Francis Ford Coppola: Remember 5 iconic films of the director

Director Francis Ford Coppola, known worldwide for productions such as “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now”, turns 84 in 2023. To celebrate many decades of life and work in cinema, nothing better than a marathon of his best titles .

therefore, the lists, below, six films directed by Francis Ford Coppola, arranged in chronological order of release. Of these, five you should watch even if you already have, while the last one on the list deserves its audience when it hits theaters.

The Godfather (1972)

The first film in the series is considered not only a classic in the history of American cinema, but also Coppola’s best work. The plot accompanies the Corleone family, still led by Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) in the 1940s and 1950s, and the conflicts between the Italian mafias in the United States. The film won three Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor (Brando).

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The Godfather II (1974)

The sequel takes place three years after the events of the first film, in which Michael (Al Pacino) takes control of the family and the mob. The film explores the relationships between Michael and the brothers, as well as his marriage to Kay (Diane Keaton). At the same time, the story goes back in time and introduces the childhood and youth of Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando), Michael’s father. This received 11 Oscar nominations and won in six categories. Incidentally, this was the first sequel to win Best Picture.

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Apocalypse Now (1979)

US Special Operations Captain Benjamin Willard (Martin Sheen) is tasked with killing Colonel Walter E. Kurtz (Marlon Brando) during the Vietnam War. That’s because Kurtz, having apparently lost his mind, has taken refuge in the jungles of Cambodia, where he commands an army of fanatics. The film is, to this day, one of the most controversial works of the period, due to its ambiguity. Despite this, it received seven Academy Award nominations, including two in 1980.

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The Godfather III (1990)

The last film in the series begins in 1979. In it, Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) is 59 years old and reflects on the mistakes made in the previous film. Thus, the head of the family returns to New York to restore his reputation. Unlike its predecessors, the film did not win Academy Awards, despite being nominated in seven categories.

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Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)

Gary Oldman (Batman of Harry Potter and Christopher Nolan), Winona Ryder (Stranger Things), Keanu Reeves (The Matrix and John Wick) and Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs) participate in this adaptation of the book by Bram Stoker, which tells the story of Vlad Dracula, Romanian leader of the fifteenth century When the church refuses to bury Dracula’s wife in sacred ground for having committed suicide, he renounces the institution and wanders through the centuries in search of her reincarnation.

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Megalopolis (20??)

The plot, directed and written by Coppola, accompanies an architect, played by Adam Driver (the latest Star Wars trilogy), in his ambition to rebuild New York City as a utopia after a disaster. The cast also includes Dustin Hoffman (Rain Man), Aubrey Plaza (Somebody Tell You), Laurence Fishburne (John Wick 3: Parabellum), Nathalie Emmanuel (Fast & Furious 9), Jon Voight (Ray Donovan) and Forest Whitaker (The Godfather of Harlem). ).

Megalopolis took 40 years to produce. The idea for the feature film arose in the 1980s, but Coppola didn’t have the budget to get it off the ground. Without any funding from the studios, the director eventually put his own money into the project. To finance the film, which cost an estimated $100 million (506 million reals, at current prices), he sold several properties.

Still being offered to distributors, Megalopolis has no premiere date.

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