenzy of a taut cable suddenly cut." By Brando's own account, it may have been because of this film that his draft status was changed from 4-F to 1-A . He had had surgery on his trick knee, and it was no longer physically debilitating enough to incur exclusion from the draft. When Brando reported to

10251-486: Is distributed by A24 and premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival in September 2023. The film dives into the life of Priscilla Presley , allowing viewers to take a look into Priscilla's relationship with Elvis Presley . Unlike the film Elvis (2022) by Baz Luhrmann , the film does not portray Elvis positively or much of his successful career. Instead, it portrays Elvis' "darker, domestic side". Coppola

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10452-628: Is forced to reevaluate his life when his daughter Cleo (played by Elle Fanning ) arrives unexpectedly. The relationship between Marco and Cleo was loosely based on Coppola's own relationship with her father. The film won the prestigious Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival . In November 2010, Coppola was interviewed by Joel Coen , who professed his admiration of her work, at the DGA screening of Somewhere in New York City. Somewhere depicts

10653-413: Is killed by a car bomb intended for Michael, in 1948. The attack was set up by Fabrizio, who had betrayed Michael to Corleone family enemies back in Michael's native New York City. In an unfortunate twist of fate, she unknowingly puts herself in danger when she tries to impress Michael by showing him that she taught herself how to drive, which was uncommon for Sicilian women. In the book, she is pregnant at

10854-603: Is of Italian descent ( Lucanian and Neapolitan ) on her father's side and was raised on her parents' farm in Rutherford, California . At 15, Coppola interned with Chanel . Coppola graduated from St. Helena High School in 1989. She first studied at Mills College and transferred to the California Institute of the Arts from 1993 to 1994 to focus on painting. Thereafter, she attended Art Center College of Design , where she

11055-451: Is part of Roth's plan to assassinate Michael Corleone at his home at Lake Tahoe , with unwitting help from Michael's brother Fredo . When Michael asks if Fredo and Johnny had ever met, they deny knowing each other. Later, however, Fredo carelessly reveals that he and Ola had visited a nightclub together in Havana . Michael overhears the conversation and realizes that Fredo is the traitor within

11256-414: Is perfect," he later wrote in his memoir, "and I think that Gadg has done injury to others, but mostly to himself." In 1953, Brando also starred in The Wild One , riding his own Triumph Thunderbird 6T motorcycle. Triumph's importers were ambivalent at the exposure, as the subject matter was rowdy motorcycle gangs taking over a small town. The film was criticized for its perceived gratuitous violence at

11457-529: Is portrayed as a cruel, vindictive man whose methods of retribution are particularly vicious, even by Mafia standards; in the sequel The Godfather's Revenge , Tom Hagen describes Russo as "a sick man, in ways I don't like to think about." Following an assassination attempt years before, in which his eyes are permanently damaged, he wears large black sunglasses to shield them from the light. When he inadvertently shows his uncovered eyes to Tom Hagen after his glasses are knocked off, Hagen notes that they are red with

11658-507: Is portrayed by Sterling Hayden . Virgil Sollozzo unsuccessfully attempts to assassinate Don Vito Corleone after a failed attempt to obtain financing and police and political protection for his emerging heroin business. When Sollozzo learns Corleone survived, he sends agents to the hospital for another attempt by having Captain McCluskey ( Sterling Hayden ), a New York City police captain on his payroll, arrest Don Corleone's personal guards at

11859-454: Is portrayed by Talia Shire . Connie is the only daughter and youngest child of Vito and Carmela Corleone. The first film and novel begins with her marriage to her abusive husband, Carlo Rizzi . After her husband's murder is arranged by her brother, Michael, she becomes estranged from her family. The death of her mother Carmela prompts her to become closer to her family. She eventually becomes one of Michael's closest allies. Thomas "Tom" Hagen

12060-613: Is portrayed by Tom Rosqui in the first two parts of The Godfather . It was planned to return for The Godfather Part III but was ultimately ruled out following Rosqui's illness which led to his death in 1991. Captain Mark McCluskey is a fictional character in Mario Puzo 's The Godfather . In the novel and film, McCluskey is a corrupt Irish American New York police captain, in Francis Ford Coppola 's film adaptation , he

12261-540: Is stricken with cancer and can no longer fulfill his duties. During this time, Tom Hagen , Vito's informally adopted son, stands in for him. Genco dies in 1945, the day after Vito's daughter Connie's wedding. A scene where Vito visits Genco on his death bed in hospital after the wedding was ultimately cut from The Godfather film. Don Tommasino is a Sicilian Mafia Don controlling the towns of Corleone and possibly Bagheria . He appears in all three films, first assisting and protecting Michael Corleone during his hiding in

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12462-435: Is the illegitimate son of Sonny Corleone and Lucy Mancini . At the end of the film, he succeeds his uncle Michael Corleone as head of the Corleone crime family using the title Don Vincent Corleone. Anthony "Tony" Corleone is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather and Francis Ford Coppola's film trilogy. He is the son of Michael Corleone and Kay Adams-Corleone. He is portrayed by Franc D'Ambrosio. While he

12663-483: Is the kind of guy, when he dies, he's going to heaven and give God a hard time for making him bald." Frank Sinatra called Brando "the world's most overrated actor", and referred to him as "mumbles". The film was commercially though not critically successful, costing $ 5.5 million to make and grossing $ 13 million. Brando played Sakini, a Japanese interpreter for the U.S. Army in postwar Japan, in The Teahouse of

12864-479: Is the protagonist of Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather and Francis Ford Coppola's film trilogy based on the novel. He is the third son of Vito and Carmela Corleone. He is portrayed by Al Pacino in the films. His journey from family outsider to ruthless Mafia boss and eventual redemption is the central focus of the novel and the films. Constanzia "Connie" Corleone is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather and Francis Ford Coppola's film trilogy. She

13065-519: Is the son of a Mafia boss, he does not join the family business and becomes an opera singer in The Godfather Part III . Mary Corleone is a fictional character appearing in Francis Ford Coppola's film trilogy The Godfather . She is the daughter of Michael Corleone and Kay Adams-Corleone. She is portrayed by Sofia Coppola . She is a childish and naive girl. Mary attempts to begin a relationship with her cousin, Vincent Corleone . Her murder at

13266-586: Is there any significant dialogue between the main characters and the Japanese. Such portrayals perpetuate negative stereotypes and attitudes that are harmful to Asian Americans in the US, where a significant minority of Americans already have negative attitudes towards Asians." Coppola responded to these allegations in an interview for The Independent , "I can see why people might think that, but I know I'm not racist. I think if everything's based on truth, you can make fun, have

13467-407: The 1972 New York Film Critics Circle Awards .) Albert S. Ruddy , whom Paramount assigned to produce the film, agreed with the choice of Brando. However, Paramount studio executives were opposed to casting Brando, due to his reputation for difficulty and his long string of box office flops. Brando also had One-Eyed Jacks working against him, a troubled production that lost money for Paramount when it

13668-527: The ABC miniseries Roots: The Next Generations (1979), after which he took a nine-year hiatus from acting. He later returned to film, with varying degrees of commercial and critical success. The last two decades of his life were marked by controversy, and his troubled private life received significant public attention. He struggled with mood disorders and legal issues. His last films include The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) and The Score (2001). Marlon Brando Jr.

13869-486: The Academy Award for best original screenplay and three Golden Globe Awards including Best Picture Musical or Comedy. After Lina Wertmüller and Jane Campion , Coppola became the third female director to be nominated for an Academy Award for Directing and the second to win the Original Screenplay award, after Campion in 1994 (Wertmüller was also nominated). Her win for the best original screenplay in 2003 made her

14070-419: The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the comedy-drama Lost in Translation (2003), and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director , becoming the third woman to do so. She has since directed the historical drama Marie Antoinette (2006), the family drama Somewhere (2010), the satirical crime drama The Bling Ring (2013), the southern gothic thriller The Beguiled (2017),

14271-533: The American-occupied Sicily in The Godfather , hosting him first in Corleone and then in his own countryside villa, and acting as his liaison with Sonny in New York City . He is later seen in The Godfather Part II during Vito's storyline, as he "introduces" Vito to Don Ciccio in the 1920s (purportedly to ask for his blessing to start their olive oil exportation business, possibly implying that he has

14472-552: The Corleone family business in New York City with approval from the Commission and Michael Corleone ( Al Pacino ). Zasa is feared and, to a certain degree, respected among his peers in the New York underworld for his business acumen and utter ruthlessness. However, his flamboyance and hunger for publicity earns Michael's displeasure, especially during the 1970s when it attracts unwanted public attention to Michael's criminal past when he

14673-546: The FX horror comedy series What We Do in the Shadows . At the beginning of the 1990s, Coppola was often featured in girl-oriented magazines like Seventeen and YM . In 1994, she co-founded the clothing line Milk Fed in Japan, with her friend Stephanie Hayman in cooperation with Sonic Youth 's Kim Gordon . In 2001, the fashion designer Marc Jacobs chose the actress/director to be

14874-525: The Korean War . Early in his career, Brando began using cue cards instead of memorizing his lines. Despite the objections of several of the film directors he worked with, Brando felt that this helped bring realism and spontaneity to his performances. He felt otherwise he would appear to be reciting a writer's speech. In the TV documentary The Making of Superman: The Movie , Brando explained: "If you don't know what

15075-507: The South as part of the story's appeal. Coppola has said that she "wanted the film to represent an exaggerated version of all the ways women were traditionally raised there just to be lovely and cater to men—the manners of that whole world, and how they change when the men go away". Coppola has cited Gone with the Wind as her inspiration for creating a film that was relatable despite its position within

15276-591: The film adaptation , said in the audio commentary that "obviously Johnny Fontane was inspired by a kind of Frank Sinatra character". Genco Abbandando was the first consigliere of the Corleone family, and early friend to Vito Corleone. Frank Sivero portrayed Genco in The Godfather Part II as a young man, and Franco Corsaro portrayed Genco as an old man in a deleted scene in The Godfather . Raised in New York City's Little Italy, Genco worked at his father's grocery store from an early age. He became friends with

15477-495: The veal is "the best in town"—and is smuggled to Sicily under the protection of Vito's friend and business partner Don Tommasino. The deaths of Sollozzo and McCluskey ignite a war between the Corleone and the Tattaglia families, with the other New York families backing the latter. After Sonny is killed by Barzini's men, Vito resumes control and brokers a peace accord among the families, during which he realizes that Barzini masterminded

15678-557: The "face" of his house's fragrance, Daisy. The campaign photographs of Coppola were shot by photographer Jürgen Teller . The July 2013 issue of Elle featured photographs shot by Coppola of Paris Hilton at Hilton's Beverly Hills mansion (Both model and house appear in The Bling Ring ). In 2017, before Coppola started pre-production on The Beguiled , she was asked by Italian state broadcaster Rai Com from All'Opera to direct their latest production of La Traviata . La Traviata

15879-540: The 1954 film Désirée . Brando was in the film adaptation of the musical Guys and Dolls (1955). Guys and Dolls would be Brando's first and last musical role. Time found the picture "false to the original in its feeling", remarking that Brando "sings in a faraway tenor that sometimes tends to be flat." Appearing in Edward Murrow 's Person to Person interview in early 1955, he admitted to having problems with his singing voice, which he called "pretty terrible." In

16080-737: The 1965 documentary Meet Marlon Brando , he revealed that the final product heard in the movie was a result of countless singing takes being cut into one and later joked, "I couldn't hit a note with a baseball bat; some notes I missed by extraordinary margins ... They sewed my words together on one song so tightly that when I mouthed it in front of the camera, I nearly asphyxiated myself". Relations between Brando and costar Frank Sinatra were also frosty, with Stefan Kanfer observing: "The two men were diametrical opposites: Marlon required multiple takes; Frank detested repeating himself." Upon their first meeting Sinatra reportedly scoffed, "Don't give me any of that Actors Studio shit." Brando later quipped, "Frank

16281-408: The 2000 Sundance Film Festival and was released later that year. Coppola was first drawn to the story after reading the book by Jeffrey Eugenides in 1995, at the recommendation of musician Thurston Moore . Coppola said she felt the novel's author understood the teenage experience. She has also said that if not for the book, she may not have had a career in film. Specifically, Coppola has highlighted

16482-656: The American Theatre Wing Professional School, part of the Dramatic Workshop of the New School , with influential German director Erwin Piscator . In a 1988 documentary, Marlon Brando: The Wild One , Brando's sister Jocelyn remembered, "He was in a school play and enjoyed it ... So he decided he would go to New York and study acting because that was the only thing he had enjoyed. That was when he

16683-565: The August Moon (1956). Pauline Kael was not particularly impressed by the movie, but noted "Marlon Brando starved himself to play the pixie interpreter Sakini, and he looks as if he's enjoying the stunt—talking with a mad accent, grinning boyishly, bending forward, and doing tricky movements with his legs. He's harmlessly genial (and he is certainly missed when he's offscreen), though the fey, roguish role doesn't allow him to do what he's great at and it's possible that he's less effective in it than

16884-587: The Bounty (1962), Jor-El in the superhero film Superman (1978), and as Colonel Kurtz in the Vietnam war drama Apocalypse Now (1979). He made his directorial film debut in the western drama One-Eyed Jacks (1961), in which he also starred, which did poorly at the box office. On television, Brando won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his role in

17085-589: The Oscar for his role as Irish-American stevedore Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront . His performance, spurred on by his rapport with Eva Marie Saint and Kazan's direction, was praised as a tour de force . For the scene in which Terry laments his failings, saying I coulda been a contender , he convinced Kazan that the scripted scene was unrealistic. Schulberg's script had Brando acting the entire scene with his character being held at gunpoint by his brother Charlie, played by Rod Steiger . Brando insisted on gently pushing away

17286-580: The Rocks , tells the story of a daughter and father, played by Rashida Jones and Bill Murray respectively, as they explore New York together in an attempt to mend their fractured relationship. It was released in a limited theatrical release on October 2, 2020, by A24 and was released for digital streaming on October 23, 2020, by Apple TV+ . The film received positive reviews from critics, who praised Coppola's screenplay and direction, and noted it as lighter than her previous films. Some critics stated that

17487-439: The actor was "trapped in another dog of a movie ... Not for the first time, Mr. Brando gives us a heavy-lidded, adenoidally openmouthed caricature of the inarticulate, stalwart loner." Although he feigned indifference, Brando was hurt by the critical mauling, admitting in the 2015 film Listen to Me Marlon , "They can hit you every day and you have no way of fighting back. I was very convincing in my pose of indifference, but I

17688-430: The actor, Stefan Kanfer writes, "Marlon's autobiography devotes one line to his work on that film: Among all those British professionals, 'for me to walk onto a movie set and play Mark Anthony was asinine'—yet another example of his persistent self-denigration, and wholly incorrect." Kanfer adds that after a screening of the film, director John Huston commented: "Christ! It was like a furnace door opening—the heat came off

17889-411: The alias of Fred Vincent. He is shot in the chest by an assassin who walks into the pizza parlor. The assassin then tells him "Michael Corleone sends his regards", before shooting him again in the head. In a deleted scene from the film's script, Michael himself kills Fabrizio with a shotgun. This scene was never released, although publicity photos were distributed of Al Pacino, who portrayed Michael, firing

18090-489: The attempt on his life and Sonny's murder. Joey Zasa is a fictional character and antagonist appearing in The Godfather Part III . He was portrayed by Joe Mantegna . Zasa is a longtime member of Corleone caporegime Peter Clemenza 's regime. Following the retirement of Ritchie Nobilio, who succeeded Frank Pentangeli ( Michael V. Gazzo ) after the events of The Godfather Part II , Zasa assumes control over

18291-459: The authorities should not apply in this case, since McCluskey is a corrupt cop on the mafia's payroll, and who is involved in drugs. He further says that this would make a sensational news story to be given to newspaper people on the Corleone Family payroll after the fact. Under McCluskey's personal protection, Sollozzo meets with Michael in a Bronx restaurant. Although Michael is frisked before

18492-600: The backgrounds of films by her friends and family (for example, she appeared as Saché , one of Queen Padmé Amidala 's five handmaidens, in George Lucas ' 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace ). Coppola also appeared in several 1990s music videos: the Black Crowes ' "Sometimes Salvation"; Sonic Youth 's "Mildred Pierce"; Madonna 's " Deeper and Deeper "; the Chemical Brothers ' " Elektrobank ", which

18693-477: The bad blood between them is over. Under Russo, the Chicago mob expands into the New York area and interferes with the Corleones' Las Vegas casinos. Russo unsuccessfully conspires with Vincent Forlenza and Nick Geraci to kill Michael Corleone, in the process indirectly duping Fredo into betraying his brother to Hyman Roth . In June 1961, he invites Tom Hagen to his supper club/gambling house in rural Illinois with

18894-427: The best acting I've ever done in that picture, but few people came to see it." Brando dedicated a full chapter to the film in his memoir, stating that the director, Gillo Pontecorvo , was the best director he had ever worked with next to Kazan and Bernardo Bertolucci . Brando also detailed his clashes with Pontecorvo on the set and how "we nearly killed each other." Loosely based on events in the history of Guadeloupe ,

19095-447: The best reading I have ever heard." Brando based his portrayal of Kowalski on the boxer Rocky Graziano , whom he had studied at a local gymnasium. Graziano did not know who Brando was, but attended the production with tickets provided by the young man. He said, "The curtain went up and on the stage is that son of a bitch from the gym, and he's playing me." In 1947, Brando performed a screen test for an early Warner Brothers script for

19296-433: The better roles. Previously only signing short-term deals with film studios, in 1961 Brando uncharacteristically signed a five-picture deal with Universal Studios that would haunt him for the rest of the decade. The Ugly American (1963) was the first of these films. Based on the 1958 novel of the same title that Pennebaker had optioned, the film, which featured Brando's sister Jocelyn, was rated fairly positively but died at

19497-572: The box office. During the 1970s, Brando was considered "unbankable". Critics were becoming increasingly dismissive of his work and he had not appeared in a box office hit since The Young Lions in 1958, the last year he had ranked as one of the Top Ten Box Office Stars and the year of his last Academy Award nomination, for Sayonara. Brando's performance as Vito Corleone , the "Don", in The Godfather (1972), Francis Ford Coppola 's adaptation of Mario Puzo 's 1969 bestselling novel of

19698-577: The box office. Brando was nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance. All of Brando's other Universal films during this period, including Bedtime Story (1964), The Appaloosa (1966), A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) and The Night of the Following Day (1969), were also critical and commercial flops. Countess in particular was a disappointment for Brando, who had looked forward to working with one of his heroes, director Charlie Chaplin . The experience turned out to be an unhappy one; Brando

19899-415: The character Christian Diestl was controversial for its time. He later wrote, "The original script closely followed the book, in which Shaw painted all Germans as evil caricatures, especially Christian, whom he portrayed as a symbol of everything that was bad about Nazism ; he was mean, nasty, vicious, a cliché of evil ... I thought the story should demonstrate that there are no inherently 'bad' people in

20100-415: The church procession) kill Zasa's bodyguards, while Vincent (disguised as an NYPD Mounted Patrol officer) shoots Zasa in the back three times as he attempts to escape. Amerigo Bonasera is a fictional character created by Mario Puzo who appears in his novel The Godfather , as well as Francis Ford Coppola 's 1972 film adaptation . Though he is not a major character, he plays a vital role in revealing

20301-502: The comedy On the Rocks (2020), and the biographical drama Priscilla (2023). In 2015, Coppola released the Netflix Christmas musical comedy special A Very Murray Christmas , which earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie . Coppola was born in New York City on May 14, 1971, the youngest child of documentarian Eleanor ( née Neil) and filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola . She

20502-427: The couple's prospective second son. In contrast to most of the characters in the novel and films, Kay Adams is from a well-to-do White Anglo-Saxon Protestant family. Apollonia Corleone ( née Vitelli) is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather . She is portrayed by Simonetta Stefanelli in the film adaptation of the same name. She also appears in flashbacks in The Godfather Part III . Apollonia

20703-415: The crew to use its corridors between two and three in the morning without disturbing guests. The film received positive reception and acclaim, though also generated controversy due the film's usage "of Japan as an exotic and bizarre landscape for its American protagonists". The group Asian Mediawatch lobbied against the film's Academy Award nominations, stating "The film has no meaningful Japanese roles, nor

20904-439: The crimes in the story and failed to make an assertive message about them through the narrative; "Coppola neither makes a case for her characters nor places them inside of some kind of moral or critical framework; they simply pass through the frame, listing off name brands and staring at their phones". Coppola collaborated again with her Lost in Translation star Bill Murray on A Very Murray Christmas , which stars Murray and

21105-429: The criticism from her work in the film because she never especially wanted an acting career. After she was critically panned for her performance in The Godfather Part III (for which she was named "Worst Supporting Actress" and "Worst New Star" at the 1990 Golden Raspberry Awards ), Coppola largely ended her acting career. However, she did appear in the independent film Inside Monkey Zetterland (1992), as well as in

21306-652: The divorce decision was reached "with sadness". It is widely believed that the main character's husband in Lost in Translation is based on Jonze, as Coppola stated after the film's release, "There are elements of Spike there, elements of experiences." From 2003 to 2005 Coppola dated filmmaker Quentin Tarantino . They have remained friends since their separation. Coppola married musician Thomas Mars on August 27, 2011, at Palazzo Margherita in Bernalda, Italy. They met while producing

21507-411: The early 20th century, and death. The film was directed by Elia Kazan and co-starred Anthony Quinn . In the biopic Marlon Brando: The Wild One , Sam Shaw says: "Secretly, before the picture started, he went to Mexico to the very town where Zapata lived and was born in and it was there that he studied the speech patterns of people, their behavior, movement." Most critics focused on the actor rather than

21708-406: The end of The Godfather Part III devastates her father Michael. Katherine "Kay" Corleone ( née Adams) is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather and Francis Ford Coppola's film trilogy. She is portrayed by Diane Keaton . Before their divorce, she is the second wife of Michael Corleone. She is also the mother of Anthony and Mary Corleone. She has an abortion while pregnant with

21909-459: The enraged young man to attack Zasa. Zasa subsequently hires two assassins to kill Vincent, but Vincent quickly kills both. Later in the film, Zasa participates in a plot to have Michael assassinated during a meeting with the various Dons in Atlantic City, New Jersey . During the meeting, Michael insults Zasa, prompting him to storm out; moments later, a helicopter containing gunmen hovers above

22110-533: The family. Michael sends his bodyguard Bussetta to kill Ola and Roth. Bussetta strangles Ola, but fails to kill Roth. Ola is based on real life mob enforcer Vincent Alo . Luigi "Louie" Russo is a fictional character in Mark Winegardner's The Godfather Returns . Russo serves as the Don of the Chicago Outfit from 1955 to 1961. Louie Russo and his brother, Willy, were 'made' under Al Capone . His brother

22311-592: The fantasy comedy film Peggy Sue Got Married (1986). She then portrayed Mary Corleone , the daughter of Michael Corleone , in the sequel The Godfather Part III (1990). Coppola transitioned into filmmaking with her feature-length directorial debut in the coming-of-age drama The Virgin Suicides (1999). It was the first of her collaborations with actress Kirsten Dunst . Her films often deal with themes of loneliness , wealth, privilege , isolation , youth , femininity , and adolescence in America. Coppola received

22512-464: The film "isn't destined to achieve the same kind of iconic status as some of Coppola's previous work". An announcement in mid-December 2013 stated that American Zoetrope had successfully attained the screen rights for the memoir Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father and that Coppola would adapt the book with Andrew Durham. Coppola would also produce the film with her brother Roman. Coppola would later drop out of directing duties while remaining herself as

22713-503: The film got a hostile reception from critics. In 1971, Michael Winner directed him in the British horror film The Nightcomers with Stephanie Beacham , Thora Hird , Harry Andrews and Anna Palk . It is a prequel to The Turn of the Screw , which had previously been filmed as The Innocents (1961). Brando's performance earned him a nomination for a Best Actor BAFTA, but the film bombed at

22914-411: The film may have affected its box office performance, which started strongly and then went into decline. Coppola herself worried that she had only been given the role because she was the director's daughter, and the role placed a strain on her during the time of shooting that her mother observed in a series of diaries she wrote for Vogue during the filming. Coppola later stated that she was not hurt by

23115-423: The film soon went over budget; Paramount expected the film to take three months to complete but shooting stretched to six and the cost doubled to more than six million dollars. Brando's inexperience as an editor also delayed postproduction and Paramount eventually took control of the film. Brando later wrote, "Paramount said it didn't like my version of the story; I'd had everyone lie except Karl Malden. The studio cut

23316-519: The film the Golden Lion prize for the best overall film. Quentin Tarantino , president of the jury, said the film "grew and grew in our hearts, in our minds, in our affections" after the first screening. The film continued to receive critical acclaim, especially from notable film critic Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times who praised the detail in the portrait of Johnny Marco, writing, "Coppola

23517-468: The film, which premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival , opening the Un Certain Regard section. It was inspired by a Vanity Fair feature on the real-life criminals depicted in the film, whom Coppola described as "products of our growing reality TV culture". The film received generally positive reviews, with many praising its style and performances. While some felt that the film glamorized

23718-516: The film, with Time and Newsweek publishing rave reviews. Years later, in his autobiography, Brando remarked: "Tony Quinn, whom I admired professionally and liked personally, played my brother, but he was extremely cold to me while we shot that picture. During our scenes together, I sensed a bitterness toward me, and if I suggested a drink after work, he either turned me down or else was sullen and said little. Only years later did I learn why." Brando explained that, to create on-screen tension between

23919-414: The first time two separate actors won Oscars for portraying the same character. Carmela "Mama" Corleone is a fictional character who appears in Mario Puzo's The Godfather , as well as its first two film adaptations. She is portrayed by Morgana King . She is the wife of Vito Corleone and the mother of Sonny, Fredo, Michael and Connie Corleone, and the adoptive mother of Tom Hagen. Santino "Sonny" Corleone

24120-413: The girl is Signore Vitelli's daughter, they both ask Michael to leave, but Michael, speaking through his bodyguard and interpreter Fabrizio, soon gains Signore Vitelli's respect by introducing himself and apologizing. Michael asks and receives Signore Vitelli's permission to court Apollonia under the chaperonage of her family. After a brief courtship , they are married. Soon afterward, however, Apollonia

24321-551: The greatest blessings of his career, as it freed him up to play the role of Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams ' 1947 play A Streetcar Named Desire , directed by Elia Kazan . Moreover, to that end, Bankhead herself, in her letter declining Williams' invitation to play the role of Blanche, gave Brando this ringing—albeit acid-tongued—endorsement stating "I do have one suggestion for casting. I know of an actor who can appear as this brutish Stanley Kowalski character. I mean,

24522-466: The gun, saying that Terry would never believe that his brother would pull the trigger and doubting that he could continue his speech while fearing a gun on him. Kazan let Brando improvise and later expressed deep admiration for Brando's instinctive understanding, saying: what was extraordinary about his performance, I feel, is the contrast of the tough-guy front and the extreme delicacy and gentle cast of his behavior. What other actor, when his brother draws

24723-518: The hired hand, Vito Corleone, and was upset when Vito was fired by his father, forced to do so by the neighborhood boss Don Fanucci . Genco offered to steal from his father to help his friend, but Vito refused, saying this would be an offense to his father. After Vito kills Fanucci and becomes the new Don of the neighborhood, he hires Genco to act as his consigliere , and names his front company "Genco Pura Olive Oil Company" after his friend. Genco serves as Vito's most trusted adviser for decades, until he

24924-659: The hospital and remove the police officers stationed outside the Don's hospital room. The assassination attempt fails after Vito's youngest son Michael arrives, and finding all the guards gone, suspects another assassination attempt is about to happen. He moves his father to another room, then tricks the would-be assassins into believing guards are still protecting his father. Captain McCluskey arrives and confronts Michael, punching him and breaking his jaw. Hagen arrives shortly afterwards with guards legally licensed to carry weapons; McCluskey, unable to arrest them without raising suspicions, backs down and leaves. Soon after, Sollozzo seeks

25125-438: The imminent attack. Realizing his father is in danger, Michael and a nurse move Vito to another room. Michael affirms his loyalty to his father at Vito's bedside. While Vito recovers, Sonny serves as acting head of the family. Michael, knowing his father will never be safe while Sollozzo lives, convinces Sonny that he can murder Sollozzo and McCluskey. Michael kills both men in a Bronx restaurant—where Sollozzo promises McCluskey

25326-445: The induction center, he answered a questionnaire by saying his race was "human", his color was "Seasonal-oyster white to beige", and he told an Army doctor that he was psychoneurotic. When the draft board referred him to a psychiatrist, Brando explained that he had been expelled from military school and had severe problems with authority. Coincidentally, the psychiatrist knew a doctor friend of Brando. Brando avoided military service during

25527-491: The intention of killing him. He, Hagen, a rower, and two Russo soldatos go out on a gondola in his man-made lake. On the course of the trip, as part of Michael's revenge, Hagen strangles one soldato while the rower hits Russo and the other soldato with his oar. Hagen then personally kills Russo on his boat, with Russo's own gun, and dumps the bodies in the lake. In his appearances in The Godfather Returns , Russo

25728-410: The lavish lifestyle of her protagonists, thus minimizing the importance of a weighty topic. Coppola responded to these allegations by citing the presence of young girls among her movie-going audience. The Beguiled is not the only of Coppola's films to be accused of exposing the socio-cultural affordances of her own childhood. Coppola described her version of the film as a reinterpretation, rather than

25929-426: The meeting, a revolver has been planted behind the overhead tank of a toilet in the restaurant's lavatory. The Corleones were able to do this only because they found out in advance, from a cop in McCluskey's precinct, where the meeting would take place, on account of police regulations requiring McCluskey to leave an address where he could be reached that night. Michael excuses himself to go to the bathroom, and retrieves

26130-568: The merciful side of main character Vito Corleone . The novel opens with the words: "Amerigo Bonasera sat at New York Criminal Court..." The film also starts with his famous line, "I believe in America. America has made my fortune." Marlon Brando Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor. Widely regarded as one of the greatest cinema actors of the 20th century, Brando received numerous accolades throughout his career, which spanned six decades, including two Academy Awards , three British Academy Film Awards ,

26331-545: The mid-1990s, Coppola and her best friend Zoe Cassavetes helmed the short-lived Comedy Central series Hi Octane , which spotlit performers in underground music . The show was cancelled after four episodes. In December 2008, Coppola's first commercial premiered during an episode of Gossip Girl . The advertisement she directed for the Christian Dior fragrance Miss Dior Chérie , shot in France with model Maryna Linchuk ,

26532-426: The millionaire category. The movie was controversial due to openly discussing interracial marriage , but proved a great success, earning 10 Academy Award nominations, with Brando being nominated for Best Actor. The film went on to win four Academy Awards. Teahouse and Sayonara were the first in a string of films Brando would strive to make over the next decade which contained socially relevant messages, and he formed

26733-484: The movie to pieces and made him a liar, too. By then, I was bored with the whole project and walked away from it". One-Eyed Jacks was received with mixed reviews by critics. Brando's revulsion with the film industry reportedly boiled over on the set of his next film, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 's remake of Mutiny on the Bounty , which was filmed in Tahiti . The actor was accused of deliberately sabotaging nearly every aspect of

26934-584: The movie's release, the sales of leather jackets and motorcycles skyrocketed. Reflecting on the movie in his autobiography, Brando concluded that it had not aged very well but said "More than most parts I've played in the movies or onstage, I related to Johnny, and because of this, I believe I played him as more sensitive and sympathetic than the script envisioned. There's a line in the picture where he snarls, 'Nobody tells me what to do.' That's exactly how I've felt all my life." Later that same year, Brando co-starred with fellow Studio member William Redfield in

27135-608: The nadir of Brando's career. The Washington Post observed: "Brando's self-indulgence over a dozen years is costing him and his public his talents." In the March 1966 issue of The Atlantic , Pauline Kael wrote that in his rebellious days, Brando "was antisocial because he knew society was crap; he was a hero to youth because he was strong enough not to take the crap", but now Brando and others like him had become "buffoons, shamelessly, pathetically mocking their public reputations." In an earlier review of The Appaloosa in 1966, Kael wrote that

27336-411: The newspapers and takes some of the attention off Michael and his family. Johnny Ola is a fictional character in The Godfather Part II . He is portrayed by Dominic Chianese . Johnny Ola is a mobster and right-hand man to Jewish mobster Hyman Roth . He is an enforcer and " made man " of one of Five Families of New York City . Ola is Sicilian but speaks American English with a New York accent. Ola

27537-679: The novel Rebel Without a Cause (1944), which bore no relation to the film eventually produced in 1955. The screen test is included as an extra in the 2006 DVD release of A Streetcar Named Desire . Brando's first screen role was a bitter paraplegic veteran in The Men (1950). He spent a month in bed at the Birmingham Army Hospital in Van Nuys to prepare for the role. The New York Times reviewer Bosley Crowther wrote that Brando as Ken "is so vividly real, dynamic and sensitive that his illusion

27738-545: The nuanced restraint of her writing and direction here are very much points in Priscilla's favor." Coppola stated that she used her teenage years growing up in the Bay Area to inform her position in this role. She stated specifically about her time as a teenager, "I just remember everything being epic and important and with a lot of feeling and driving around and listening to music. Your senses are more heightened or something." In

27939-441: The originally cast actress, Winona Ryder , dropped out of the film at the last minute due to nervous exhaustion . It has been suggested that Coppola's performance in The Godfather Part III damaged Francis Ford Coppola's career and ruined Sofia's before it had even begun. Coppola has said that she never really wanted to act and only did it to help out when her father asked her to. It has also been suggested that Sofia's role in

28140-427: The part. However, Martino was stripped of the part after Francis Ford Coppola became director and then awarded the role to singer Vic Damone . According to Martino, after being stripped of the role, he went to Russell Bufalino , his godfather and a crime boss, who then orchestrated the publication of various news articles that claimed Coppola was unaware of Ruddy having given Martino the part. Damone eventually dropped

28341-611: The personal side of the French courtesan, the party girl used to the social scene. It's a very feminine world that I love". This was the first stage production Coppola directed. Coppola discusses how Valentino "really motivated me to take a chance and do something that was scary for me and very unfamiliar," and promised a "traditional" production that could nevertheless be appreciated by those who are not opera connoisseurs. Rome Opera House Director Carlo Fuortes said in an interview ticket sales had exceeded 1.2 million euros (1.35 million dollars),

28542-622: The phenomenal success of the novel gave Evans the clout to turn The Godfather into a prestige picture . Coppola had developed a list of actors for all the roles, and his list of potential Dons included the Oscar-winning Italian-American Ernest Borgnine , the Italian-American Frank de Kova (best known for playing Chief Wild Eagle on the TV sitcom F-Troop ), John Marley (a Best Supporting Oscar-nominee for Paramount's 1970 hit film Love Story who

28743-450: The picture exceeded $ 60 million. According to Evans, Brando sold back his points in the picture for $ 100,000, as he was in dire need of funds. "That $ 100,000 cost him $ 11 million," Evans claimed. Sofia Coppola Sofia Carmina Coppola ( / ˈ k oʊ p əl ə / KOH -pə-lə , Italian: [soˈfiːa ˈkɔppola] ; born May 14, 1971) is an American filmmaker and former actress. She has won an Academy Award ,

28944-468: The play I Remember Mama (1944) and won Theater World Awards for his roles in the plays Candida and Truckline Cafe , both in 1946. He returned to Broadway as Stanley Kowalski in the Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire (1947), a role he reprised in the 1951 film adaptation , directed by Elia Kazan . He made his film debut playing a wounded G.I. in The Men (1950) and won two Academy Awards for Best Actor for his roles as

29145-556: The play was a commercial failure. In 1946, he appeared on Broadway as the young hero in the political drama A Flag is Born , refusing to accept wages above the Actors' Equity rate. In that same year, Brando played the role of Marchbanks alongside Katharine Cornell in her production's revival of Candida , one of her signature roles. Cornell also cast him as the Messenger in her production of Jean Anouilh 's Antigone that same year. He

29346-408: The president of Paramount parent Gulf+Western , was won over to letting Brando have the role; when he saw the screen test, he asked in amazement, "What are we watching? Who is this old guinea?" Brando was signed for a low fee of $ 50,000, but in his contract, he was given a percentage of the gross on a sliding scale: 1% of the gross for each $ 10 million over a $ 10 million threshold, up to 5% if

29547-413: The production. On June 16, 1962, The Saturday Evening Post ran an article by Bill Davidson with the headline "Six million dollars down the drain: the mutiny of Marlon Brando". Mutiny director Lewis Milestone claimed that the executives "deserve what they get when they give a ham actor, a petulant child, complete control over an expensive picture." Mutiny on the Bounty nearly capsized MGM and, while

29748-523: The project had indeed been hampered with delays other than Brando's behavior, the accusations would dog the actor for years as studios began to fear Brando's difficult reputation. Critics also began taking note of his fluctuating weight. Distracted by his personal life and becoming disillusioned with his career, Brando began to view acting as a means to a financial end. Critics protested when he started accepting roles in films many perceived as being beneath his talent, or criticized him for failing to live up to

29949-403: The representation of teenagers "lazing around", a situation she connected with but felt was not seen very much in films in any relatable way. The story's theme of loss was a personal connection for Coppola in light of the 1986 death of her oldest brother in a boating accident, though she stated that she did not immediately realize this connection. Coppola secured the rights to the novel and adapted

30150-409: The revolver. When he returns, he draws the gun and shoots Sollozzo in the forehead, killing him instantly, and kills McCluskey with two shots moments later. Although the double murder, including that of a police captain, brings an official crackdown on organized crime, the subsequent leak of information about McCluskey's criminal links to Sollozzo - as Michael correctly predicted - gets wide coverage in

30351-501: The role because he did not want to provoke the mob, in addition to being paid too little. Ultimately, the part of Johnny Fontane was given to Martino. Frank Sinatra was convinced that Johnny Fontane was based on his life. Mario Puzo , author of The Godfather novel wrote in 1972 that when he met Sinatra in Chasen's , Sinatra "started to shout abuse", calling Puzo a "pimp" and threatening physical violence. Francis Ford Coppola , director of

30552-442: The role of Blanche Dubois in A Streetcar Named Desire , which Williams had written for her, to tour the play for the 1946–1947 season. Bankhead recognized Brando's potential, despite her disdain (which most Broadway veterans shared) for method acting, and agreed to hire him even though he auditioned poorly. The two clashed greatly during the pre-Broadway tour, with Bankhead reminding Brando of his mother, being her age and also having

30753-407: The role) Brando. In a letter dated August 29, 1947, Williams confided to his agent Audrey Wood: "It had not occurred to me before what an excellent value would come through casting a very young actor in this part. It humanizes the character of Stanley in that it becomes the brutality and callousness of youth rather than a vicious old man ... A new value came out of Brando's reading which was by far

30954-545: The role, Brando—still stung by Kazan's testimony to HUAC—demurred and the part of Terry Malloy nearly went to Frank Sinatra . According to biographer Stefan Kanfer, the director believed that Sinatra, who grew up in Hoboken (where the film takes place and was shot), would work as Malloy, but eventually producer Sam Spiegel wooed Brando to the part, signing him for $ 100,000. "Kazan made no protest because, he subsequently confessed, 'I always preferred Brando to anybody.'" Brando won

31155-539: The room and guns down nearly everyone inside. Michael escapes, but nearly every other Don is killed. The survivors make deals with Zasa. Several days later, Michael's sister Connie ( Talia Shire ) gives clearance for Vincent to kill Zasa before he can take another run at Michael. Vincent assassinates Zasa in Little Italy during a street festival. Vincent's men and Michael's personal assassin Al Neri (disguised as members of

31356-506: The same A&E special, George Englund claims that Brando gave his father the job because "it gave Marlon a chance to take shots at him, to demean and diminish him". In 1958, Brando appeared in The Young Lions , dyeing his hair blonde and assuming a German accent for the role, which he later admitted was not convincing. The film is based on the novel by Irwin Shaw , and Brando's portrayal of

31557-514: The same name , was a career turning point, putting him back in the Top Ten and winning him his second Best Actor Oscar. Paramount production chief Robert Evans , who had given Puzo an advance to write The Godfather so that Paramount would own the film rights, hired Coppola after many major directors had turned the film down. Evans wanted an Italian-American director who could provide the film with cultural authenticity. Coppola also came cheap. Evans

31758-536: The screen in Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire (1951). It earned him his first Academy Award nomination in the Best Actor category . The role is regarded as one of Brando's greatest. He was also nominated the next year for Viva Zapata! (1952), a fictionalized account of the life of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata . The film recounted Zapata's lower-class upbringing, his rise to power in

31959-517: The screen. I don't know another actor who could do that." During the filming of Julius Caesar , Brando learned that Elia Kazan had cooperated with congressional investigators, naming a whole string of "subversives" to the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC). By all accounts, Brando was upset by his mentor's decision, but he worked with him again in On The Waterfront . "None of us

32160-542: The screenplay herself. The low-budget film drew praise from critics and represented the point at which Coppola became a filmmaker independent of her family connections. She credits the start of her career to the Cannes festival after the film premiered there. The film stars actors Danny DeVito , Kirsten Dunst , Scott Glenn , Josh Hartnett , Michael Paré , Jonathan Tucker , Kathleen Turner , and James Woods . Coppola's second feature Lost in Translation (2003) won her

32361-531: The second woman (and the first American woman) to win the Best Director award . The film is based on the 1966 book of the same name by author Thomas P. Cullinan about a wounded Union soldier in a Mississippi seminary during the American Civil War , and was made for under $ 10 million. The film exhibited elements of the thriller genre, another departure for Coppola. Coppola cited her intrigue with

32562-500: The soundtrack to The Virgin Suicides . They have two daughters: Romy (born November 28, 2006), whose name is an homage to Coppola's brother Roman , and Cosima (born May 2010). Coppola and her family lived in Paris for several years before moving to New York City in 2010. Coppola has maintained a low public profile for her family, aiming for her daughters' lives to be unaffected by her career and travel. When asked if her choices as

32763-453: The spelling of his last name having Italian origin, and what some of his most notable film roles would suggest, Brando did not have Italian ancestry. Brando's ancestry was mostly German, Dutch, English, and Irish. His patrilineal immigrant ancestor, Johann Wilhelm Brandau, arrived in New York City in the early 1700s from the Palatinate in Germany. He is also a descendant of Louis DuBois ,

32964-413: The stage." Brando displayed his apathy for the production by demonstrating some shocking onstage manners. He "tried everything in the world to ruin it for her," Bankhead's stage manager claimed. "He nearly drove her crazy: scratching his crotch, picking his nose, doing anything." After several weeks on the road, they reached Boston, by which time Bankhead was ready to dismiss him. This proved to be one of

33165-545: The sun and the moon if he believed he could get away with it. He was an ambitious, selfish man who exploited the people who attended the Actors Studio and tried to project himself as an acting oracle and guru. Some people worshipped him, but I never knew why. I sometimes went to the Actors Studio on Saturday mornings because Elia Kazan was teaching, and there were usually a lot of good-looking girls, but Strasberg never taught me acting. Stella (Adler) did—and later Kazan. Brando

33366-460: The things [she] loved", and decided to continue her directing pursuits. Coppola's acting career, marked by frequent criticisms of nepotism and negative reviews, began while she was an infant, as she made background appearances in eight of her father's films. The best known of these is her appearance in The Godfather as the infant Michael Francis Rizzi, in the baptism scene. Coppola also acted in her father's films The Outsiders (1983), in

33567-493: The time because she thought it was glamorous. A short film entitled Life Without Zoe (1989), released as part of a tripartite anthology film New York Stories , was co-written by a teenage Coppola and her father; her father also directed the film. Coppola returned to her father's Godfather trilogy in both the second and third Godfather films, playing an immigrant child in The Godfather Part II and playing Michael Corleone's daughter in The Godfather Part III after

33768-588: The time of her death, but this detail is not specified in the film. The explosion is powerful enough to throw Michael off his feet and knock him unconscious. The local Mafia chieftain, Don Tommasino, an old friend of Michael's father Vito, moves Michael to a hospital. Michael regains consciousness a few days later, whereupon Don Tommasino informs Michael of his wife's death. After returning to the United States, Michael reconnects with his previous girlfriend, Kay Adams, but does not tell her that he had been married while he

33969-541: The time, with Time stating: "The effect of the movie is not to throw light on the public problem, but to shoot adrenaline through the moviegoer's veins." Brando allegedly did not see eye to eye with the Hungarian director László Benedek and did not get on with costar Lee Marvin . To Brando's expressed puzzlement, the movie inspired teen rebellion and made him a role model to the nascent rock-and-roll generation and future stars such as James Dean and Elvis Presley . After

34170-435: The titular character and Jason Schwartzman , Coppola's cousin, plays King Louis XVI . The film debuted at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival where, despite boos in the audience, it received a standing ovation. Though critics were divided at the time of its release, it has since received more critical acclaim in the years that followed. Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian declared, "Sofia Coppola's presentation of Marie's life has

34371-573: The two, "Gadg" (Kazan) had told Quinn – who had taken over the role of Stanley Kowalski from Brando on Broadway – that Brando had been unimpressed with his work. After achieving the desired effect, Kazan never told Quinn that he had misled him. It was only many years later, after comparing notes, that Brando and Quinn realized the deception. Brando's next film, Julius Caesar (1953), received highly favorable reviews. Brando portrayed Mark Antony . While most acknowledged Brando's talent, some critics felt Brando's "mumbling" and other idiosyncrasies betrayed

34572-543: The words are but you have a general idea of what they are, then you look at the cue card and it gives you the feeling to the viewer, hopefully, that the person is really searching for what he is going to say—that he doesn't know what to say". Some, however, thought Brando used the cards out of laziness or an inability to memorize his lines. Once, on the set of The Godfather , Brando was asked why he wanted his lines printed out. He responded: "Because I can read them that way." Brando brought his performance as Stanley Kowalski to

34773-453: The world, but they can easily be misled." Shaw and Brando even appeared together for a televised interview with CBS correspondent David Schoenbrun and, during a bombastic exchange, Shaw charged that, like most actors, Brando was incapable of playing flat-out villainy; Brando responded by stating "Nobody creates a character but an actor. I play the role; now he exists. He is my creation." The Young Lions also features Brando's only appearance in

34974-558: The world." Coppola's hand-written cast list has Brando's name underlined. Evans told Coppola that he had been thinking of Brando for the part two years earlier, and Puzo had imagined Brando in the part when he wrote the novel and had actually written to him about the part, so Coppola and Evans narrowed it down to Brando. (Coincidentally, Olivier would compete with Brando for the Best Actor Oscar for his part in Sleuth . He bested Brando at

35175-404: Was The Chase (1966), which paired the actor with director Arthur Penn , Jane Fonda , Robert Redford and Robert Duvall . The film deals with themes of racism, sexual revolution, small-town corruption, and vigilantism. The film was received mostly positively. Brando cited Burn! (1969) as his personal favorite of the films he had made, writing in his autobiography: "I think I did some of

35376-470: Was 18." In the A&;E Biography episode on Brando, George Englund said Brando fell into acting in New York because "he was accepted there. He wasn't criticized. It was the first time in his life that he heard good things about himself." He spent his first few months in New York sleeping on friends' couches. For a time he lived with Roy Somlyo , who later became a four-time Emmy-winning Broadway producer. Brando

35577-576: Was Brando being difficult, but actors who worked opposite him said it was just all part of his technique. Brando used his Stanislavski System skills for his first summer stock roles in Sayville, New York , on Long Island . Brando established a pattern of erratic, insubordinate behavior in the few shows he had been in. His behavior had him kicked out of the cast of the New School's production in Sayville, but he

35778-628: Was a commercial success, earning an estimated $ 4.2 million in rentals at the North American box office in 1954. In his July 29, 1954, review, The New York Times critic A. H. Weiler praised the film, calling it "an uncommonly powerful, exciting, and imaginative use of the screen by gifted professionals." Film critic Roger Ebert lauded the film retrospectively, stating that Brando and Kazan changed acting in American films forever and adding it to his "Great Movies" list. In his autobiography, Brando

35979-586: Was also offered the opportunity to portray one of the principal characters in the Broadway premiere of Eugene O'Neill 's The Iceman Cometh , but turned the part down after falling asleep while trying to read the massive script and pronouncing the play "ineptly written and poorly constructed". In 1945, Brando's agent recommended he take a co-starring role in The Eagle Has Two Heads with Tallulah Bankhead , produced by Jack Wilson. Bankhead had turned down

36180-436: Was an avid student and proponent of Stella Adler , from whom he learned the techniques of the Stanislavski system . This technique encouraged the actor to explore both internal and external aspects to fully realize the character being portrayed. Brando's remarkable insight and sense of realism were evident early on. Adler used to recount that, when teaching Brando, she had instructed the class to act like chickens, and added that

36381-551: Was born on April 3, 1924, in Omaha, Nebraska , as the only son of Marlon Brando Sr. and Dorothy Pennebaker. His father was a salesman who often travelled out-of-state and his mother was a stage actress, often away from home. His mother's absence resulted in Brando becoming attached to the family's housekeeper, who eventually left to get married, causing Brando to develop abandonment issues. His two elder sisters were Jocelyn and Frances. Despite

36582-490: Was cast as the film producer Jack Woltz in the picture), the Italian-American Richard Conte (who was cast as Don Corleone's deadly rival Don Emilio Barzini ), and Italian film producer Carlo Ponti . Coppola admitted in a 1975 interview, "We finally figured we had to lure the best actor in the world. It was that simple. That boiled down to Laurence Olivier or Marlon Brando, who are the greatest actors in

36783-455: Was co-written by herself, Murray and Mitch Glazer . The film, an homage to classic Christmas -themed variety shows , was released in December 2015 on Netflix . Coppola directed The Beguiled (2017), a remake of the 1971 eponymous Southern Gothic film , starring Nicole Kidman , Elle Fanning , and Kirsten Dunst . The film premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival , where Coppola became

36984-460: Was conscious of the fact that Paramount's last Mafia film, The Brotherhood (1968) had been a box office bomb, and he believed it was partly due to the fact that the director, Martin Ritt , and the star, Kirk Douglas , were Jewish, and the film lacked an authentic Italian flavor. The studio originally intended the film to be a low-budget production set in contemporary times without any major actors, but

37185-637: Was directed by her then-husband Spike Jonze ; and later Phoenix 's "Funky Squaredance". The Virgin Suicides (1999) Coppola's first short film was Lick the Star (1998). It played many times on the Independent Film Channel . She made her feature film directing debut with The Virgin Suicides (1999); the film adaptation of the novel The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides . It received critical acclaim upon its premiere in North America at

37386-440: Was held back for a year, and with his history of misbehaving, he was expelled in 1941. Brando was sent by his father to Shattuck Military Academy , where his father had also studied. There, Brando continued to excel at acting until 1943, when he was put on probation for being insubordinate to an officer during maneuvers. He was confined to the campus, but sneaked into town and was caught. The faculty voted to expel him, although he

37587-445: Was horrified at Chaplin's didactic style of direction and his authoritarian approach. Brando had also appeared in the spy thriller Morituri in 1965; that, too, failed to attract an audience. Brando acknowledged his professional decline, writing later, "Some of the films I made during the sixties were successful; some weren't. Some, like The Night of the Following Day , I made only for the money; others, like Candy , I did because

37788-428: Was initially drawn towards the character of Marie Antoinette as an innocent and caring character who found herself in a situation outside of her control, and that rather than creating a historical representation, she wanted to create a more intimate look into the world of the heroine. Coppola was interested in making an emotional connection to the young royalty whose "coming-of-age took place under conditions familiar to

37989-500: Was living in Sicily. They marry and have two children. However, in The Godfather Part III , Kay mentions Michael's first marriage when she and Michael visit Sicily together. Michael also tells his daughter Mary Corleone that she bears a resemblance to his first wife Apollonia. In the novel, Michael avenges Apollonia's death. Fabrizio is found running a pizza parlor in Buffalo, New York, under

38190-408: Was mentored by Paul Jasmin . After dropping out of college, Coppola started a clothing line called Milkfed, which is now sold exclusively in Japan. Coppola had many varying interests growing up, including fashion, photography, music, and design, and did not initially intend to become a filmmaker. However, after making her first short film Lick the Star in 1998, she realized it "brought together all

38391-445: Was more interested in showing Priscilla's side of their relationship, highlighting the terror of Elvis' physical and emotional abuse towards Priscilla. The film received positive reviews, with Rolling Stone declaring the film to be her best since Lost in Translation . David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Coppola has always been a filmmaker who coaxes out feelings rather than blasts them with emphatic declarations, and

38592-474: Was one of the men sent to kill Vito Corleone during the Castellammarese War (mentioned in The Godfather ), although he was eventually killed by Luca Brasi . Russo holds a grudge against the Corleones for years for his brother's death, at one point attempting (unsuccessfully) to have Vito's son Fredo killed. After Michael Corleone becomes Don in 1955, however, Russo tricks him into believing that

38793-559: Was only 6 years old, the family moved to Evanston, Illinois , where Brando mimicked other people, developed a reputation for pranking, and met Wally Cox , with whom he remained friends until Cox's death in 1973. In 1936, his parents separated and he and his siblings moved with their mother to Santa Ana, California . Two years later, his parents reconciled, and his father purchased a farmhouse in Libertyville, Illinois . Brando attended Libertyville High School , excelling at sports and drama, but failing in every other subject. Consequently, he

38994-399: Was portrayed by Julie Gregg . She is the wife of Sonny Corleone . Sandra and Sonny bore four children. Two boys and a set of twin girls. Neither her fate nor those of her four children are so much as mentioned in the second sequel The Godfather, Part III . Vincent Santino "Vinnie" Mancini is a fictional character appearing in The Godfather Part III . He is portrayed by Andy García . He

39195-493: Was released in 1961. Paramount Pictures President Stanley Jaffe told an exasperated Coppola: "As long as I'm president of this studio, Marlon Brando will not be in this picture, and I will no longer allow you to discuss it." Jaffe eventually set three conditions for the casting of Brando: That he would have to take a fee far below what he typically received; he would have to agree to accept financial responsibility for any production delays his behavior cost; and he had to submit to

39396-537: Was soon afterwards discovered in a locally produced play there. Then, in 1944, he made it to Broadway in the bittersweet drama I Remember Mama , playing the son of Mady Christians . The Lunts wanted Brando to play the role of Alfred Lunt 's son in O Mistress Mine , and Lunt even coached him for the audition, but Brando made no attempt to even read his lines at the audition and was not hired. New York Drama Critics voted him "Most Promising Young Actor" for his role as an anguished veteran in Truckline Café , although

39597-509: Was supported by the students who thought expulsion was too harsh. Brando was invited back for the following year, but decided instead to drop out of high school. He then worked as a ditch-digger at a summer job arranged by his father and tried to enlist in the Army, but his routine physical revealed that a football injury he had sustained at Shattuck had left him with a trick knee ; he was classified physically unfit for military service. Brando decided to follow his sisters to New York, studying at

39798-525: Was the first to bring a natural approach to acting on film. According to Dustin Hoffman in his online Masterclass, Brando would often talk to cameramen and fellow actors about their weekend even after the director would call action. Once Brando felt he could deliver the dialogue as naturally as that conversation, he would start the dialogue. In his 2015 documentary, Listen To Me Marlon , he said that prior to that, actors were like breakfast cereals, meaning they were predictable. Critics would later say that this

39999-433: Was typically dismissive of his performance: "On the day Gadg showed me the complete picture, I was so depressed by my performance I got up and left the screening room ... I thought I was a huge failure." After Brando won the Academy Award for Best Actor, the statue was stolen. Much later, it turned up at a London auction house, which contacted the actor and informed him of its whereabouts. Brando portrayed Napoleon in

40200-448: Was very sensitive and it hurt a lot." Brando portrayed a repressed gay army officer in Reflections in a Golden Eye , directed by John Huston and co-starring Elizabeth Taylor . The role turned out as one of his most acclaimed in years, with Stanley Crouch marveling, "Brando's main achievement was to portray the taciturn but stoic gloom of those pulverized by circumstances." The film overall received mixed reviews. Another notable film

40401-439: Was very well received and continues to be popular on YouTube . In October 2014, Coppola launched a series of Christmas ads for the clothing chain Gap . In May 2020, it was announced Coppola would write and direct an adaptation of The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton for Apple TV+ . In 2022, Coppola guest-starred as herself, alongside her husband Thomas Mars and fellow director Jim Jarmusch , in an episode of

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