Saturday, March 24, 2012

The Godfather Part III, or The Death of Michael Corleone: "The Body Cries Out"


Other posts in this series:
The Godfather: 1. Coppola's Decline of a Family; 2. "I Believe in America"; 3. Enough Time / The Godfather Part II: 4. The Horizon of Time; 5. "Fruit of Thy Womb"; 6. Revolutions; 7. Between Brothers / 8. Intermezzo: "Time, Who Eats His Own Young" / The Godfather Part III: 9. "A Long Contemplation of Eternity"; 10. "The Body Cries Out" / 11. Coda: My Debt to The Godfather

An updated version of this essay is available here, at the Minneapolis / St. Paul Cinephile Society. 

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10 comments:

  1. UnknownOctober 8, 2014 at 12:08 AM

    Fantastic analysis, thank you for sharing this.
    Taught me a few things! I'd recommend this article to anyone who has just seen the film.

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  2. ubmaanMarch 30, 2015 at 11:47 PM

    Thank You!

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  3. UnknownJuly 7, 2015 at 4:40 AM

    superb

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  4. UnknownJuly 7, 2015 at 4:41 AM

    superb

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  5. KeithAugust 16, 2015 at 12:35 AM

    Excellent summary, thank you!

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  6. UnknownMay 6, 2016 at 7:22 AM

    Fantastic work. As a non-artist, I often think that art, broadly speaking (and obviously including the written word) is one of the few paths to a sort of immortality, as it lives on far beyond its creation. This post evokes that feeling in me, not only with respect to the film, but also in the written analysi itself (indeed, I'm a couple of years past the original post). Thanks again.

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  7. KristenMarch 24, 2017 at 10:34 AM

    Excellent write up! I appreciate this so much! Well done.

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  8. W LJanuary 13, 2018 at 11:29 PM

    Excellent commentary. It opened up and answered a few questions. Really airbags it and highly recommend this post.

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  9. UnknownMarch 2, 2018 at 7:22 PM

    One of the best write ups on this film that I’ve seen. Excellent job!

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  10. UnknownNovember 9, 2018 at 11:26 PM

    I just finished the last of the films. The ending of the third caused me to be tremendously impacted. Her death was horrible. I think that the analysis of how the actor's inexperience lent itself to the innocence and sincerity of Mary was spot on. Nearly broke my heart to witness that moment.I never cry from films but that performance had me so engrossed by it's musical beauty and cinematic setting that seeing Michael breakdown became too much for me to hold back. What a wonderful film.

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