By N.S.
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During the 1970s, Coppola made three Top 100 masterpieces. The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather, Part II are both in the Top 20, while The Conversation (1974, but according to Hackman, made circa 1971) is in the 90s. Apocalypse Now (1979) was a near-masterpiece. Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) was another near-masterpiece, Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988), was his last masterpiece, and then Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) was his last near-masterpiece.
From 1993-2024? That’s a lot of water under the bridge. A lot of bombs, several of which I’d never even heard of.
From Eileen Jones’ review, it sounds like Lang and von Harbou’s Metropolis (1927) may have been an inspiration for Megalopolis.
https://jacobin.com/2024/09/megalopolis-francis-ford-coppola-review?mc_cid=3c67d9390b
3 comments:
And Chloe Fineman aka Margaret Brennan's facial twin--is in it.
--GRA
If you've never seen "The Rain People" (1969), you've missed a great one. The misleading title (sounds like a horror movie) probably doomed it to neglect, but it's an outstanding drama with incredible cinematography and what SHOULD have been an Oscar-nominated performance by Shirley Knight. And excellent support from Duvall and Caan.
And "Apocalypse Now" a NEAR masterpiece? You're damn hard to please!
-RM
Ebert described "The Rain People" as the opposite of "Easy Rider".
The theme's the same--dissatisfaction--and how to escape it,but from a "normal" woman's viewpoint instead of a pothead's.
--GRA
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