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SATURDAY MARCH 7

The Godfather (Māori TV, 8.40pm). Simply one of the greatest movies ever made. In three hours, Francis Ford Coppola changed the way stories could be told on screen and, in doing so, left an indelible imprint on our cultural history. Favourite quote: “Leave the gun – take the cannoli.” (1972)

Set in the Great Depression,  is an old-fashioned love story based on Sara Gruen’s best-selling novel of the same name. In it, a young man named Jacob (Robert Pattinson) gives up a veterinary degree to jump on the first passing train, which

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