For Wordless Wednesday and bloghops various.
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Today we follow in the footsteps of Michael Corleone, played in The Godfather movies by Al Pacino. Many of the scenes were filmed in the hilltop villages of Savoka and Forza d’Agro.
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Up we go!
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To get you in the mood, here’s the theme tune!
The monument dedicated to Francis Ford Coppola
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i was surprised to find the movie playing on a TV in the church where the marriage was filmed!
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Next week, which will see my final set of pictures, we’ll visit Taormina and climb Mount Etna!
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Fellow WW folk, add your link here!
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A beautiful place. Thank you for sharing Keith.
It was amazing, the pictures hardly do it justice.
Pictures never capture the entire beauty.
What a wonderful post! (repeat 10 times) And to hear the music as I walked around the curves was an extra treat. I did get a little dizzy.
Your presentations are always spectacular. Each one different but all well planned treats for your followers.
That’s so kind of you M’lady, thank you so much.
It is always interesting to see where a movie has been filmed. Thanks for sharing.
It is, and when you watch the film again after the visits you see it in a different light. Thanks, Denise.
Absolutely fabulous! In my opinion, the best movie ever made! Thanks for this incredible post, Keith.
Thank you, Nancy. It’s certainly up there for me too! I’ve watched all three parts several times since returning!
It’s a delight to see these places through your lens, thank you.
I’m pleased you are enjoying them, Mimi, thank you.
Wow , I love the connection and so beautiful
It brought so many movie scenes to life!
I love this post. I love you matched the film moments with the locations. Great work and really enjoyable for us readers far away….
Thanks, Lydia, it was fun making the movie clips!
I’m so fortunate to have it less than three hours away!
What a beautiful place. Wow and I loved that movie. I would love to see this in person.
Thank you for hosting the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop.
Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday and rest of the week, Keith. 🙂
You’d love it, I know!
Such a well lived and well loved area but we would not want to be so close to the edge, it’s a long way down. It is definitely a place rich in history and culture.
Keep well clear! It is incredible.
Wow, so super cool. Love how you tied it all in. So very lovely. Thanks for hosting and I hope that you have a wonderful week.
Thanks so much for your generous words.
Oh how fun! I recognize many of those scenes from the films.
It was. They all entered my mind as I visited the venues!
Oh my gosh, I think I saw a cousin! hahaha~ Nah, just joshin’, but my family on mom’s side is from Sicily. I love your Post today… I finally got a shot of what it’s really like in mama’s hometown. Thank you oh so much and I hope you’re doing great and having a wonderful time… thank you for these wonderful pics!!! Take care!
Now that would be odd! I’m so pleased you saw beyond the pictures, Marie.
NO PROBLEM-0 MY FRIEND! I SOOOOOO ENVY YOU, BUT thank you so much for taking pictures it’s like sharing a trip with you… You are too kind! Be safe, Be happy, but most of all just “BE”!!! hug
Beautiful photos. The road with all those hairpins looks scary!
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Thanks. We gave the coach driver a round of applause when we reached the top!
I can’t wait to climb Mt. Etna! The picture under the monument dedicated to Francis Ford Coppola, I can’t imagine what the view must look like from there. (I did see the first Godfather movie, but none of the others)
It was a hard climb but worth every trip, slip and slide! Sicily featured heavily in The Godfather Coda, it’s well worth watching despite having one of the most heartwrenching endings imaginable!
Wow stunning photos of a gorgeous place. So cool that you found the exact places in the movie You have done your homework. Great job
Thanks, Marja, it was wonderful to see them, especially as The Godfather has always been a favourite film of mine.
I love The Godfather. I’ve seen it so many times but never tire watching it. What an experience to be able to see where they filmed some of the scenes! Playing the video while checking the photos definitely got me in the mood. Thanks for spoiling us with the photos, Keith.
Me too Maria! I’d never watched The Godfather: Coda, but I did as soon as I returned as much of was filmed in Sicily. I’m so glad I did – despite its ending being the most distressing movie moment I’ve ever sat through!
Oh I feel you in that ending, Keith
Hi Keith – loved having the theme tune playing while I viewed all the images – incredible place … I note your last comments too – interesting … one day I’ll watch it – cheers Hilary
It has to be one of the greatest movies of all time. Whilst there, that tune was constantly playing in my mind!