Godfather

Francis Ford Coppola''s The Godfather (1972) marked a transition in American film-making, and its success – as a work of art, as a creative ''property'' exploited by its studio, Paramount Pictures; and as a model for aspiring auteurist film-makers – changed Hollywood forever.

Jon Lewis''s study of The Godfather begins with a close look at the film''s audacious visual style (the long, theatrical se...