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As one of the earliest films about the mafia's influence over the personal lives of those involved, Alberto Lattuada's Mafioso also established the way humor is used in gangster movies as respite from tragic, violent circumstances. In it, Antonio (Alberto Sordi), nicknamed Nino or Ninuzzo by his Sicilian peers, takes his blonde, northern Italian wife, Marta (Norma Bengell) and two daughters back to Sicily, since they know little of his Sicilian heritage. Taking vacation leave from his factory job in Milan, Nino's family vacation becomes a full-force effort to convince his modern wife and traditional parents that their differences are merely superficial. Hilarious scenes underscore the differences between northern and southern Italian culture. Marta is appalled by the multi-course banquet served, for example, yet the whole family gawks when she lights a cigarette after eating. Once this familial conflict is resolved, by Marta's applying her beautician skills to rid Nino's sister, Rosalia, of profuse body hair, Nino's "other" family beckons. His past alliance to Don Vincenzo, the town's mysteriously powerful sports association president, means that he owes repayment for past favors. Besides Mafioso's sumptuous depictions of robust Sicilian life, it also humanizes mafia members to explain their eye-for-an-eye mentality. Don Vincenzo is certainly a prototypical Godfather, fair and uncompromising. From the outset, Mafioso emphasizes the importance of love and loyalty, giving one a renewed sense of appreciation for those one knows, trusts, and relies upon. --Trinie Dalton
Just watched it. Solid movie with a really slick ending. I love how these older movies build and build, without getting into the thick of things until well over half way thru the movie. It gives you time to get really invested in the characters.
Awesome movie. Ending is slick and kinda haunting.
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The scenes in Sicily were great. The "nonnas" dressed in black. The "that wasn't dinner just the appetizers" scene was great. I expected it to be much more violent and dark.
Definitely haunting. Especially the way they kept showing close-ups when things came to light.
Then of course the icing on the cake when he returned the pen. "If only there where more honest people like you, this world would be a much better place." (or something like that) Great conclusion, which is rare these days.
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