Theater Wallay Film Club To Screen "The Godfather Chronicles"

Theaterwallay film club will screen "The Godfather Chronicles" here on January 26 as part of its activities to give the audience a blast from the past; a rare opportunity to revisit The Godfather on the big screen

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Jan, 2019 ) :Theaterwallay film club will screen "The Godfather Chronicles" here on January 26 as part of its activities to give the audience a blast from the past; a rare opportunity to revisit The Godfather on the big screen.

Based on the bestselling novel by Mario Puzo, The Godfather chronicles the life and exploits of the Corleone family. It tells how an aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.

The film is one of the greatest movies ever made. It stars�Marlon Brando�and�Al Pacino�as the leaders of a fictional New York crime family. The story, spanning 1945 to 1955, chronicles the�family�under the patriarch�Vito Corleone(Brando), focusing on the transformation of�Michael Corleone�(Pacino) from reluctant family outsider to ruthless�mafia�boss.

The film was the�highest-grossing film of 1972�and was for a time the�highest-grossing film ever made.It won the�Oscars�for�Best Picture,�Best Actor�(Brando) and�Best Adapted Screenplay�(for Puzo and Coppola). Its seven other Oscar nominations included Pacino,�James Caan,�Robert Duvall�(Best Supporting Actor), and Coppola for�Best Director.

The Godfather�is widely regarded as one of the�greatest films in world cinema�and one of the most influential, especially in the�gangster genre.

�It was selected for preservation in the U.S.�National Film Registry�of the�Library of Congress�in 1990, being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and is ranked the�second-greatest film in American cinema.

The film screening is for those who love independent movies, classic films from bygone eras, love stories, spy dramas, international films etc. Theatre Wallay is a non-commercial group of artistes with a passion for theatre and literature. Active in Islamabad since 2005, Theatre Wallay has put up many performances of plays hailing from world literature.

The group is also involved in 'Theatre for Social Change' projects and works to promote the use of creative expression as a tool for empowerment and critical dialogue. "To this end, we conduct regular workshops, readings, trainings and other activities in partnership with local and international organizations. We also conduct theatre education programs and workshops with students of all ages. Since November 2016, our team has been running a not-for-profit cultural space and community centre," said the organizers.

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