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Mario Puzo has 0 writing credits in the Nutevio catalogue.

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Mario Puzo has 0 writing credits in the Nutevio catalogue.
The recognisable elements are visual style, rewatchability, originality. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same eye, re-tuned for different registers. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is staged.
Puzo set terms other filmmakers now work against: the structures, the pacing and the refusal to explain. Awards bodies have often been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.
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16 shared titles · The Cotton Club

Al Pacino
Actor
4 shared titles · The Godfather

Diane Keaton
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4 shared titles · The Godfather

Talia Shire
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4 shared titles · The Godfather

Gordon Willis
Director of Photography
4 shared titles · The Godfather

Marlon Brando
Actor
3 shared titles · The Godfather

Robert Duvall
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3 shared titles · The Godfather

Nino Rota
Original Music Composer
3 shared titles · The Godfather

James Caan
Actor
2 shared titles · The Godfather

John Cazale
Actor
2 shared titles · The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980

Robert De Niro
Actor
2 shared titles · The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980

Christopher Reeve
Actor
2 shared titles · Superman II
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