9 Essential Films That Made Francis Ford Coppola a Legend

9 Essential Films That Made Francis Ford Coppola a Legend


Set in 1960s Oklahoma, The Outsiders follows Ponyboy Curtis (C. Thomas Howell), a teenager caught in a bitter class rivalry between the working-class “Greasers” and the privileged “Socs.” After a deadly altercation, Ponyboy and his friend Johnny (Ralph Macchio) go on the run, leading to a chain of events that force all involved to confront the fragility of youth. You’ll learn about visual storytelling, how to keep tone and tension on a razor’s edge, and what it means to “find the film in the edit,” as Coppola famously did. The Godfather Part II doubles down on the saga of the Corleone family, running two parallel narratives: one tracing the rise of a young Vito Corleone (Robert De Niro) in early 20th-century New York, and the other following the cold, isolated rule of his son Michael (Al Pacino) as he struggles to keep the family intact.

Author: Vishal Wagh


Published at: 2025-07-19 20:00:02

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