Hay phrases that go beyond the place in which they are mentioned, transcending his work and lasting over time. The industry of cine has multiple examples, with legendary phrases like "I am your father" and 'Star Wars' o "Houston, we have a problem" in 'Apollo 13'. Moments that remain forever in our memory, but there is one that remains unsurpassed in intensity and pain: "I know it was you, Fredo. you broke my heart“.
'The godfather II', one of the best films of all time, released in the United States in December 1974, and includes one of the most heartbreaking moments in the entire history of cinema. In full new year party in Havana, Michael Corleoneperformed by Al Pacinodiscovers that the traitor who has attempted his life is his own brotherFredo. As he does so, he approaches him, hugs him, and, with a whisper, condemns him. A kiss of death which is quite a sign, completely cutting everything that unites them.
A phrase full of strength and meaning that goes far beyond words. "you have broken my heart“It is no longer a brother who speaks, it is a man who has become what he feared most, a cold and lonely figure, capable of sacrificing everything in the name of power.
A moment in the film that changes everything for Michael Corleone, which ends up becoming quite a villain. The family tragedy of the Corleones is the collapse of all moral values, and more than half a century laterthat phrase, that scene, continues to resonate strongly with all those who have experienced it. A cinema that broke you inside and, at the same time, filled you.
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