I'm a video posting struggler on CP, but mama's wake scene with Michael, Fredo and Al Neri in Godfather II is all kinds of brilliant. Fredo thinks it's forgiveness and welcome back to the family, for Michael it's a goodbye because he's already made up his mind and for Neri it's a another brutal task that needs doing for a soulless boss against his equally vile turncoat brother. It's a short scene but so much is happening with facial expressions and body language but no dialog. Coppola is a master.
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