Title:

The Sopranos

Synopsis:
If one family doesn’t kill him the other family will.

Meet Tony Soprano: your average, middle-aged businessman. Tonys got a dutiful wife. A not-so-dutiful daughter. A son named Anthony Jr. A mother hes trying to coax into a retirement home. A hot-headed uncle. A not-too-secret mistress. And a shrink to tell all his secrets, except the one she already knows: Tonys a mob boss.

The Sopranos revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. The series also features Tonys family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and storylines, most notably his wife Carmela and cousin and protege Christopher Moltisanti. The many conflicts in his life lead to an on-off professional relationship with psychiatrist Dr. Jennifer Melfi.

The series begins with Tony Soprano collapsing after suffering a panic attack. This prompts him to begin therapy with Dr. Jennifer Melfi. Gradually, the storyline reveals details of Tony’s upbringing, with his father’s influence looming large on his development as a gangster, but more so that Tony’s mother, Livia, was vengeful and possibly personality-disordered. His complicated relationship with his wife Carmela is also explored, as well as her feelings regarding her husband’s cosa nostra ties. Meadow and Anthony Jr., Tony’s children gain increasing knowledge of their father’s mob dealings. Later, federal indictments are brought as a result of someone in his organization talking to the FBI and his own Uncle plots Tony’s death.

After ordering the execution of Brendan Filone and the mock execution of Chris Moltisanti, Tony’s Uncle Junior is installed as boss of the family (following the death of previous boss Jackie Aprile, Sr. from cancer), even though Tony actually controls most things from behind the scenes. Furious at Junior’s plan to have him killed, Tony responds to the attempt on his life with a violent reprisal and confronts his mother for her role in plotting his downfall. She has a psychologically triggered pseudo-stroke and Junior is arrested by the FBI on non-related charges.
Season:
1
Format:
DVD
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Movie Release Year:
1999
Rating:
TV-MA
Barcode:
026359927324
Genre:
Drama
Crime
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Subgenre:
TV Series
Edition:
Season 1
Show Type:
TV
Series:
The Sopranos
Series Order:
1
Volume:
1
Rotten Tomatoes Rating:
92
IMDb Rating:
9.2
Date Added:
2018-02-08 23:46:53
Original Aspect Ratio:
16:9
Actors:
James Gandolfini
Edie Falco
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Directors:
Allen Coulter
David Chase
John Patterson
Andy Wolk
Nick Gomez
Daniel Attias
Alan Taylor
Lorraine Senna
Mathew Penn
Tim Van Patten
Henry J. Bronchtein
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Runtime:
680
Country of Purchase:
Canada
Release Date:
1999-01-10
Studios:
HBO
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Codec:
MPEG-2 (H.262)
Resolution:
480i
Item Aspect Ratio:
1.78:1
Size:
9.4 GB (DVD)
Discs:
4
Region:
1
Packaging:
Box Set
Audio:
Dolby Surround 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Mono - Spanish
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Subtitles:
Spanish
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Extras:
Audio Commentary
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Automatic Estimated Value:
~$15.19
Automatic Estimated Date:
2026-03-19
Date Added:
2018-02-08 23:46:53

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