American Cinematographer - July 2022 - 53

M
uch has been written about the impact director
Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 feature The Godfather
has had on popular culture, and how the work of
Gordon Willis, ASC has inspired many cinematographers
who followed. So, when Salvatore Totino,
ASC, AIC was approached to shoot the Paramount
Plus miniseries The Offer, which delves into the
drama surrounding the movie's contentious production, he simply
couldn't refuse.
" The Godfather is probably one of the top-five best-directed, bestshot
and best-acted movies of the last century, " says Totino, whose feature
credits include Spider-Man: Homecoming, Everest (AC Oct. '15), The
Da Vinci Code (AC June '06) and Cinderella Man (AC June '05). " I saw it
when I was 10, and it's been influential on my life as a filmmaker. It's not
only about the cinematography - it's the whole experience. There are
so many nuances in the film; you can watch it over and over again and
still see more. "
Prior to starting The Offer, director Dexter Fletcher, who helmed the
first two of the show's 10 episodes, contacted Totino's agent, who recommended
the cinematographer for the gig. " I read the scripts for the
first few episodes, and I was really interested in the behind-the-scenes
Opposite: Al Ruddy (Miles Teller), producer of The Godfather, confers
on set with his assistant, Bettye McCartt (Juno Temple), and director
Francis Ford Coppola (Dan Fogler). This page: At a rally for the ItalianAmerican
Civil Rights League, New York mobster Joe Colombo (Giovanni
Ribisi) rails against the ethnic stereotyping the community has
perceived in Mario Puzo's bestselling novel.
JULY 2022 / 53
PHOTOS BY NICOLE WILDER, COURTESY OF PARAMOUNT PLUS.

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