Linda DeLibero's Film Analysis 101 - How to Read a Film featuring The Godfather

Sponsored by Evergreen Museum & Library, the Office of Alumni Relations Lifelong Learning, and the Film and Media Studies Department

Whether you’re an expert at parsing camera angles and jump cuts or you just want a crash course on film appreciation, this mini-class will allow you to explore the many ways that films make meaning. Participate in a frame-by-frame analysis of a film clip from Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather ​and discover how to enhance your viewing experience through an understanding of cinematography, sound, and editing. The event will be held in the Evergreen Museum's historic Bakst Theatre. There will be a reception following the event during which guests can meet our speaker, mix, and mingle! 

The Godfather is a 1972 crime film written by Mario Puzo and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte and Diane Keaton. It is the first installment in The Godfather Trilogy. The story spans from 1945 to 1955, chronicles the Corleone Family and their patriarch Vito Corleone, played by Marlon Brando, who is focused on the transformation of his youngest son, Michael Corleone, played by Al Pacino, from reluctant family outsider to ruthless mafia boss.

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While participating in off-campus events and meetings sponsored by the JHAA/JHM/JHHS participants must follow all public health guidelines mandated by the local jurisdiction and venue at the time of the event, including vaccination and masking and distancing guidance. Johns Hopkins strongly suggests that attendees who join in person be fully vaccinated.