The Sopranos (1999)
- Directed by
- Tim Van Patten
- Cast
- James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Steve Buscemi, David Proval, John Ventimiglia, Federico Castelluccio, Sharon Angela, Joseph R. Gannascoli
- Genre
- drama television series, crime television series
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 6 seasons, 86 episodes
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Rating
- 8.7 of 10 from 3,543 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A New Jersey Mafia boss struggles to balance his criminal organization with his family life. He starts seeing a psychiatrist to deal with his panic attacks and personal problems.
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What happens
The Sopranos is an American psychological crime drama television series created by David Chase for HBO. The series follows Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey Mafia boss who has panic attacks. He reluctantly begins seeing psychiatrist Dr. Jennifer Melfi (Lorraine Bracco), who encourages him to open up about his difficulties balancing his family life with his criminal life. Other important characters include Tony's family, Mafia colleagues, and rivals, most notably his wife Carmela (Edie Falco), his nephew and protégé Christopher Moltisanti (Michael Imperioli), and his uncle Corrado "Junior" Soprano (Dominic Chianese). Having been greenlit in 1997, the series was broadcast on HBO from January 10, 1999, to June 10, 2007, spanning six seasons and 86 episodes. The show was broadcast as a part of HBO's newly launched Sunday night programing block. After its original HBO run, the series entered broadcast and cable syndication in the United States and other territories. The series was produced by HBO in association with Chase Films and Brad Grey Television. It was primarily filmed at Silvercup Studios in New York City, with some on-location filming in New Jersey. The executive producers throughout the show's run were Chase, Brad Grey, Robin Green, Mitchell Burgess, Ilene S. Landress, Terence Winter, and Matthew Weiner. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential television series of all time, it has been credited by media commentators with ushering in the Second Golden Age of Television, marked by high-quality serialized dramas. The series won multiple awards, including Peabody Awards for its first two seasons, 21 Primetime Emmy Awards, and 5 Golden Globe Awards. The Sopranos has been the subject of extensive critical analysis and debate for its portrayal of organized crime and Italian-American identity, and has been referenced or parodied in other media, including a video game, soundtrack albums and podcasts. It has inspired tie-in merchandise. When the series premiered, several cast members had limited mainstream exposure; many subsequently received major award nominations or appeared in high-profile film and television roles. In March 2018, New Line Cinema announced that they had purchased a film detailing the show's background story, set in the 1960s and 1970s during and after the Newark riots. The film, The Many Saints of Newark (2021), was written by Chase and Lawrence Konner and directed by Alan Taylor. It starred Gandolfini's son Michael Gandolfini as a young Tony Soprano. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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