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The Sopranos: Pilot Episode (1999)

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Christy Chandra Professor Sole Anatrone Italian Studies 170 Viewing Log Title: The Sopranos – Pilot episode (1999) Director: David Chase Date: 18 November 2015 I think The Sopranos is a TV show that takes many elements of mobster like The Godfather. However, I argue that Sopranos has modified the cinematography to make the plot unique. But as I previously got exposed to the Godfather saga, I found Sopranos a nostalgia product of the Godfather. It starts with an Italian-New Jersey man named Toni Soprano, a breadwinner to his family, who is a mobster and a mentor to his nephew but different from the Godfather, Toni’s career received negative opinions from his family members unlike the Godfather, where all the Corleone’s family play a

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