{"product_id":"the-godfather-part-ii-paperback","title":"The Godfather, Part II - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJon Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancis Ford Coppola's \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather, Part II\u003c\/i\u003e (1974) is a magisterial cinematic work, a gorgeous, stylized, auteur epic, and one of the few sequels judged by many to be greater than its predecessor. This despite the fact that it consists largely of meetings between aspiring 'Godfather' Michael Corleone and fellow gangsters, politicians and family members. The meetings remind us that the modern gangster's success is built upon inside information and on strategic planning. Michael and his father Vito's days resemble those of the legitimate businessmen they aspire or pretend to be. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJon Lewis's study of Coppola's masterpiece provides a close analysis of the film and a discussion of its cinematic and political contexts. It is structured in three sections: \"The Sequel,\" \"The Dissolve,\" and \"The Sicilian Thing\" - accommodating three avenues of inquiry, respectively: the film's importance in and to Hollywood history, its unique, auteur style and form; and its cultural significance. Of interest, then, is New Hollywood history, mise-en-scene, and a view of the Corleone saga as a cautionary capitalist parable, as a metaphor of the corruption of American power, post-Vietnam, post-Watergate.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJon Lewis \u003c\/b\u003eis the Distinguished Professor of Film Studies and Honors College Eminent Professor at Oregon State University, USA. He has published twelve books, including\u003ci\u003e Whom God Wishes to Destroy ... Francis Coppola and the New Hollywood \u003c\/i\u003e(2005); \u003ci\u003eHollywood v. Hard Core: How the Struggle over Censorship Saved the Modern Film Industry \u003c\/i\u003e(2000)\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHard-Boiled Hollywood: Crime and Punishment in Postwar Los Angeles \u003c\/i\u003e(2017); the textbook \u003ci\u003eAmerican Film History \u003c\/i\u003e(second edition, 2019), as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather \u003c\/i\u003e(2010) in the BFI Film Classics series. Jon Lewis has appeared in two documentaries on film censorship: \u003ci\u003eInside Deep Throat\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e This Film is Not Yet Rated\u003c\/i\u003e. Between 2002 and 2007, he was the editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eCinema Journal\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 7.45 x 5.39 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766437019936,"sku":"9781839023262","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7af657965e327771930efe883d1b406a.webp?v=1780292695","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-godfather-part-ii-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}