The god father was made in a very classical, almost shakespearean style. It was going to be about succession. Like a king who had three sons, and none of the sons had all his talents. [ speaking nonenglish ] michael could be ruthless when he had to be ruthless, but he could be friendly. Nord, he was a complex hero. In other words, he was a complex hero. Were here in the napa valley on a rainy day, to interview Francis Ford Coppola. Now, hes one of the greatest Movie Directors of alltime, without any question. If you google the best movies of all time, the greatest movies of all time, the godfather is number un, number one, usually. But The Godfather 2 is often on that list of top ten and so is Apocalypse Now. So of the 10, 15 greatest movies of alltime, this man has made three of them. I am really interested in talking to him for another reason. When i came to america first, i was in college and i took a class, classics of american cinema. It was in some ways helpful for me, because it
the god father was made in a very classical, almost shakespearean style. it was going to be about succession. like a king who had three sons, and none of the sons had all his talents. [ speaking non-english ] michael could be ruthless when he had to be ruthless, but he could be friendly. nord, he was a complex hero. in other words, he was a complex hero. we re here in the napa valley on a rainy day, to interview francis ford coppola. now, he s one of the greatest movie directors of all-time, without any question. if you google the best movies of all time, the greatest movies of all time, the godfather is number un, number one, usually. but the godfather 2 is often on that list of top ten and so is apocalypse now. so of the 10, 15 greatest movies of all-time, this man has made three of them. i am really interested in talking to him for another reason. when i came to america first, i was in college and i took a class, classics of american cinema. it was in so
Batiste and stay human. And now live from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, its Stephen Colbert stephen whooo cheers and applause whooo thanks. Good to see you cheers and applause stephen, Stephen Stephen thank you so much. Welcome to the late show, im your host, Stephen Colbert. Man, it is good to be back in the u. S. A. cheers and applause i dont know if you knew this, but i was in russia last week. You know who did know i was in russia . Russian intelligence. laughter hardcore fans, evidently, followed me everywhere. Also got some attention from american intelligence. A couple guys seemed to pop up wherever we went. You know, but its important to keep your eye on a comedian while he is in russia, you know, doing jokes, you know, i could be over there, i could be giving state secrets to the russians. Oh wait, somebodys already got that covered. My apologies. cheers and applause . Stephen somebodys watching that guy, someone should investigate anyway, we just got back last nig
Batiste and stay human. And now live from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, its Stephen Colbert stephen whooo cheers and applause whooo thanks. Good to see you cheers and applause stephen, Stephen Stephen thank you so much. Welcome to the late show, im your host, Stephen Colbert. Man, it is good to be back in the u. S. A. cheers and applause i dont know if you knew this, but i was in russia last week. You know who did know i was in russia . Russian intelligence. laughter hardcore fans, evidently, followed me everywhere. Also got some attention from american intelligence. A couple guys seemed to pop up wherever we went. You know, but its important to keep your eye on a comedian while he is in russia, you know, doing jokes, you know, i could be over there, i could be giving state secrets to the russians. Oh wait, somebodys already got that covered. My apologies. cheers and applause . Stephen somebodys watching that guy, someone should investigate anyway, we just got back last nig
Are you gonna run for president . I think i just got an f from you. audience applause giancarlo esposito, welcome, very nice to see you. Thank you so much. Happy to have you here, congratulations on the film. Thank you. I have lost sleep after seeing it. It can be a disturbing film. And i mean that in a way that i hope you know is positive, the intent is to have an impact on all of us who see this film, and theres no way to walk away, beginning with the fst scene thifilm, theres absolutely no way to experience this film and not have some bad feelings or loss of sleep or. It stays with you. I feel like the film, its a comment, its a statement on partly the way we live, but also our viewing habits and what we watch on television. I was told when i was working on this script that people will either love it or hate it, but it will give them something to think about. No one will have no reaction. Thats right. Lets set it up for the benefit of people who dont know about it, or havent seen it