ITALIAN 46 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Newtype, Organized Crime Control Act, Gambino Crime Family
Document Summary
Horse head scene in the godfather was in an audi commercial; afterwards there were roundups of criminals, connecting together the sicilian mafia and the american gambino crime family. octopus: piovra is like the mafia or their connections and impact. Placido rizzoto is a movie that tells the story of the corleonesi mafia clan; famous for being awful, and now you can buy wine in italy made legally, without mafia. May day massacre in 1947; murder of anti-mafia crusaders. First mafia movie called the black hand from 1906. There are many stereotypes: the cool-headed don, violent guy making his way up the ranks, jealous wife and the goomah/comare/mistress. Mobsters turn to hollywood prototypes to establish mob behavior. Woman is a silent witness who raises her children to fit into the mob culture. Mafia because of a feudal and backward italy. Don vito is in everyway better than his son, michael, has all the qualities of a good head of mafia.
