It *is* a dark ending, with many deaths, the downfall of a powerful anti-hero, and engages with the general verismo themes of family loyalty, honor (or the lack thereof), revenge, catastrophe, and death. Mascagni’s uniquely Sicilian music, drenched in the same themes, fits the movie like a glove.
Leyla Gender-Bender says you must watch Godfather III
While Godfather III is definitely the weakest movie in the eponymous trilogy, partly due to a miscasting of Mary Corleone, I have nothing but praise for the wonderful, almost inspirational use of Cavalleria Rusticana in the finale of the movie.
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