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Why It’s Important Francis Ford Coppola Restored ‘The Godfather’ for Its 4K Re-release

Are you ready for an offer you can’t refuse?

I’m not sure if you have a most anticipated event coming in 2022, but aside from my pending nuptials, I’ve been counting down to March 22, 2022. That’s when all three Godfather films will be released in Ultra 4K as a celebration of the first film’s 50th anniversary. The restoration of the films was supervised by director Francis Ford Coppola, who said the process of revisiting the films was “gratifying.”

There are so many legends about the making of The Godfather. From arguing over the amount of light in every shot, to the pacing, to real mafia members saying it was authentic—the stories are incredible. And now, we get to go back to The Godfather in Ultra 4K. And it’s not just us going back, Coppola supervised the restoration, which should whet your appetite for the movie as well.

Coppola recently sat with the New York Times to go over the process. We picked some of his best quotes to show you here.

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Author: Jason Hellerman
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.

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