Godfather Luna Mezz 'O Mare
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- Опубліковано 12 тра 2010
- Mamma Corleone & and old Italian Man singing Luna Mezz O' Mare at the wedding in the Godfather.
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the "old Italian Man" singing Luna Mezz is my grandfather Gennaro Amato. He was an an actor and singer on the Italian stage.
He did a great job!
Bravo, Gennaro!
Amazing, thanks for sharing.
No he wasn't
That is so cool! You'll always have at least one great memory of him! He looked like a really fun guy to be around. May he rest in peace.
This scene doesn't feel like you're watching actors. It feels more like someone filmed a real wedding.
Yes I was there.
This scene alone is better than most of today’s movies
No doubt
The biggest problem with Hollywood now, is that they want *SUPER QUICK MONEY*, without any artistry involved. That's why we have cartoon-movies, remakes of long-ago hits, and everything has a juvenile focus. There aren't any "serious" movies being made...
*Pee Wee Herman's TV show* was better than most of today's movies...
@@CLASSICALFAN100 With cinematic effects you can make in your living room computer.
When car races and explosions were real...
I'm not Italian, but there is just something so nostalgic about this scene.
You're right. The first time I saw this movie, at the theater with my father, he said, "Boy, that don't have weddings like that anymore." He was a kid in the time frame of "The Godfather" story. Grew up in the 1940s and probably attended at least one such wedding.
In Italy we don't know this song, we only know this song for american's mafia films
@@alenschi2923
Are you from Sicily? If not then maybe that's the reason you have never heard it on the mainland.
@@alenschi2923 i’m Italian, from Milan and l know this song.
It's called tradition my friend. Italy has always maintained the principle that the family together is a place of joy and peace, so the feeling you feel is that "If I didn't have it, I want to have it"
this scene makes you completely forget people like them could be involved in the mafia
what mafia?
;)
There is no mafia, all government propaganda.
nickademo frost Ahahah yes, no mafia, keep believing that
Mduck Nopp Yep there is NO mafia just gay govt trying to control everything.
+Nick Forte Especially the father at :52. Those little girls would probably be about 50 years old, maybe older
Every time I see this scene I can't help but laugh when the old man sings.... he sings with such enthusiasm that you cannot help but feel good. God bless him.
Exactly what I was thinking :)
And that his false teeth almost come flying out....I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@D Taylor: It couldn't be in the soundtrack, as the old man threw it in spontaneously. Like a kid swearing in front of all the adults ... it's too late to shut him up once the bad word is out.
It's not a bad word, it's a double entendre. This is what he sings in English: IF I Give YOU THE BARBER
HE WILL COME AND HE WILL GO,
BUT HE'LL ALWAYS HOLD HIS RAZOR IN HIS HANDS...
IF HE LIKES THE IDEA
HE'LL RAZOR YOU OH MY DAUGHTER.
Wasn't he one of the old Dons who got bumped at the end of the movie? He was at the meeting with Barzini, Tattaglia and all the rest.
Mama Corleone was such great underrated character
I agree 100%
Yes. I have albums by her (Morgana King) from the late 70s, she has a wonderful voice! I still listen to them
and fantastic singer also
All this going on while Sonny’s in the middle of making Vincenzo
😂
With the ugliest bridesmaid ever
@@thevampirecielphantomhive2342 I'd hit it
Hahahahahha
And Fredo banging cocktail waitresses two at the time.
I want to go to that wedding
Stone Cold looks like a lot of fun
And open a can of whoops ass ehh?
no you dont... :)
Stone Cold my moms side is Italian and I’ve gone to many weddings like this, and fun is not good enough word to describe them!
Yeah so you could stun the shit outta Vito's ass
this is not a movie shooting, they just entered a real wedding and started shooting..so realistic goddamn
Typical family lunch in Sicily
I have never witnessed an Italian wedding... 😭
@@user-iy9qm4ev9g centuries ago maybe
@@greensquirrel4019 italian weddings are different depending on the part of country you are in, generally speaking tnis is a kind of wedding popular in the South decades ago among country people. Now the story is completely different
@@maxpower2093 no.
Everything so carefully and artistically done that you don’t feel you’re watching a movie
Feels more like a real Italian wedding.
A huge shoutout to the amazing crew. I say BRAVO.
This movie beats Marvel acting level
Marvel actor acting good only at the start
A real South Italian wedding at most. Italians are not the same from Sicily to Alps not culturally, nor genetically nor phenotypically.
@@alessandrom7181sicilians have more anatolian ancestry and less steppe ancestry. Peninsula Italians have a modest steppe and WSH ancestry. Genetically Italians aren't different but ancestry levels are disproportionate from place to place.
Perfect comment.
My wifes family are all Sicilian, and both grandparents were originally from the village of Alia, which is across the valley from Corleone . The island is an incredible place, with a very rich history and the best Greek ruins in the Mediterranean . Olive trees that are 1000 years old and still producing fruit are everywhere. Hard to believe with what happened there in WW II but most of the countryside was undamaged. It is Italy unmasked and worth the trip.
What's really hard to believe is how poorly the Sicilians and Italians fought to defend their beautiful island, leaving it to us Germans to do the fighting.
@@charleskobold115 It wasn't about fighting to defend their land; it was about fighting to defend Mussolini and his regime. The Italian people weren't that keen on fighting and dying in the name of that fucking clown and his band of murderers-- and rightfully so! In the end, Mussolini was hanged for crimes against the Italian people and his corpse was hung by the heels, upside down, in a public square in Milan, so people could walk by and spit on his face -- that's how the Italian people really felt about him. Too bad the Germans weren't wise enough to give *their* murderous dictator the same treatment.
@@clusterflick6333 The Russians and all of the other ethnic groups of the Soviet Union were not too keen on fighting and dying for Stalin but still did. The Mafia continues to hold Southern Italy back in a terrible way and the people who are part of it and those who celebrate it should be ashamed of themselves. Compare Palermo with Bolzano. Where would just about anyone want to live? Without shame the mafia has turned Napoli into a complete trash heap! I don't have anything against Italian culture or the people in anyway. But I can't stand the glorification of the mafia! What a destructive force. That was one thing Mussolini was spot on about. Crushing them for the greater good of a society they were holding back in such a serious way.
@Едуард Симонян Absolutely correct. But no one will ever be able to question the bravery with which the people of the Soviet Union won the 2nd World War with.
@Sports Entertainment Against overwhelming odds and with great skill I must say. There were no war crimes committed against civilians by the Germans in Sicily, there were no SS units present doing mass executions like in Eastern Europe. At least Germans are now very ashamed and made aware of the crimes of fascism whereas so many people continue to glorify the very thing that is so destructive to their own interests.
love the old Italian man, so funny.
Is he still alive?
@@cginetto doubtful considering this movie was made
~50 years ago
@@Kingteranas Note how he nearly loses his falsies!
guess he is dead
The first time I saw the trilogy I thought he was don Altobello 😂
A women who smiles when her husband brings pear 🍐 for dinner when every one in the family is hungry deserves this happiness
She also seemed to enjoy the way the carpet really tied the room together.
Proof money doesn't bring happiness it's the little things
Che bella pera!
Right
I think that’s when don corleone decided to give her the world . Behind every powerful man is a strong woman
The actress playing Mrs. Corleone is a fine looking woman.
Godmother *
Morgana King, who played Mama Corleone, was a highly accomplished singer of jazz, blues, and popular song. No wonder, then, that her ten seconds of singing are so effective.
For sure i look at women like her n think how grateful i would be if my wife is just as beautiful at that age
Yeah she looks nice
@@5280PolotheKid But you have to remember that she looks very old compared to her real age. She was 39-40 at the time of the shooting of Godfather and 42-43 in Godfather 2 but she played Carmela who was in her 60s.
Unfortunately, she passed away in 2018.
Mama Corleone must've been a total knockout in her younger days. She still has some of that youthful sparkle.
You’ve seen Godfather 2? She was a hot burlesque actress Don Corleone had fallen in love with.
@@arod1471 What???? NO!
morgana king
The actress was only 41 or 42 when this was filmed. Always thought she was older till I looked her up (just because she's playing someone at least 20 or so years older).
Best movie ever made in the history of movies ever made
yes!!! Agree 100% & not because I am italian! (lol)
+robert defrank not the best ,dude
Farraz Yunus What’s better than this then
Lance Gu in terms of critics and polls, critics listed Citizen Kane as the greatest movie of all time with The Godfather coming in at 2
I’ve always wanted to see that movie just to see why critics consider it the best movie of all time
Aside from that, me personally, The Godfather is definitely the best movie I’ve ever seen
I have other personal favorites but when it comes to storytelling, I agree hardly anything comes close to this movie
+Farraz Yunus The best
0:44 Every wedding party should have a guest like him!
The old man dancing the jig at the end is what sold me on this movie...i knew i was gonna love it after that
@@CLASSICALFAN100 😑😑😑
The greatness of this scene is that it perfectly captures the essence of every Italian wedding- rustic, warm and very down-to-earth.👌🎥
Down to earth with famous singers and orchestras in the background. Lol yeah ok
You obviously have never been to an Italian wedding in New York. Have you? The muscians and singers are stellar. Yeah, ok. Wake up, lol. @@James28R
Rest in Peace Mamma Corleone, Morgana King (1930-2018)
Mama Corleone looks great!
Lord Bolton yes, died around 61-62. The hard life of being a submissive housewife to a Mafia husband and her even more evil son keeping all the evil inside of her in and working hard and keeping a smile on her face took her life early. Bit average life span for a Sicilian.
The great Morgana King
Godgranny
My mother used to sing this when we were little kids she came from Naples while of it could Nostalgia for my family
This scene made me cry, realising I don't have such a tight nit community or family that gathers and truly celebrates with each other..
Italians are beautiful people.
Are you sure ?
@@paololongoni2580 yes, without any doubt.
@@jamalham7802 You haven't met enough of them.
@@jamalham7802 you don’t know them very much then ahahahah
This song is a mother daughter conversation on marriage. The daughter wants to get married and asks her mother to find her a husband. In repeat verses the mother lists possibilities by occupation. Each is holding a phallic symbol object associated with his occupation which he will latter use on the daughter. The butcher is always holding his sausage, the fisherman his fish, the fireman his hose. the gardener his cucumber etc. Verses are added by those who step up to sing. Gesticulating with the hands and sometimes the body is part of the performance as seen with the old man here. It's a funny song but 2 words in particular are funnier . The word for fish (pesce) is slang for penis. The pronunciation of the word sasizza (sausage) has a very comical ring when used as a symbol for a penis. This is a patriarchal view of marriage where marital sex is something the husband does to the wife when he has the urge. There must be something about the guttural sound of this song sung in southern Italian dialect that encourages even dyed in the wool feminists to cheer and clap along. Perhaps not so much if they knew what this song was really about.
+Bob Campbell
hahahaha....LOL...
Thanks so much for the explanation. I had always wondered what the song was about.
+Barry Sabahat Your welcome...and who would have though that such a sexually oriented song originated in prudish Sicily/Southern Italy a couple hundred years ago
like any other language pronunciation will vary from place to place...you say to mate to I say to mot to...you say saw ze cha I say sas it za
pronunciation is perfect !
The woman who played the Don''s wife is a very graceful actress.
Morgana King, the actress/singer playing Ms. Corleone, was a renowned jazz singer, who was perfectly cast in The Godfather.
Mama Corleone is adorable ! 💓💓
Mama Corleone it's such a beautiful Lady. Would've loved to see more of her in the movie.
Don Vito Corleone no involucra a mujeres ni niños en sus negocios
The old Italian man that starts singing on stage is actually one of the mafia bosses in the film. At the meeting of the five families you can see him sitting at the table and is acknowledged by Vito Corleone when thanking everyone for coming
REALLY??? I never did notice him elsewhere in the film. Now I have to watch it again for the 20th time to confirm that fact LOL
Not sure, but isn't he murdered coming out of the elevator?
@@ottowilliams4584 no, that’s Victor Stracci. I did have to look it up though!
In fact, when Mama Corleone called him to come onto the stage, she seemed to be calling him "Don xxxxxx" (the surname rather difficult to make out)
@@dennischong764 The name she calls out is "Nazorine", who was not the old man but the guy who brought the old man up to the mike. He's the one standing next to Mrs. Corleone, a short guy wearing glasses.
This opening wedding scene is on of the best in film history.
I'm French but always envy Italians as the best musicians and singers of Europe
The free-wheeling "Italian frame of mind" goes all the way back to the Roman Empire. From then onward, you don't find the icy reserve that exists with the British or the Dutch. **THEY ACTUALLY TRY TO ENJOY LIFE!** Other nations can't understand that...
@@CLASSICALFAN100 Give your average Brit a few pints and he is pretty free-wheeling ...
I'm Italian and think that the British and Irish do a pretty darn good job of their own.
I’ll have to call up my cousin…Salute! There’s at least one more friendly Frenchman!! ;)
Spanish folk music is beautiful too
The actress portraying Mama Corleone is jazz singer Morgana King. "Morgana King has done the best version of 'You Are The Sunshine Of My Life' I have heard." - Stevie Wonder
She's beautiful in this movie! :D
RIP Morgana King, Mama Corleone
I live in Brazil and I'm of Italian descent ... that's why I say ... beautiful music ... God bless Italy and Brazil
Morgana King is radiant in this scene. It’s hard to believe she’s acting
the fact that it was sung by one of the most powerfull GodMother in america, made this song very memorable
Nothing made this movie feel more real than this scene and which even I could associate with. It was absolutely perfect.
Was hesitant to watch Godfather. My good friend insisted to try first 30 mins and decide myself. Fell in love immediately after this wedding scene
Mama corleone aka The Godmother looks cool in singing
This song here in Sicily is very famous!! Thank you and god bless the sicilians and all the italians in the world!! Greetings from Italy
I love this song too and I'm black XD
Enrico, molto grazia. Give my regards to Troia and Sannicandro Garganico (Apulia), Praticello (Calabria), and Palermo (Sicily), the homes of my ancestors.
Yea... I like spaghetti too!
What is the dance called that the older gentleman does at the end?
Che Dio ti benedica amico mio
This brings back memories to when I was a little girl and at Italian weddings. They were so much fun. The dancing together with children and adults just letting loose and having so much fun. I love this part of the movie! It brings back great memories.
Lol I'm not Italian but good God how could you not love that old man singing and dancing?
he's not speaking italian..
I keep watching this repeatedly with lot of joy in my face even though I don't understand the language.
That is so awesome. It's really testimony to the great filmmaking! It just seems like such a fun event to be at.
Going to an Italian wedding like this is on my bucket list
Iam a ship captain. When I go to Sicilian ports, for examp. Augusta, Palermo, Catania etc, this song always comes to my mind. And I try to say it from my in side during maneuver :)
The joy, the happyness seems so real like on a real wedding. Chapeau, Mama Corleone ;-)
Es brutal esta escena. Cómo consigue esa espontaneidad, naturalidad en los personajes. Cómo logra trasladarnos a esa villa junto a esa enorme familia y sentirnos uno más entre ellos entre música, risas y palmas. Es increíble.
Además...refleja al 100% ese carácter familiar que existe en Sicilia o en el sur de Italia.
Tal cual...
Worth watching at least once a year, a true masterpiece.
Mama corleone era tan bella❤
I been to this wedding. Many times. Italian weddings are a blast!
This high level of performance will never be seen again .....
Mamma Corleone is such a beautiful soul all together!
C'è 'na luna mezz'u mare
Mamma mia m'a maritare
Figlia mia a cu te dare
Mamma mia pensace tu
Se te piglio lu pesciaiole
Isse vai isse vene
Sempe lu pesce mane tene
Se ce 'ncappa la fantasia
Te pesculia figghiuzza mia
Là lariulà pesce fritt'e baccalà
Uei cumpà
No calamare c'eggi'accattà
C'è 'na luna mezz'u mare
Mamma mia m'a maritare
Figlia mia a cu te dare
Mamma mia pensace tu
Se te piglio lu pulezia
Isse vai isse vene
Semp'a scuppetta mane tene
Se ce 'ncappa la fantasia
Te scuppettea figghiuzza mia
Là lariulà pesce fritt'e baccalà
Uei cumpà
'Na scuppetta c'eggi'accattà
Hermosa la señora Corleone 💖
Such perfection. How can such perfection exist?
“Hey paulie..more wine....MORE WINE”
The late, great, doomed Richard S. Castellano (1933-1988), who found his "role of a lifetime" portraying Peter Clemenza in The Godfather. He could have repeated the role in all 3 Godfather flicks, but got into a heated argument about dialogue with Francis Ford Coppola & was pretty much "persona non grata" in Hollywood after that. He spent his last few years living in a friend's garage: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_S._Castellano
Vavafaticazituoi
"Oh Paulie, ain't gonna see him no more."
A gabagool go take a walk around the neighbourhood go do your job
Stupid jerk!
It's great how, in consecutive scenes, they: (1) Show Sandra being humorous with the others girls about Sonny's big unit; (2) Have the old man sing a song about screwing; (3) Show Lucy running up the stairs to take on Sonny and his big unit. Great screenwriting, IMHO.
I agree with you
I've seen this movie literally eighty times over the years, and I'm ashamed to say that I never put that together. But that's how great movies work: they affect you on levels conscious and unconscious. But in any case, thanks for pointing that out.
@Joseph Tabit Why? It is a minority language, nothing major like Spanish, English, Russian or even Chinese.
Also, if you really look, when Sonny's wife is laughing with the other girls, she suddenly turns back around again with an upset look on her face. In the background, you see Lucy getting up from her table and running off with Sonny, preparing for their tryst, and the hurt look on Sandra's face was her reaction to seeing that. (You can't see it in this clip, because it's cut too close.)
Basil Marasco but then again if you read the book it says that she couldn’t handle his big “manhood” because it her (I don’t want to say the word because I’m not comfortable saying it) if can describe it in one word that would have to be mushy even though she’s upset at least she won’t have to deal with his unit anymore
Ps: Huge godfather lover as you can probably tell
100s of times..love her voice!
Bliss is: phones off; couch, cheese and wine whilst watching The Godfather trilogy back to back.
My family is just like this at weddings. So much Italian.
at least according to wikipedia, the actress who played signora corleone is still alive. Tough woman, that one.
She was not that old when she did the godfather. She was also a real singer as well and has an amazing voice.
She was in her early 40s in Godfather I. I think she was made to look motherly and plump - 'big Italian mama' sort of thing. Brando was only 48, so again, made to look much older here.
GhostRider659 but she died in March of this year.
They seem to have only announced it now. The BBC website only published it 7 hours ago (15 August) saying it went unannounced until her friend made a public message of condolence. Even the New York Daily News only announced it 41 minutes ago. Most unusual.
GhostRider659 i just did some research on her and we have the same birthday, obviously not year I mean I was born 1999 although because of The Godfather films, I do wish I was born around 1930
Every single scene of this film is absolutly brilliant
What made me like the movie so much is that it's so casual and doesn't have too much action and ridiculous moves it makes you feel like you're in the movie not watching it
Lol but anyone else notice @ 1:07 the poor old man almost spits out his top box false teeth?
silo3849 I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO SAW THAT HE ALMOST LOSES HIS CHOPPERS, THAT'S HILARIOUS....
@Costa Zambaras you can hear him mumble because the teeth fell down on his tongue, these old movies had some detail
JAJAJAJJA i never noticed
the guy to the right of him darted his eyes to the ground XD
I always thought it was a choice to put him on looses dentures, it kinda makes the scene and that’s the kind of thing the director is known for right? Small touches that make the movie more immersive/alive
The lines are basically the mother going through a laundry list of men the daughter could marry, the farmer will plow her, the carpenter will nail her, the butcher has his sausage in his hands, etc. At least that's what my wife's uncle told me. He said it had multiple levels of meaning but you would have to understand the language to fully appreciate it.
Absolutely breathtaking opening scene to the best movie ever made ...
Old school Italiano brings a tear to my eye 🤌🏼🇮🇹
Masterpiece for centuries 👏
This brings back a lot of memories.. retirement parties, family reunions, and my Grandfather in his chair would out of the blue on a day when he was in a good mood belt out this song or Eh Chumpari! Born in Sicily on 1905!!
Wow the mother is so lovely and beautiful!!!
The old man with his dentures falling out of line is an awesome addition to this film. Obviously was not in the script. Love this movie.
these are the best weddings!!! so much fun for everyone no matter what age!!
Hello Marie, How are you doing?
Bring back memories from my family in Sicily Italy 🇮🇹 beautiful god bless you ♥️🙏🇮🇹🇺🇸
Love watching the godfather l have watched it so many times what a movie
Questa mamma è adorabile 😀🥰❤🥰😍
Everytime I watch this scene it's like watching it for this first time, love every moment of it.
I love this! When I was in Italy many years ago, I managed to get a bunch of fellows to sing this song -- they were surprised that an Irishman knew it. Good times!
Most of them mush have died. But what they left is memories. GODFATHER is CLASSIC ❤️
Mama Corleone she's so beautiful.
Italians are so warm, they’re just the best type of people! I’m proud of my roots 🇮🇹❤️ mama Mia
until you piss us off lol
@@cherbert359 You shoulda seen what we did to Mussolini during WW2 :D
That seems to be a Latin trait. Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, etc.
Perdonami, ma si dice "mamma mia"
those people are not italians...
I love the man behind the old man. He is so really happy
It was one of my favorite parts of the movie. Cherish your grandfather forever.
THIS IS MY JAM BOY! ESPECIALLY WHEN THE OLD MAN STARTS DANCING
Her voice is so powerful and beautiful
I loved this movie. Everything about it was so real. I grew up in Kansas City, MO. Let me tell you something. This went on in the 50's and 60's in my city. Lots of newspaper headlines. Best movie of all time.
I love Italian people a lot respect from the Netherlands
Now, I don't understand enough Italian to understand the song here, but I'm pretty dang sure there's an ocean's worth of innuendo at play.
Our forefathers knew how to party hardy. God bless them. God bless you all.
that woman was absolutely perfect.....a perfect Italian....
So natural. Legendary cinema.
I like her Sicilian dialect when she steps up to the microphone: "Same story, another time. . .!"
Old man sings with so much Heart and enthusiasm his top teeth partially fall out and he keep right on singing😂😂
Look how much love and light she has it's no wonder why Vito loved her so.
That old man has more energy than any of the youngies out there 🔥🤣🤣🤣
I love the impossibility of translating it from sicilian dialect to english without ruining the whole sense..
Can you try please? I would love to know what they're saying
@@rohamtavakkoli7562 This song is a parody of a dialogue between mom and daughter; with sexual reference of course.
From sicilian to italian to english
English trad:
Part 1
"There's the moon between the sea
Mom you have to find someone who marry me
Daughter, who can i give tou you?
Mom, you have to think!
Part 2
If i give you to the showmaker
He goes in he goes out
And he has the hammer in his hand
If he stars to have fantasies
He will hammer you, my daughter"
Hope you can find it useful!
Enjoy it!
The old Man was fantastic .
I had a great, great uncle that would sing in Italian to every woman at the family gathering!
This song is like the pure joy that you find no more nowadays
It’s not an Italian wedding without this song. I had it at my wedding a few days ago
??? It's not true! However, it's a sicilian song.
@@DomeoCesar Is Sicily not Is it Italy? That he sings Sicilian dialect is something else