Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
Colleen Camp, Dennis Hopper, Eleanor Coppola
Documentary that chronicles how Francis Ford Coppola's "Apocalypse Now" was plagued by extraordinary script, shooting, budget, and casting problems--nearly destroying the life and career of the celebrated director.
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R, 1 hr. 36 min.
Directed by:
Fax Bahr,
George Hickenlooper
Release Date: May 01, 1991
DVD Release Date: Nov 20, 2007
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Fascinating and intriguing documentary about the frustrations and massive troubles endured during the production of Francis Ford Coppola's 'Apocalypse Now'.After watching the doc,you will appreciate Coppola's anti-war masterpiece even more.
Apocalypse now is my all-time favorite, and I always long to watch its documentary for ages. Finally I watched it, and I still think Francis Coppola is indeed a superman: you can see how he deal with different crises arising from such an insane movi... (read more) Apocalypse now is my all-time favorite, and I always long to watch its documentary for ages. Finally I watched it, and I still think Francis Coppola is indeed a superman: you can see how he deal with different crises arising from such an insane movie about an insane war in such a insane time!
One of the best Documentaries on a making of a film ever, you really get the idea of the hellish way the film was made. Jaw dropingly good.
coppolla puts his money, reputation and himself at stake to create art.
he acknowledges that he failed - though the the world recognized it as a master piece - as cliche as it may sound , he proves when your heart is in the right place nothing can s... (read more) coppolla puts his money, reputation and himself at stake to create art.
he acknowledges that he failed - though the the world recognized it as a master piece - as cliche as it may sound , he proves when your heart is in the right place nothing can stop you.
the most incredible journey on making of a film.
Saw this doc at the Bridge with Dennis Duggan and Joe Daut. Best behind the scenes making doc I've seen. FFC is a one of the greats. The film was shot in the Philippines for an extended time in the mid-70's due to a storm, lead actor having a heart a... (read more) Saw this doc at the Bridge with Dennis Duggan and Joe Daut. Best behind the scenes making doc I've seen. FFC is a one of the greats. The film was shot in the Philippines for an extended time in the mid-70's due to a storm, lead actor having a heart attack and the director's constantly rewriting the script.
If you liked Apocalypse Now, you have to see this behind the scenes, making of, documentary.
An interesting look into the madnesses of a director and masterpiece that came out of it.
Francis Ford Coppola used to be an erratic, unstoppable force full of film bliss back in the day. I had always read stories of his decent into madness during the production of "Apocalypse Now", but reading and seeing/hearing it are two very different... (read more) Francis Ford Coppola used to be an erratic, unstoppable force full of film bliss back in the day. I had always read stories of his decent into madness during the production of "Apocalypse Now", but reading and seeing/hearing it are two very different things. He was far more mad than I could have thought. It's very frightening and amazing to know that someone can become so obsessed with their work, that it drives them completely insane.
At times Coppola was clearly over the top with the descriptions of his film about Vietnam -- sorry, "It's not a film about vietnam, it IS Vietnam", says a very calm Coppola at a press conference.
What an effort by Coppola! Good on his wife for shooting this amazing footage. 1979 was a great year for making films.
This is a really interesting documentary and its incredible how many things went horribly wrong and how everyone persevered. Comparable but inferior to "burden of dreams" though that might just be my Herzog bias coming out.
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The making of a film has never been documented with more penetration and truth than in Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse.full review
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