Cleaver (fictional film in The Sopranos)
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Cleaver is a fictional low-budget horror-gangster film within The Sopranos universe that reflects Christopher Moltisanti’s mob life and personal resentments, particularly toward Tony Soprano.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cleaver | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional film
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film-within-a-film ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Sopranos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
DiMeo crime family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Jersey Mafia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCharacterParallel |
boss character modeled on Tony Soprano
GENERATED
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wronged underling modeled on Christopher Moltisanti GENERATED ⓘ |
| countryInUniverse | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coWriterInUniverse | Christopher Moltisanti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdByCharacter | Christopher Moltisanti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diegeticStatus | fictional film existing within The Sopranos narrative world ⓘ |
| directorInUniverse | Jonathan LaPaglia character (director within the show) ⓘ |
| financedByCharacter |
Carmine Lupertazzi Jr.
NERFINISHED
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Silvio Dante NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Soprano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstShownInEpisode | The Sopranos season 6 episode "Stage 5" GENERATED ⓘ |
| genre |
gangster film
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horror ⓘ |
| inUniverseMarketing | straight-to-video style horror-gangster hybrid ⓘ |
| inUniverseReception |
modest commercial success
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positive reaction from some mob associates ⓘ |
| languageInUniverse | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| mentionedInEpisode | The Sopranos season 6 episode "The Blue Comet" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
explores Christopher Moltisanti’s subconscious hostility toward Tony Soprano
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metafictional commentary on mob life ⓘ |
| plotElement |
mobster murdered by his boss and returns from the dead
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supernatural revenge ⓘ |
| producerInUniverse | Christopher Moltisanti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompanyInUniverse | Moltisanti Films (implied small production outfit) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType | low-budget film ⓘ |
| reflectsLifeOf | Christopher Moltisanti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolicallyTargets | Tony Soprano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolicParallel | relationship between Christopher Moltisanti and Tony Soprano ⓘ |
| themes |
betrayal
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mob life ⓘ resentment ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly comic
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violent ⓘ |
| usedAsDeviceBy | David Chase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedToCreateConflictBetween |
Christopher Moltisanti
NERFINISHED
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Tony Soprano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visualMotif | cleaver weapon as symbol of vengeance ⓘ |
| writerInUniverse | J.T. Dolan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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