yea, i suppose but what all was going on around the turn of the century, people were leaving italy around then, a lot was changing. maybe this could be a similar to the first godfather and stress the fact that things are changing and maybe for the worse. maybe the andolini's were loyal to another boss who got out muscled by don ciccio. these are just a random few themes/ideas. you're right though it might not be a good enough story enough to fill an entire movie.

the idea of things changing for the worse would certainly fit a common theme from augustus himself and augustan literature. this is significant because machiavelli's "The Prince" was based on the way augustus acted as emperor and as most know "the prince" is commonly known as a guidebook for the mafia.

PS sorry for rambling on