25 years after the show’s debut, HBO’s paradigm-shifting series The Sopranos remains a cultural phenomenon and a cornerstone of prestige television.
Max announced that One of Ours: David Chase and The Sopranosa two-part documentary about the iconic mob drama of HBO The Sopranos and the visionary creator behind it, will be released on September 7th.
25 years after the show’s debut, HBO’s paradigm-shifting series The Sopranos remains a cultural phenomenon and a cornerstone for prestige television. In “Goodfellas,” Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney delves into the psyche of the creator and writer of The Sopranos, David Chaseto shed light on his life and career, while offering a unique window into his unparalleled work on the iconic show.
What Goodfellas Looks Like: David Chase and The Sopranos
In a replica of Dr. Melfi’s office, Gibney turns Chase’s script on its head, excavating and analyzing the origins of The Sopranos, his creative process, and the intimate connections between his own life and many of its characters. Joined by writers, producers, executives, and actors from the show, including Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco and Michael ImperioliThe documentary offers insight and inspiration along with a variety of clips from the show, early audition videos of many of the cast members, and behind-the-scenes footage to take the viewer into the world of The Sopranos.
Chase, who grew up in an Italian-American family in northern New Jersey, had a complicated mother and a fascination with film, tells us how he came to Hollywood, where he wrote for a multitude of television shows, and his relationship with HBO when he designed and developed its mobster antihero Tony Soprano. With candor and self-reflection, Chase discusses the challenges of directing a successful show, the inevitable “deaths” of some of the show’s favorite characters, and his creative relationship with the late James Gandolfini.
“Goodfellas,” a Jigsaw production, had its world premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. Ophelia Harutyunyan and Gibney produced the documentary, while Nicole Lambert, Richard Perello and Stacey Offman served as executive producers, along with Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller and Sara Rodriguez for HBO.
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