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he had to be ruthless, but he could be friendly. in other words, he was a complex hero. we re here in the nappa vally on a rainy day to interview francis ford coppola. now, he s one of 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 one usually. i m going to make him an offer he can t refuse. 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 m 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 gave me a sense of the culture and the country that i was now living in. and i wrote my final paper on the godfather, actually on the opening four or five minutes of the godfather, the first scene, and ....
an ambulance and first responders at an earlier accident site in the province of gaziantep. the second accident happened in mardin, also involving a vehicle hitting first responders. a sight familiar to tourists in paris is that of people selling books along the banks of the river seine. but they disappeared when the pandemic hit. there were fears that covid might put them out of business. but now that tourists are finally flocking back to the city of light, those fears have finally been shelved. wendy urquhart reports. avid readers have been rummaging through the book stalls of the seine since the 16th century. translation: we are a ma or symbol of paris in the eyes h of the whole world. we have millions of people visiting us every year. the number of people who consider us as important as the eiffel tower or notre dame is phenomenal. so we really take pride in doing this work. after a two year hiatus because of covid, the book sellers are back in business, but you can ....
authors have been gathering in new york to demonstrate their support, a week after he was seriously injured in a knife attack. hundreds of writers gathered at the city s public library to read his works and pay tribute. the government is to help run the majority of liverpool city council, after a report found extensive errors by the authority. a commissioner is being put in place to oversee the councils finances, with four others already in control of other council operations, including planning and regeneration. our north of england correspondent, judith moritz, has that story. the speed of change in liverpool has not been fast enough. for the last year, the government has helped to run some parts of the council, but the city s finances are still in such trouble, now they will also be supervised by whitehall. the city s mayor says that s not the right decision. i m not denying that we have problems, we do, and we re uncovering problems, more problems than we anticipate ....
this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour straight after this programme. # the first time. 50 years ago, a roberta flack song topped the record charts. # ever i saw yourface. we are today seeing the progress of modern china. ..president nixon made a historic visit to china and in britain, there was a 47 day miners strike. and in the cinema world, there was a momentous event. what many claim is the greatest movie ever made was launched a portrait of an italian american crime family in new york in the 1940s and 50s. it was, for a time, the highest grossing film ever made, a blockbuster that was also a work of great art. it was the godfather. i m going to make him an offer he can t refuse. hello from new york, i m tom brook and welcome to our talking movies godfather anniversary special. half a century on, we celebrate and reassess the landmark classic, directed by francis ford coppola, starring movie great ....
hello, you re watching bbc news. i m been monday with the headlines. sevastopol, the home of russia s black sea fleet in crimea, appears to have come under drone attack again. more travel disruption on train lines across the uk as thousands of rail workers strike for the second time in three days over pay and working conditions. michael gove backs rishi sunak to become the next conservative party leader and prime minister, saying he has what thejob requires. he says rival liz truss s tax policies will affect the poorest in society. and it s a must win boxing re match for anthonyjoshua. he faces unified heavyweight champion oleksandr usyk in saudia arabia tonight. now on bbc news on the 50th anniversary of the godfather, often proclaimed the greatest film ever made, talking movies celebrates the landmark classic. # the first time. 50 years ago, a roberta flack song topped the record charts. # ever i saw yourface. we are today seeing the progress of modern china. ..pres ....