Crime · Drama · Thriller
American
1990 · Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 162 min
It is 1979, and Michael Corleone, now old and wealthy, wants his family's business to become fully legitimate and his conscience to be cleared. A volatile young relative and a web of Vatican finance and rival mobsters stand in the way of both goals. The tone is elegiac, operatic and heavy with regret.
Why it matters in cinema history
A late, deliberately reflective sequel that turns the gangster saga from a story of rising power into one of penitence, completing the great New Hollywood crime epic begun in 1972.
Watch with intention
Watch it as a story about a man trying to buy back his conscience with the same tools that built his power.
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