Mario Puzo's The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone

1990 • 157 minutes

À propos de ce film

Director/screenwriter Francis Ford Coppola brings his definitive edit and restoration of the final film in his epic Godfather trilogy—Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), now in his 60s, seeks to free his family from crime and find a suitable successor to his empire. That successor could be fiery Vincent (Andy Garcia)... but he may also be the spark that turns Michael's hope of business legitimacy into an inferno of mob violence. The film’s meticulously restored picture and sound, under the supervision of American Zoetrope and Paramount Pictures, includes a new beginning and ending, as well as changes to scenes, shots, and music cues. The resulting project reflects author Mario Puzo and Coppola’s original intentions of The Godfather: Part III, and delivers, in the words of Coppola, “a more appropriate conclusion to The Godfather and The Godfather: Part II.”

Notes et avis

The restructured opening provides greater clarity than the original Part III, and the film certainly benefits from being trimmed. The story of Michael Corelone's inevitably doomed redemption is fascinating. Though it remains the least accomplished movie of the series, the other two both sit amongst the greatest ever conceived. The fact that it is not their equal does not detract from what is a moving, powerful instalment in its own right.

Incredibly disappointing. Without spoilers, let's talk about the substantive difference between this and Godfather 3. They are precious few, subtle and believe me, I wanted to be so generous about such a highly regarded trilogy. I just paid £13.99 for this and feel like asking for a refund. Pitiful

The final film in the trilogy didn't fare so well at the box office and to be fair, it really was the weakest of the 3 films. Saying that, I quite enjoyed it anyway. It'll be interesting to see the new cut (new start/end).