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The Godfather Part II (1974)

Film
DirectorFrancis Ford Coppola
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Form & technique
  • The film's cross-cutting structure between 1958-59 (Michael) and 1901-25 (Vito).
Tropes
  • Michael Corleone's business operations in Nevada and Cuba.
  • Kay Adams's confession of her abortion.
  • The contrasting narratives of Vito Corleone in Little Italy and Michael Corleone in Nevada.
  • Gordon Willis's cinematography, specifically the visual contrast between Vito's warmly lit past and Michael's darkly lit present.
  • Fredo Corleone's betrayal and Michael's subsequent order to have him killed.