gingster novel, The Godfather, and Coppola's subsequent film achieved that rarest of - artistic brilliance and ..
... sequel was, according to some, even better, and gave Coppola the licence to disappear into the jungle to do battle with Joseph Conrad. - Quietly, but memorably, Marti n Scorsese had made his mark in the early 70s with gritty urban dramas like Mean Streets ...