Film through law. Law through film.
Law on Film podcast explores the rich connections between law and film. While law is critical to many films, films also show how the law is perceived and portrayed. Each episode looks at a different film. What does the film get right about the law? What does is get wrong? And what does the film tell us about the larger social and cultural context in which law operates?
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The Godfather
Guest: Steve Koh
Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather (1972) is widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time. Based on Mario Puzo’s best-selling 1969 novel, The Godfather depicts the rise and legacy of the Corleone family, a fictional Italian-American organized crime family led by Vito Corleone and the transformation of his son Michael from a reluctant outsider to a ruthless mafia boss. The film, which features an ensemble cast of American film icons, including Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duval, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, and John Cazale, explores themes of family, power, and the American Dream. It also provides a window into the relationship between law and culture while offering complex perspectives on the meaning of justice.
