Marathon Month | The Godfather Part III

New York, 1979. Michael Corleone is now in his sixties and wants to use his remaining years to make the family empire completely legitimate. He attempts to reconnect with his former wife Kay and their children, makes large donations to the Church and enters into an enormous deal with the Vatican that could finally take the Corleones out of crime.

But the past cannot simply be bought off. Ambitious gangster Joey Zasa threatens Michael’s interests, while a possible successor emerges within the family: Vincent Mancini, the illegitimate son of Sonny Corleone. Vincent has the loyalty and determination of a Corleone, but also the temper that proved fatal to his father.

As Michael tries to control Vincent, his family and his business partners, he becomes entangled in a network of corruption reaching deep into the Vatican. His desire to give his children a different life increasingly collides with the consequences of his own choices.

Sixteen years after The Godfather Part II, Francis Ford Coppola returned to the Corleones. This third film is less concerned with gaining power than with the reckoning that follows. Al Pacino plays Michael as a man who has achieved everything except the peace and forgiveness he longs for.

The Godfather Part III forms a tragic epilogue to the trilogy. The film received seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, and returns the saga to Sicily for its final act.

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 Part III 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.