This year has brought us two fascinating, if flawed, films from older male directors who have staked their large personal fortunes in order to fund these unwieldy passion projects. First there was Kevin Costner’s (ongoing) throwback Western “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1” and now, Francis Ford Coppola’s long-marinating cinematic experiment “Megalopolis,” funded by […]

Ein gigantomanisches Spektakel: Francis Ford Coppolas "Megalopolis"

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A gigantomanic spectacle: Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis"

A visionary architect imagines a utopian city of the future for his family. After 40 years, Coppola realizes his crazy passion project

Ein visionärer Architekt imaginiert eine utopische Stadt der Zukunft für seine Familie. Coppola realisiert nach 40 Jahren sein wahnsinniges Herzensprojekt

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With "Megalopolis," director Francis Ford Coppola wanted to create a monument to himself at the end of his career. The project failed in a monumental way. As a small guide, we answer the most important questions that arise before visiting.

Mit „Megalopolis“ wollte sich der Regisseur Francis Ford Coppola am Ende seiner Karriere ein Denkmal setzen. Das Projekt ist auf monumentale Weise gescheitert. Als kleine Orientierungshilfe beantworten wir die wichtigsten Fragen, die sich vor dem Besuch stellen.

„Megalopolis“: Das misslungenste Meisterwerk aller Zeiten

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“Megalopolis”: The most failed masterpiece of all time

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Francis Ford Coppola's 'Megalopolis' a confounding but never boring endeavor

Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis opens with an epigraph that addresses the fate of humankind in the form of a question, yet the onscreen text ends in a comma rather than a question mark…

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Francis Ford Coppola's ambition gets away from him in the messy Megalopolis

Francis Ford Coppola is a legendary filmmaker, and he has been working on a project called Megalopolis for nearly thirty years. The fact that he has kept this idea alive for so long surely catches everyone’s attention. Very few directors have the same level of creativity and imagination as Coppola. Now, as he nears the end of his career, Megalopolis could be the most ambitious film he has ever made. He started writing the script in the 1980s but…

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Showing the Grand Vision of Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis, An In-Depth Look at Its Themes, Cast, and Cultural Significance

FILM: Utopia turns into dystopia in Francis Ford Coppola's new film "Megalopolis". Is there hope for the world?

FILM: Utopi blir til dystopi i Francis Ford Coppolas nye film «Megalopolis». Finnes det håp for verden?

Utopi blir til dystopi i Francis Ford Coppolas nye film «Megalopolis»

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Utopia becomes dystopia in Francis Ford Coppola's new film "Megalopolis"

In "Megalopolis," we have Francis Ford Coppola, Titan of Cinema, unleashing his undiluted meditation on Roman History, US History, Political Rivalry and Cooperation, Urban Planning, Technology, Love, Marriage, etc.

Francis Ford Coppola's 'Megalopolis' a confounding but never boring endeavor

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