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Sofia Coppola as Mary Corleone and Al Pacino as Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part III (1990).
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The upcoming Dune installment got me thinking about the burden of following two great films. Few know the hazard better than Francis Ford Coppola. Not even a 1991 Best Picture nomination spared The Godfather Part III from becoming a punch line, with his daughter as its all-too-convenient scapegoat. Sofia Coppola herself has wryly joked about being known as “the amateur actress who single-handedly ruined The Godfather.”
She wasn’t great. She also didn’t sink it.
About the Author
Giancarlo Sopo is a writer exploring cinema, politics, and the conservative imagination.
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The upcoming Dune installment got me thinking about the burden of following two great films. Few know the hazard better than Francis Ford Coppola. Not even a 1991 Best Picture nomination spared The Godfather Part III from becoming a punch line, with his daughter as its all-too-convenient scapegoat. Sofia Coppola herself has wryly joked about being known as “the amateur actress who single-handedly ruined The Godfather.”
She wasn’t great. She also didn’t sink it.
About the Author
Giancarlo Sopo is a writer exploring cinema, politics, and the conservative imagination.
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