- Ikwayaziwa nangokuthi 'Umxholo wothando ovela ku-Godfather' okanye 'Thetha ngokuthambileyo Uthando' emva komgca wayo wokuvula, uhlobo lwesixhobo luyaziwa njenge 'Umxholo we-Godfather,' kwaye njengoko kunokulindelwa, le yingoma eboniswe kwifilimu, nangona ibinothando oluncinci kuyo ngaphandle kwe usapho unobubele.
Utatomkhulu yinoveli yase-Italiya yaseMelika uMario Puzo (1920-99). Umbhali osebenza ixesha kuhlobo oluthile olungafakwanga, upapashe owakhe umsebenzi odumileyo ngo-1969, kwaye inoveli yahlengahlengiswa ngokuthembekileyo kwiscreen esikhulu ngo-1972 kwinto eyaziwayo njengeyona bhanyabhanya ibalaseleyo yakha yenziwa. Iqhawe, ukuba umntu unokumbiza njalo, nguMichael Corleone, oboniswe ngumdlali we-A-uluhlu uAl Pacino. Emva kokubulala amanye amaqela emigulukudu egazini elibandayo kwindawo yokutyela, upakishwe waya eSicily apho adibana nothando lobomi bakhe. Awu, ukuba uMichael ungaphaya kobulungisa baseMelika, akakho ngaphaya kwesihlwele, kwaye umfazi wakhe omtsha ubulawa yibhombu eyayenzelwe yena. Emva kokubuyela eMelika, uMichael uphinde watshata; Oku kubuya kuququzelelwe lusapho, olucenga umntu ofayo ukuba avume ukubulala kwakhe kabini. - Umculo womqambi wase-Italiya uNino Rota unamazwi nguLarry Kusik, kwaye ekuqaleni wayerekhodwe ngu-crooner noAndy Williams. Akumangalisi ukuba amanqaku atyunjelwe imbasa yeAkhademi, kodwa kwafuneka isuswe xa kwenzeka ukuba uRota wasebenzisa ingoma efanayo (nangona kwitempo eyahlukileyo) kumanqaku kwifilimu yango-1958, UFortunella . Ukulungela i-Oscar, ingoma yengoma kufuneka ibe yeyentsusa.
UAlexander Baron -London, eNgilani, ngaphezulu kwe-2
