The Godfather is still Golden after 50 years
The Godfather is still Golden after 50 years
Francis Ford Coppola’s Oscar Winning Adaptation of Mario Puzo’s The Godfather is considered a cinematic masterpiece 50 years after it was released in 1972.
When our Book Club Babes chose the novel to read we decided to go with the season and dress the part. Honestly, there are parts of the book much scarier than ghosts and monsters in any Halloween Fright-fest film!
The author stated that the book was not based on his life but the story came from research and inspired by real-life mob boss Frank Costello. Which means much of what is written about in the novel actually happened!
We discussed endless stories about the book – like the author and Frank Sinatra getting into a near physical altercation over the novel at Chasen’s, then a celebrity hot spot near Beverly Hills.
How certain lines from the novel have become part of our lexicon …”Revenge is a dish that tastes best when served cold”…to the most famous . . .”I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse”
Meeting at one of our favorite Italian restaurant’s, Lucia’s, enhanced our discussion that the underlying theme of The Godfather is family, love and loyalty.