Lecture: "From The Godfather to the Sopranos: Italian Americans on Screen"
Prof. Graziella Parati speaks about THE GODFATHER's legacy as it relates to Italian American stereotypes. Programmed in conjunction with the Rauner Special Collections Library.
Lecture: Prof. Graziella Parati speaks about the legacy of THE GODFATHER (and subsequent mob movies) as it relates to Italian American stereotypes. Programmed in conjunction with the Rauner Special Collections Library.
Prof. Graziella Parati teaches in the Italian Department, as well as the Comarative Literature and Women & Gender Studies Departments. She specializes in twentieth-century Italian literature, Italian cinema and Italian multiculturalism/migration studies. Her recent publications include New Perspectives in Italian Cultural Studies, The Cultures of Italian Migration, and Migration Italy: The Art of Talking Back in A Destination Culture.
Related Event:
Sat, May 12, 4pm, Loew Auditorium
Introduction by Prof. Graziella Parati
Francis Ford Coppola’s epic masterpiece features Marlon Brando in his Oscar-winning role as the patriarch of the Corleone family. A chilling portrait of the Sicilian clan’s rise and near fall from power in America, it deftly blends the family’s life and the ugly crime business in which they are engaged. With career-making performances by Al Pacino, James Caan and Robert Duvall, this searing and brilliant film garnered ten Oscar nods and won three, including Best Picture. D: Francis Ford Coppola, USA, 1972, Runtime: 2h15m
