Apollonia Vitelli Corleone~Simonetta Stefanelli ~“the Thunderbolt“~Godfather Theme

THE LOVERS Simonetta Stefanelli~Apollonia Vitelli Al Pacino~Michael Corleone Apollónia Vitelli was born in the hills around Corleone, Sicily. Apollonia was the daughter of a Greek mother and a Sicilian father, both of whom were incredibly protective of her and never wanted her heritage to be confused. She was the third child, having two older brothers. Apollonia grew into a very beautiful young woman. Shortly after Michael Corleone arrives in Sicily following his escape from New York, Apollonia encounters Michael, who was returning from an excursion in the village of Corleone with his bodyguards, Calò and Fabrizio. The two m men claimed Michael has been hit by what Sicilians call “the Thunderbolt“ – a powerful, almost dangerous longing in a man for a particular woman. After making inquiries with Apollonia’s father, Michael gains a careful approval from Signor Vitelli to begin an Old World courtship, whereupon the entire Vitelli family would be chaperoning. Michael w