Meet a Young Tony Soprano in The Many Saints of Newark , Anatomy of a Scene
While the Sopranos movie prequel The Many Saints of Newark (in theaters and on HBO Max) contains plenty of action, betrayals and all that you would expect from a mob drama based on the HBO series, a nofrills scene involving a bedroom conversation is a favorite of the films director, Alan Taylor. That interlude takes place in the room of a young Tony Soprano (here played by William Ludwig), who has been suspended for running a numbers game at school. His mother has sent his (sort of) uncle, Dickie Moltisanti (Alessandro Nivola), up to have a chat with him and try to set him on the right path. I try to be good, Tony says. I dont think so. Try harder, Dickie responds. Narrating the scene, Taylor, says that the moment isnt just a typical domestic chat. Its two guys sitting on a bed talking, he says, but it really contains the entire relationship and the entire destiny of Tonys character. Read the New York Times review: Subscrib
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