From a biological perspective, Tumblr's 'Goncharov' is a masterpiece – The Berkeley Beacon

By Rachel Choi, Copyeditor December 7, 2022Tumblr’s newest hot topic revolves around Martin Scorsese’s 1973 film “Goncharov,” which Tumblr users are deeming the best mafia film ever made, with its intricately-woven storylines coupled with heartbreaking moments of both love and betrayal.  The story follows a man named Goncharov—originally a discothèque manager who turned into a notorious Russian hitman—who returns to Naples, Italy to finish what he has started. The movie is ripe with interesting plot points, love triangles, homoerotic relationships, memorable shots like the iconic bridge scene, and other hitmen—like the fan-favorite Joe “Ice Pick Joe” Morelli—out to get Goncharov. Except, there’s a little twist to this movie: it doesn’t exist. The best mafia film of all time that does not exist is completely fabricated by  Tumblarians—Tumblrs? Tumblrons?—and although the surge of fans reevaluating the mythical movie started in November 2022, the origins of “Goncharov” showed its face on April 21, 2020. Tumblr user zootycoon posted a picture of the tag on a pair of boots, reading “THE GREATEST MAFIA MOVIE EVER MADE, MARTIN SCORSESE PRESENTS, GONCHAROV.” Zootycoon expressed understandable confusion at the tag promoting a nonexistent movie, prompting a response by user abandonedambition who replied, “this idiot hasn’t seen
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