The American filmmaker Francis Ford COPPOLA tells how he agreed to direct "The Godfather". He returns to the financial difficulties of the company he had created with George Lucas, the studio "American Zoetrope", which was going to collapse when he was asked to commission this film.
The American filmmaker Francis Ford COPPOLA explains how some of his films are a reflection of his life at the time he makes them, through the examples of the last of them, "Tucker", as well as the "Godfather" and "Apocalypse Now".
The American director Francis Ford COPPOLA explains the financing formula he has chosen to produce his films while avoiding the big American companies and thus keeping his independence. He went to find financial help from foreign distributors, some of whom surround him during this interview. He discusses the advantages of this original solution.
American filmmaker Francis Ford COPPOLA talks about his interest in European literary culture since his adolescence. She explains that it comes from her brother, who was interested in French writers and philosophers, and evokes his influence on his state of mind.
The American filmmaker Francis Ford COPPOLA looks back on his childhood and talks about his musician father, who played in Detroit in the orchestra of the "Henry Ford Radio Hour". He says his name comes from the fact that his father worked for Henry Ford and was born at the Henry Ford Hospital. He also evokes the influence of his Italian roots and the pride it gave him.
The American filmmaker Francis Ford COPPOLA tells the conditions of the shooting of his film "Apocalypse Now". He explains that despite the problems he encountered, he particularly appreciated this experience and the team spirit that prevailed there. He adds: "... there was even a moment, during the shooting, when I was really very happy, perhaps the happiest of my life...".
Director Francis Ford COPPOLA, who is about to receive the Prix Lumière for his entire career, today gave a master class at the Théâtre des Célestins in Lyon. Excerpt from the conference, during which he explains that the ideas and decisions he makes for his films are guided by words. Micro-sidewalk of amateurs of the American filmmaker came to attend the master class.
The filmmaker Francis Ford COPPOLA bought for his restaurant in San Francisco a "distributor of short stories", a terminal connected to the Internet that delivers free stories. The American director, also a great lover of literature, praises the interest of this machine, invented by a Grenoble company.
A Cannes, Francis Ford Coppola répond aux journalistes lors d'une conférence de presse pour son film "Conversation secrète" qui a obtenu la Palme d'or, et révèle qu'il a lui-même récemment déjà été mis à son insu sur table d'écoute par une attachée de presse...
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