Peter Bart: Wise Guys Take Center Stage For Netflix As Cinephiles Mourn Genre’s Demise

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Peter Bart: Wise Guys Take Center Stage For Netflix As Cinephiles Mourn Genre’s Demise
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The Irishman, released this week, represents Netflix’s boldest entry into the feature business, but for cinephiles it also reflects a likely farewell to one of Hollywood’s classic genres — th…

milieu — a franchise — that Scorsese has regularly revisited through the years. Indeed, some argue that the gangster genre likely reached its true zenith 50 years earlier with the release ofIn sharing their points of view, Scorsese and Coppola inevitably invited comparisons in terms of topicality, structure and overall approach to their own styles of storytelling.

From left: James Caan, Marlon Brando, Francis Ford Coppola, Al Pacino and John Cazale on “The Godfather” set.Another contrast: Scorsese’s films and public statements reflect more of an emotional connection to his wise guys not present in Coppola’s work. Scorsese’s narratives unfold amid a maelstrom of violence. Coppola, on the other hand, displays an ambivalence toward both gangsters and violence.

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