If you are ever in Sicily it is a must visit! This is the house where parts of all three Godfather movies were filmed.
- GF1 - the famous scene where Michael Corleone's wife Abolonia was blown up in a car and where he was sent for safety from the other families.
- GF2 - some flashback scenes.
- GF3 - the end, where Michael Corleone dies of old age in the courtyard...
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| Castello degli Schiava... |
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| ...& its famous courtyard! |
First we saw the family church...
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| The Alter... |
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| with great art... |
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| & amazing detail! |
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| Family Manuscript Bible... |
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| & original art! |
Then we were brought to another cottage where the film crew stored (and left) their equipment...
Plus many photos of their time filming...
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| Props, Cameras... |
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| ...Blueprints, signage, etc... |
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| Pacino on the balcony & stairs... |
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| ...a young Franco with Pacino... |
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| Original Movie Posters... |
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| ...the Car blown up in GF1! |
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| Pacino cooking, Wow! |
Then the owner had us re-enacting scenes from the movies...
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| Scene, Fabrizio runs... |
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| ...away when Pacino... |
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| ...realizes he set the bomb! |
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| Where Pacino watched Abolonia and the car explode... |
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| Where Pacino & Scorcece talked about script & scenes... |
Then the tour of the inside of the house. The grand cellar where the crew ate & partied and his living quarters with an amzing amount of family history...
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| Me, Franco & Tom... |
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| ...in the Grand Cellar! |
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| Antiques, maps... |
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| ...and portraits... |
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| ...of his family! |
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| And inside.... |
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| ...of Pacino... |
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| ...and his family! |
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| An amazing amount of memories - Thank you Franco! |
I will finish this - the way it ended in the Godfather Trilogy...the dying of Michael Corleone...
(or at least, Tom's and my version...)
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| Me re-enacting the scene... |
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| ...& Tom re-enacting the scene! |
We love you all and hope to see you soon...
Ciao for now...
Abbracci a tutti!
Ron & Tom
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