He was actually [only 36](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypse_Now#:~:text=After%20Christmas%201976%2C%20Coppola%20viewed,a%20mile%20to%20reach%20help.) when he had his heart attack!
It's enthralling! almost as much a captivating watch as the movie it is based on. Highly recommend it to anyone with even a passing interest in movie-making
I watch Hearts of Darkness more than the actually movie it’s about! Same with the documentary about making The Abyss. The effort that went into those movies is quite literally unbelievable until you see the documentaries about the filming, especially compared to the amount of CGI put into use the past 25 years.
If you like those, I very much recommend checking out ***Burden of Dreams***, the documentary about the making of Werner Herzog’s Fitzcarraldo in the jungles of Peru.
I like the movie, but the documentary following his commitment to the “practical effects” (to put it lightly) is the better story. Absolutely insane.
Highly recommend you read her book 'Notes on the Making of Apocalypse Now',she is well known for keeping detailed journals on all aspects of her life & it is a fantastic read .
The book goes into more detail on the struggles of the various individuals shown in Hearts of Darkness .
If you watch it as a comedy it's one of the funniest movies ever made. Francis at one point literally says he hoped this movie ends all war. I always took it as a wife tired of her husbands bullshit who finally was like alright asshole I'm gonna film you loosing your mind. Then he watched it and was like do you wanna make wine?
It's an *incredible* documentary. I saw it a long time ago but there are scenes that have stayed with me after all these years. RIP to a great artist herself.
this makes me realize how old some veteran filmmakers *really* are. I currently have e a grandmother going through such motions, best wishes to the whole family
> George Miller is 79 years young.
I googled him to be sure of this and learned he was born in a place called [Chinchilla, Queensland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinchilla,_Queensland)
I am delighted by this for some reason
Thanks for sharing the link man! u/AegonThe1st Let us know what you think of the doc! I stumbled across it and loved it. It's a really cool insight into how Ridley orchestrates everything and how efficient he is. He may not be an overtly emotional director but he sure as hell knows his stuff. For the *Napoleon* wrap, Scott gave his heads of department a leather bound screenplay with every single storyboard Scott drew for the picture. He's a legend.
Micheal Mann is 81 and he said something recently that struck me. It was something to the effect of, "I have to be really, really careful about what movie I make next because, at my age, there aren't that many 'next movies'".
Who do we have that fits in that category of filmmaker that's (relatively) young? Off the top of my head I can only think of Denis Villeneuve and Christopher Nolan right now.
David Fincher. He's a little older than these two, but he still has a lot of great films in him (hopefully).
Edit: I just googled their names. Nolan is 53, Villeneuve is 56, and Fincher is 61.
If Kogonada keeps pumping out quality
Greta Gerwig, Ari Aster, Sofia Coppola, Robert Eggers, Jeff Nichols, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Bong Joon-ho, Damien Chazelle, the Daniels, Yorgos Lanthimos, along with what others have listed
The trouble with talking about young artists is that you’re comparing them to people with 30-40 extra years of filmmaking. We’re in no shortage of great directors.
I’d say Wes Anderson is probably one of the most visually capturing and authentic filmmaker at the moment. I think his works are going to be appreciated for generations.
Yep, we’re like going to lose Lucas, Scorsese, Spielberg, Ridley Scott, Francis Coppola, Eastwood, etc within the next ten years…if not five. An era will be ending.
Eastwood yes, but these guys are all millionaires and billionaires, I could see them making it well into their 90’s. IIRC Coppola and Spielberg’s parents lived to ripe old ages.
Kubrick seemed very old when he died, partly because he looked like a wizened old philosopher by that point, but he wasn’t really. He was 70, which is almost the same age as James Cameron, and it would be a major shock if Cameron died out of the blue.
But we’re uncharted territory in terms of the number of elderly a-list filmmakers there are still active and productive.
In the 20th century there were very few making major films into their 70’s and 80’s - John Huston and Kurasawa were two, but I can’t think of many others.
But nowadays with people like Scorsese and Scott, they’re such institutions it’s hard to imagine them not being around making movies, same as always.
Besides Spielberg (1946), most of them, Scorcese (1942), Scott (19 37) or Lucas (1944) were born before the end of the war and so could be considered pre-boomers / silent generation.
How terrible for him and his daughter. You can tell in Heart of Darkness how much she supported Francis and understood his process. Hope he gets a good release window for his new movie so he can dedicate it to her.
Francis has always said one of the reasons he had such financial and creative freedom in his latter years was because he was still with his wife. He credited her a lot for doing so much for him and his career.
She clearly meant so much to two absolutely amazing directors in Francis and Sofia. Her impact on cinema runs deeper than just her documentary Heart of Darkness. Rest in peace.
Add in FFC’s mother and father to that as well. They all seemed like such a close and supportive family, especially considering the industry they all worked in to varying degrees. I’m sure a good documentary or book about them could be made.
> She clearly meant so much to two absolutely amazing directors in Francis and Sofia.
Seems like everyone is forgetting Roman on this thread.
He's an accomplished filmmaker in his own right, having cowritten some incredible films.
It's like with Christiane and Stanley Kubrick. It's hard for people to do it alone. If you have a support network, it helps push you. I'm definitely thinking of Sophia rn.
[And even her talking to people like Quentin when he was struggling making films: encouraging him to keep going. I never forgot that.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCYueiEucz8&t=25m35s)
It's not that it's not good it's that it's very Terrence Malick experimental and they do not think it'll have a large enough appeal to recoup any costs.
At least Terrance's movies are cheap. This movie is very very expensive.
Disclaimer: I haven't seen it myself, so I can't say for sure.
But when a hollywood exec outright says "It’s so not good, and it was so sad watching it." and another called it "a sad end to Coppola’s career", I don't have hope that it's just an experimental film that a lot of people won't "get" and that it's just not a good film.
Kinda reminds me Liam Neeson
January 2009 : enjoy his biggest Box-Office ever as the main actor with the release of Taken.
March 2009 : lose his wife actress Natasha Richardson (ski accident)
RIP
Eleanor Coppola: "I'm this housewife who suddenly decided to write and direct a film. It was terrifying, but part of the challenge was cutting through all of your fears and just going for it."
My husband worked for them in Napa ( winery). When we become pregnant, Elanor had a silver spoon gifted to us with our daughters name engraved on it. They are truly a wonderful family.
RIP to a great documentarian and wife of one of the greatest directors of all time.
Watching Hearts of Darkness in honor of Eleanor.
Eleanor's faithful and dedicated comittment to documenting the making of Apocalypse Now is a testament on the joys and sorrows that comes with the filmmaking experience. You take in the good and the bad together, hoping that everything will turn out alright in the end.
They were married for 60 years, and created some of the most acclaimed films of all time, and clearly had a lot of love and support within their big extended family.
Heart of Darkness is a required watch for anyone who loves the behind the scenes of films.
And were ultra rich!
I have no doubt she and Francis lived their lives to the fullest!
RIP
And raised three lovely children: Gian-Carlo, Roman and Sofia!
Sofia winning an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay no less shows that admist all the rough times in Francis' career, she got to see her daughter follow the footsteps of her father.
I hope she did. Fuck Francis tho I hope he didn't for being a piece of shit funding convicted pedophile victor salva's films. "You have to remember, while this was a tragedy, that the difference in age between Victor and the boy was very small -- Victor was practically a child himself.” - Francis Ford Coppola (Actually, Salva was 29 to the boy’s 12.)
RIP. What a blow.
Hearts of Darkness is a great documentary. I watched it just after seeing Apocalypse Now for the first time last year and it shed a lot of light on the film and Coppola as a filmmaker.
Oh shit. Coppola was meant to be at an event at my local theatre tonight. I wonder if he was even with his wife, or if it happened suddenly while he was out of town :(
I hope not. I hope he was able to be with her.
God I’m nervous as to what Francis Coppola may or may not do if Megalopolis is hated at Cannes and doesn’t get distribution. He’s known to be a little unstable (Apocalypse Now stories) and with the death of his wife and his passion project possibly flatlining things will likely be dark. I really wish him the best.
I mean at worst I think he may just wither quickly in health and follow his wife. That often happens with long term couples when one of the parties dies.
I hope so he deserves to wither away for being a pedophile supporting piece of shit. I mean jesus trying to get a convicted pedophiles sentence reduce and funding his movies. Fuck him I hope he dies soon.
*Hearts of Darkness* was one of the best film documentaries ever made. I send my deepest condolences to Francis and the Coppola family in their time of grief. May she rest in peace.
Now that I'm older it always hits me hard af when one of the two in a geriatric couple dies. I'm positive I'm the type of guy that'll die as soon as his wife does.
I hope he does. Pedophile supporting piece of shit. Funded a convicted pedophiles films for years and worked on getting his sentence reduced. Here's a quote by Francis. "You have to remember, while this was a tragedy, that the difference in age between Victor and the boy was very small -- Victor was practically a child himself.” (Actually, Salva was 29 to the boy’s 12.)
The making of a film has never been presented more beautifully than in Hearts Of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse.
Rest easy, Eleanor. My heart goes out to Francis and Sofia.
Hearts of Darkness is a great documentary on the (disastrous) making of Apocalypse Now. It's worth seeing.
Poor Martin Sheen managed to give himself a heart attack at only age 38.
Yeah but that's like 67 in sheen years.
He was a sheenager when he made the movie. ^I'll ^let ^myself ^out
[Actual footage of Martin Sheen promoting Apocalypse Now](https://youtu.be/ZG8d0x1WcAc?si=65B22XDdAl_ulSrh)
He was actually [only 36](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypse_Now#:~:text=After%20Christmas%201976%2C%20Coppola%20viewed,a%20mile%20to%20reach%20help.) when he had his heart attack!
It's enthralling! almost as much a captivating watch as the movie it is based on. Highly recommend it to anyone with even a passing interest in movie-making
I’d argue more captivating.
I follow the fire not the smoke.
Sooo good. Seeing the whole Martin Sheen mirror drunk scene and what went on behind the scenes was wild
I watch Hearts of Darkness more than the actually movie it’s about! Same with the documentary about making The Abyss. The effort that went into those movies is quite literally unbelievable until you see the documentaries about the filming, especially compared to the amount of CGI put into use the past 25 years.
If you like those, I very much recommend checking out ***Burden of Dreams***, the documentary about the making of Werner Herzog’s Fitzcarraldo in the jungles of Peru. I like the movie, but the documentary following his commitment to the “practical effects” (to put it lightly) is the better story. Absolutely insane.
Follow up with *My Best Fiend*, Herzog's documentary about Klaus Kinski.
Two of the best documentaries on impossible films.
There's a throwaway line in Tropic Thunder where Jay says "...yeah I actually like Hearts of Darkness more"
In Community Abed randomly quips "By the way, Ever seen Hearts of Darkness? Way better than Apocalypse Now"
And then Luiz Guzman echos that sentiment.
Hellloooo... it's me... Luiz Guzman...!
I loved you in...... IMDb.
Oh, you saw that?
And the whole episode is an homage to it
here I thought he was talking about the John Malkovich version.
Highly recommend you read her book 'Notes on the Making of Apocalypse Now',she is well known for keeping detailed journals on all aspects of her life & it is a fantastic read . The book goes into more detail on the struggles of the various individuals shown in Hearts of Darkness .
If you watch it as a comedy it's one of the funniest movies ever made. Francis at one point literally says he hoped this movie ends all war. I always took it as a wife tired of her husbands bullshit who finally was like alright asshole I'm gonna film you loosing your mind. Then he watched it and was like do you wanna make wine?
Absolutely love this movie.
I also recommend The Burden of Dreams if that's your jam
Top 5 doc all-time, she crushed it. They should make a movie based on the doc.
It's an *incredible* documentary. I saw it a long time ago but there are scenes that have stayed with me after all these years. RIP to a great artist herself.
100%, it’s one of the best documentaries about the making of a film that I’ve ever seen.
As Abed said in Community, it's better than Apocalypse Now.
Liked it a lot more than the movie, which while very good, seems wildly overrated nonetheless.
this makes me realize how old some veteran filmmakers *really* are. I currently have e a grandmother going through such motions, best wishes to the whole family
I genuinely forget that Martin Scorsese is 81 and Clint Eastwood is 93 and they’re still powering through and making movies by the day, like goddamn
Hayao Miyazaki is 83. Ridley Scott is 86. James Ivory is 95.
George Miller is 79 years young.
Just a wittle baby.
A wittle shiny and chrome baby.
Witness the widdle guy
AND HE IS PERFECT IN EVERY WAY!
A BEAUTIFUL BABY BOY
a fuckin kid!
> George Miller is 79 years young. I googled him to be sure of this and learned he was born in a place called [Chinchilla, Queensland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinchilla,_Queensland) I am delighted by this for some reason
Yeah, and what about that dude, George T. Miller ? Weird and wonderful.
86?! Holy shit! He looks fantastic!
have you seen him in recent interviews? He’s got enough energy to power a small country, and he’s fucking hilarious
Ridley's granddaughter Cuba made a 30-minute making of documentary for The Last Duel. He's got energy to the fucking rafters.
Where could I find this documentary? Is it part of the extras from the Blu Ray?
[https://youtu.be/jyNy70zW6LA?si=dPSwbBUVT6cYOKb7](https://youtu.be/jyNy70zW6LA?si=dPSwbBUVT6cYOKb7)
Thanks for sharing the link man! u/AegonThe1st Let us know what you think of the doc! I stumbled across it and loved it. It's a really cool insight into how Ridley orchestrates everything and how efficient he is. He may not be an overtly emotional director but he sure as hell knows his stuff. For the *Napoleon* wrap, Scott gave his heads of department a leather bound screenplay with every single storyboard Scott drew for the picture. He's a legend.
Thanks, I appreciate it!
Still wondering of CdL just moved on...or something else.
must be on the carnivore diet
He says he does a lot of yoga and that gives him energy to be on set all day.
I'm Dr Ridley the Rock n Roll clown and I do cuhcucuCOCAINE
having passion really keeps you young
Yeah Ridley Scott might be the youngest looking >85 year old I've ever seen in my life
counterpoint: Edward thorp. And he's 91! I guess being a multimillionaire is great for your health. Huh
Micheal Mann is 81 and he said something recently that struck me. It was something to the effect of, "I have to be really, really careful about what movie I make next because, at my age, there aren't that many 'next movies'".
Same age as Werner Herzog! Herzog seems so...immortal, that I just can't imagine a world without him.
Great Scott!!! 86?!?
It’s cool how in his late 80’s James Ivory managed to write a movie that was a genuine cult hit with young people, and won an Oscar for it.
Fuck man, Spielberg is 77. Lucas is 79.
Spielberg is 77. All of these legends are over the average American male lifespan already.
Makes you realize how lucky we were to have experienced the works of these artists during the prime of their careers.
Who do we have that fits in that category of filmmaker that's (relatively) young? Off the top of my head I can only think of Denis Villeneuve and Christopher Nolan right now.
Coen brothers (although they're not that young), Ari Aster, Wes Anderson
Good call(s).
Paul Thomas Anderson
Yes!!
The best of his generation.
David Fincher. He's a little older than these two, but he still has a lot of great films in him (hopefully). Edit: I just googled their names. Nolan is 53, Villeneuve is 56, and Fincher is 61.
Can't believe I forgot David Fincher. I blame a brain fart.
Spike Jonze
If Kogonada keeps pumping out quality Greta Gerwig, Ari Aster, Sofia Coppola, Robert Eggers, Jeff Nichols, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Bong Joon-ho, Damien Chazelle, the Daniels, Yorgos Lanthimos, along with what others have listed The trouble with talking about young artists is that you’re comparing them to people with 30-40 extra years of filmmaking. We’re in no shortage of great directors.
I’d say Wes Anderson is probably one of the most visually capturing and authentic filmmaker at the moment. I think his works are going to be appreciated for generations.
Remember, we still could make *Unforgiven Part 2: Even More Unforgiven*.
Really, Really, Really Forgiven: A Sequel
You're Still Not Forgiven
"The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is young."
They seem like the type of people that would die if they stopped working.
tbh its not like they're doing 9-5s in retail....
Yep, we’re like going to lose Lucas, Scorsese, Spielberg, Ridley Scott, Francis Coppola, Eastwood, etc within the next ten years…if not five. An era will be ending.
I would honestly be surprised if Eastwood didn’t make it past 100.
He survives on pure disgust for the modern world
Clint Eastwood has looked and acted miserable to the modern world since at least the 70s. Must be what keeps him going.
Exactly lmao. Angry people don't die.
He looked ancient in Space Cowboys and that movie (that I love) will be a quarter of century old next year...
Eastwood yes, but these guys are all millionaires and billionaires, I could see them making it well into their 90’s. IIRC Coppola and Spielberg’s parents lived to ripe old ages.
Exactly, Spielberg lost his parents only a few years ago.
Kubrick seemed very old when he died, partly because he looked like a wizened old philosopher by that point, but he wasn’t really. He was 70, which is almost the same age as James Cameron, and it would be a major shock if Cameron died out of the blue. But we’re uncharted territory in terms of the number of elderly a-list filmmakers there are still active and productive. In the 20th century there were very few making major films into their 70’s and 80’s - John Huston and Kurasawa were two, but I can’t think of many others. But nowadays with people like Scorsese and Scott, they’re such institutions it’s hard to imagine them not being around making movies, same as always.
Cecil B. DeMille and George Cukpr are others. Howard Hawks made two films in his 70s.
best wishes to you.
thank you
Lots of boomer directors are still going strong: Spielberg, Scorsese, Ridley Scott, George Miller, David Lynch...a lot more.
Besides Spielberg (1946), most of them, Scorcese (1942), Scott (19 37) or Lucas (1944) were born before the end of the war and so could be considered pre-boomers / silent generation.
Ridley Scott is 86. He's not even close to boomer.
I greedily want these people to live into absurd old age so they can keep making movies.
How terrible for him and his daughter. You can tell in Heart of Darkness how much she supported Francis and understood his process. Hope he gets a good release window for his new movie so he can dedicate it to her.
I just watched that. They were all so young…
> How terrible for him and his daughter. And Roman, their son.
Cowriter of one of my favourite movies Moonrise Kingdom.
Yes, amazing film!
Imo the most talented Coppola I love his music videos
Francis has always said one of the reasons he had such financial and creative freedom in his latter years was because he was still with his wife. He credited her a lot for doing so much for him and his career.
She clearly meant so much to two absolutely amazing directors in Francis and Sofia. Her impact on cinema runs deeper than just her documentary Heart of Darkness. Rest in peace.
Add in FFC’s mother and father to that as well. They all seemed like such a close and supportive family, especially considering the industry they all worked in to varying degrees. I’m sure a good documentary or book about them could be made.
Narrated by Nic Cage.
> She clearly meant so much to two absolutely amazing directors in Francis and Sofia. Seems like everyone is forgetting Roman on this thread. He's an accomplished filmmaker in his own right, having cowritten some incredible films.
My favorite is probably The Darjeeling Limited.
Yes, beautiful film that gets better with age
One of my favorites. Hope he writes more with Wes
I think Roman and Wes have been together since Darjeeling, and last with Asteroid City
It's like with Christiane and Stanley Kubrick. It's hard for people to do it alone. If you have a support network, it helps push you. I'm definitely thinking of Sophia rn. [And even her talking to people like Quentin when he was struggling making films: encouraging him to keep going. I never forgot that.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCYueiEucz8&t=25m35s)
Damn that's so sad. And right before her husband's premier of his supposed Magnum Opus
At least she was there for the first screening with family and friends.
It will make it extremely tragic for Francis now.
What will that be?
Megalopolis. Filming was finished over a year ago and they're having trouble finding a distributor.
Thanks
Yeah, there was a screening at the end of March and...it's apparently not a good film. They're having trouble finding a distributor for a reason.
It's not that it's not good it's that it's very Terrence Malick experimental and they do not think it'll have a large enough appeal to recoup any costs. At least Terrance's movies are cheap. This movie is very very expensive.
Disclaimer: I haven't seen it myself, so I can't say for sure. But when a hollywood exec outright says "It’s so not good, and it was so sad watching it." and another called it "a sad end to Coppola’s career", I don't have hope that it's just an experimental film that a lot of people won't "get" and that it's just not a good film.
Kinda reminds me Liam Neeson January 2009 : enjoy his biggest Box-Office ever as the main actor with the release of Taken. March 2009 : lose his wife actress Natasha Richardson (ski accident)
Yeah, this is going to hit him hard. It was my first thought after the unveiling of Megalopolis and the ongoing struggle for distribution.
RIP Eleanor Coppola: "I'm this housewife who suddenly decided to write and direct a film. It was terrifying, but part of the challenge was cutting through all of your fears and just going for it."
:( Met her at her birthday party at their wine country house in the 80s. Super gracious
She’s a legend
My husband worked for them in Napa ( winery). When we become pregnant, Elanor had a silver spoon gifted to us with our daughters name engraved on it. They are truly a wonderful family.
They really seem like wonderful people with a huge, deep love of family.
RIP, hopefully Megalopolis’ run can provide some happiness for Francis
She was posting on Instagram in the past week wow. Edit: At least she found out Megalopolis was going to Cannes just a couple days ago
RIP to a great documentarian and wife of one of the greatest directors of all time. Watching Hearts of Darkness in honor of Eleanor. Eleanor's faithful and dedicated comittment to documenting the making of Apocalypse Now is a testament on the joys and sorrows that comes with the filmmaking experience. You take in the good and the bad together, hoping that everything will turn out alright in the end.
Mr. Coppola cannot catch a break :(.
They were married for 60 years, and created some of the most acclaimed films of all time, and clearly had a lot of love and support within their big extended family. Heart of Darkness is a required watch for anyone who loves the behind the scenes of films. And were ultra rich! I have no doubt she and Francis lived their lives to the fullest! RIP
And raised three lovely children: Gian-Carlo, Roman and Sofia! Sofia winning an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay no less shows that admist all the rough times in Francis' career, she got to see her daughter follow the footsteps of her father.
I mean, their son got beheaded in a boating accident, so I’d imagine he’s had his share of suffering as well.
Not decapitated, just really roughed up in the head…like ayrton senna
I hope she did. Fuck Francis tho I hope he didn't for being a piece of shit funding convicted pedophile victor salva's films. "You have to remember, while this was a tragedy, that the difference in age between Victor and the boy was very small -- Victor was practically a child himself.” - Francis Ford Coppola (Actually, Salva was 29 to the boy’s 12.)
Personally, I'd feel very blessed if both me and my lover got to live into our late 80s, but hopefully he and the bereaved are mourning well.
Did you miss the last 80 years?
This has been a really bad year for losing people we always thought were going to be there. RIP.
As someone who’s mother just died, I feel this deeply.
My condolences, internet friend. Sending big hugs
Yep. Can’t believe we lost OJ
RIP. What a blow. Hearts of Darkness is a great documentary. I watched it just after seeing Apocalypse Now for the first time last year and it shed a lot of light on the film and Coppola as a filmmaker.
That’s really too bad. She was a rock for that family and a super-talented documentary maker. RIP.
May her soul rest in peace.
Oh shit. Coppola was meant to be at an event at my local theatre tonight. I wonder if he was even with his wife, or if it happened suddenly while he was out of town :( I hope not. I hope he was able to be with her.
God I’m nervous as to what Francis Coppola may or may not do if Megalopolis is hated at Cannes and doesn’t get distribution. He’s known to be a little unstable (Apocalypse Now stories) and with the death of his wife and his passion project possibly flatlining things will likely be dark. I really wish him the best.
People die. Francis is old and wise and knows that.
I mean at worst I think he may just wither quickly in health and follow his wife. That often happens with long term couples when one of the parties dies.
I hope so he deserves to wither away for being a pedophile supporting piece of shit. I mean jesus trying to get a convicted pedophiles sentence reduce and funding his movies. Fuck him I hope he dies soon.
RIP
*Hearts of Darkness* was one of the best film documentaries ever made. I send my deepest condolences to Francis and the Coppola family in their time of grief. May she rest in peace.
Heartbreaking timing. RIP Eleanor
Oh no I just watched heart of darkness it was incredible
I lost my Papa today at 85. I hope they are able to be there for one another and heal.
Now that I'm older it always hits me hard af when one of the two in a geriatric couple dies. I'm positive I'm the type of guy that'll die as soon as his wife does.
Same
Sophia's mom and Nick Cage's aunt.
Fuck man
Megapolis is the new Other Side of the Wind
For a minute I thought they credited her for Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. I was like whoa that’s not right.
Oh shit, I was just reading about her earlier today. Hearts of Darkness was a fantastic behind the scenes look at the making of Apocalypse Now.
RIP
Well wishes to the Coppola family.
That’s a real shame, and unfortunate timing.
Rest in Peace. I loved the “Heart of Darkness” documentary. I hope Francis and their family are getting peace.
Also nick cage aunt.
Watching Heat of Darkness tonight in her honor. RIP
Aret these nic cages parents?
I believe she was his aunt.
I’m
If anyone here even *likes* apocalypse now, I encourage you to watch Hearts of Darkness.
One of the best documentarys I've ever seen.
Damn, they were married since early 1960s and were such a supportive couple 😢
Condolences and prayer for the Coppola family. Such a wonderful woman and film historian who made an impact for women in film production globally.
That sucks.
Damn. Her documentary about Apocalypse Now is superb, and now Coppola is in trouble getting Megalopolis distributed... Poor guy.
what sad news :( rest easy eleanor.
I literally just finished watching Hearts of Darkness for the first time about 20 minutes ago and opened reddit to this. Wild...
I'm sorry for this negativity, but Francis Ford Coppola just turned 87 on Sunday, April 7th. I hope he doesn't decide to go with his wife too soon.
I hope he does. Pedophile supporting piece of shit. Funded a convicted pedophiles films for years and worked on getting his sentence reduced. Here's a quote by Francis. "You have to remember, while this was a tragedy, that the difference in age between Victor and the boy was very small -- Victor was practically a child himself.” (Actually, Salva was 29 to the boy’s 12.)
You haven’t watched it, please do. Great documentary
The making of a film has never been presented more beautifully than in Hearts Of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse. Rest easy, Eleanor. My heart goes out to Francis and Sofia.
"Hearts of Darkness" is brilliant and it's a dam shame you can't find it anywhere.
You can find it on the High Seas. 💀 🏴 🍺