36.3812, Confs: From Godfather to Lost in Translation: The Coppolas’ Cinematic Worlds (Italy)

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Date: 10-Dec-2025
From: Sara Corrizzato [sara.corrizzato at univr.it]
Subject: From Godfather to Lost in Translation: The Coppolas’ Cinematic Worlds


>From Godfather to Lost in Translation: The Coppolas’ Cinematic Worlds

Date: 15-Oct-2026 - 16-Oct-2026
Location: University of Verona, Italy
Contact: Sara Corrizzato
Contact Email: sara.corrizzato at univr.it

Linguistic Field(s): Ling & Literature
Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Submission Deadline: 01-Apr-2026

"From Godfather to Lost in Translation: The Coppolas’ Cinematic
Worlds" - international conference organized by the Department of
Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Verona, Italy, 15-16
October 2026.
Francis Ford Coppola has been a defining artistic force for over five
decades. A central figure of the 1970s American New Wave, he has
alternately embraced, challenged, and reshaped Hollywood conventions,
forging a distinctive aesthetic rooted in his Italian heritage and
imaginative sensibility. His portrayals of Italian-American life are
nuanced, capturing the complexities of identity and assimilation,
while his cinematic vision,epic in scope, meticulous in visual and
auditory detail, and collaborative in approach, reflects enduring
cultural values and continues to influence filmmakers worldwide.
Equally significant is Sofia Coppola’s oeuvre, which continues the
familial artistic trajectory through her focus on screenwriting and
film direction. Her work engages questions of identity, voice, and
affective experience, while reflecting the enduring influence of
Francis Ford Coppola’s cinematic philosophy.
This international conference seeks to bring together scholars to
examine how the Coppolas’ films negotiate narrative and literary
forms, linguistic expression, and semiotic structures, exploring both
Francis Ford Coppola’s expansive, intertextual epics and Sofia
Coppola’s nuanced explorations of voice, silence, and affect.
Contributions addressing the interrelation of textuality, dialogue,
and filmic storytelling are particularly encouraged, including studies
of translation, multimodal discourse, and adaptation from literature
to screen.
Possible thematic areas include, but are not limited to:
Linguistic, Translational, and Discursive Perspectives
 - Language and style in Coppola productions
 - Pragmatics of dialogue: speech acts, politeness, and power
relations
 - Multimodality and meaning-making: image, sound and linguistic
expression
 - Subtitling, dubbing, and translation of the Coppolas’ films
 - Interlinguistic and intercultural mediation in the reception of
Coppola cinema
 - Narration, perspective, and focalization in film discourse
 - Gendered voices and linguistic identity
 - Corpus-based approaches to cinematic language
Literary, Cultural, and Intermedial Perspectives
 - Literary adaptation and intertextuality between literature and
cinema
 - Family narratives and generational legacies
 - Politics of representation: class, gender, and ethnicity
 - Temporal, spatial, and auditory aesthetics in film
 - The Coppolas and the construction of American mythologies
 - Authorship, collaboration, and production practices
 - Visual storytelling, sensory aesthetics, and affective experience
We welcome proposals from scholars at all stages of their careers and
from diverse disciplines, including literary studies, linguistics,
cultural studies, gender studies, film studies, visual arts, and media
studies.
Submission Guidelines:
Abstracts should be between 300/350 words (excluding references) and
should clearly state research question(s), approach, data, method, and
(expected) results.
The document (.doc) should include:
 - Title of the proposed paper.
 - Name, affiliation, and contact information of the author(s).
 - A brief biographical note (max 100 words).
Submissions should be emailed to chiara.battisti at univr.it and
sara.corrizzato at univr.it with the subject line: “The Coppolas. CFP
Submission.”
Deadline for Abstract Submission: 1 April 2026
Notification of Acceptance: 15 May 2026
Publication Opportunity:
Selected papers may be considered for publication in an edited volume.
Details will be provided during the conference.
Key Information:
Conference Date: 15-16 October 2026
Venue: University of Verona (Italy)
Organizer: Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, University
of Verona (Italy)
For inquiries, please contact to chiara.battisti at univr.it and
sara.corrizzato at univr.it



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