Marathon Month | The Godfather

New York, 1945. While his daughter’s wedding is being celebrated outside, Don Vito Corleone receives people in his office who have come to ask him for a favour. As the head of a powerful Italian-American crime family, he can solve almost any problem. In return, however, a favour may one day be expected.

When Don Vito refuses to become involved in the emerging narcotics trade, a violent conflict erupts between rival families. His youngest son Michael initially wants nothing to do with his family’s criminal activities. He is a decorated war veteran with a life outside the Corleones. But when his father is attacked, keeping his distance becomes increasingly difficult.

Francis Ford Coppola adapted Mario Puzo’s novel into a family drama in which love, loyalty, power and violence are constantly intertwined. Decisions made behind closed doors cost lives outside them. At the same time, the Corleones marry, eat, celebrate baptisms and argue like any other family.

Marlon Brando plays Don Vito with quiet authority, but it is Al Pacino’s Michael who drives the story forward. His transformation from outsider to heir to the family business begins a story spanning three films and several generations.

The Godfather won three Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and became one of the most influential films in American cinema.

Watch the complete Godfather trilogy
On Tuesday 29 December, we are screening all three Godfather films in one day at Natlab. You can attend The Godfather separately or watch the complete trilogy on the big screen with a marathon pass.

The Godfather Passe Partout

Cineville members can attend the individual films for free and must reserve a separate ticket for each screening.