1 The Godfather (1972)
Director: Francis Ford Copolla
Cast: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall
Oscar: best actor, best picture, best screenplay writing
Director: Francis Ford Copolla
Cast: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall
Oscar: best actor, best picture, best screenplay writing
When Don Vito Corleone began to provide power to Michael, the bloody drama came up with a classy mafia family, filled with violence and murder, all in the name of interest. Although the characters tell the criminals that justifies any means, but Coppola managed to show that criminals are also human beings with feelings and fears. There is also a story that has depth and complexity that makes it compelling to watch at any time. If this is the action of the film depth story would disappear and turn into ordinary entertainment, drama and dialogue instead of there being a strength of this film.
story behind ... Behind every great movie there is a great story behind the screen, especially for the film that catapulted Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and Francis Ford Coppola. Decade 70s seem to belong to Coppolla with The Godfather, The Godfather Part II and Apocalypse Now, share with Martin Scorsese in Taxi Driver. process is really tiring, Coppola almost fired because the studio wanted to Sergio Leone, and the studio did not like Marlon Brando, the offspring Italians in America who threatened to boycott the movie, the animal lover who blasted a horse's head cut scenes are horrible even the original mafia diinta as advisors in this film. But the film is still a classic and legendary, topped the best movies of any version of the past 30 years. Studio and wanted Robert Redford to play Michael Corleone, but Copolla wanted a green that has not been well-known actor, Al Pacino, an option opposed by the studio. Al Pacino finally allowed to play after Copolla threatened to strike from the production of this film.
fact ... Al Pacino, James Caan, and Diane Keaton each received U.S. $ 35,000, Robert Duvall gets U.S. $ 36,000 for the six weeks of filming and Marlon Brando earn U.S. $ 50.000 plus a weekly fee of U.S. $ 1,000 plus 5% of film profits. Brando gets more money even though he is a hard working actor with a crew, refused to memorize the script, and just want to read from a large carton.
GONE WITH THE WIND 2 (1939)
Director: Victor Fleming
Cast: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard
Oscar: Best actress in a leading role, best actress in a supporting role, best art direction, best cinematography color, best director, best film editing , writing best screenplay, best picture.
About the state of the United States during the civil war. Scarlett O'Hara, a beautiful heroine who falls in love with the selfish Ashley Wilkes but Ashley is married to Melanie Hamilton instead. Rhett Butler then came the equally cynical and selfish, but Scarlett is not easily conquered, and the love story is increasingly proving the power of acting Clark and Vivien.
This story can be divided into two, the first is the period of civil war after Abraham Lincoln was elected and the second part is the end of civil war . Long duration that can make you tired watching it. However, the duration was able to show changes in the character of the woman spoiled Scarlett became an independent female figure.
This story can be divided into two, the first is the period of civil war after Abraham Lincoln was elected and the second part is the end of civil war . Long duration that can make you tired watching it. However, the duration was able to show changes in the character of the woman spoiled Scarlett became an independent female figure.
story behind it ... As a legendary film, not only the costumes and compelling drama, but this film managed to show a time when the southern part of the American lifestyle depicted, the which no longer exists after the civil war. Besides the two main actors, Hattie McDaniel, a black actress who plays the waiter was able to capture the attention even of his time to penetrate the stereotypical characters played by black people.
fact ... Gone With The Wind is a novel the work of Margaret Mitchell was first published in 1936 and won the Pulitzer in 1937. This novel is the only book that ever made by Margaret Mitchell in his lifetime, but became one of America's best-selling novel.
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA 3 (1962)
Director: David Lean
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn
Oscars: best director, best art direction, best cinematography, best film editing, best music, best sound, best picture
The story of Lt. Col. Thomas Lawrence (Peter O'Toole), which involved the history of the Arab world, especially the Arab Revolt of 1916-1918. but it also raised the emotional conflict that Lawrence saw the cruelty of war and the search for his identity and his loyalty is torn between Britain and her new friends in the Arab world. Lawrence learned many things, habits of the Arabs to their politics, making it an important figure in Arab history.
story behind it ... Originally a man born in 1888 was not as handsome and as tall as Peter O'Toole and his adventures attracted public attention when it was written by journalist Lowell Thomas and books he wrote himself, Seven Pillars of Wisdom. These adventurers were killed at the age of 46 years due to motorcycle accidents.
fact ... King Hussein of Jordan was kind enough to lend the whole brigade of soldiers as extras film, so the soldiers in this film is played by native soldiers. King Hussein himself often visited the set and fell in love with British secretary, Antoinette Gardiner, who became his second wife in 1962. a grueling filming in Morocco, Jordan, and Spain. Filming in Jordan have moved to Spain because the crew a lot of pain and swelling costs. In the scene of the attack in Aqaba that shot in Spain, the crew set up 300 buildings based on the appearance of the original town of Aqaba in 1917. friendly atmosphere in Jordan was found in Morocco, extra troops impatient and unwilling to obey orders. The result gain much praise. With a very long duration, there's nothing a woman actress appears.
