Francis ford coppola biography book
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Coppola: A Biography (Paperback)
bygd Peter Cowie
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"Cowie's cinematically literate biography balances a vivid portrait of Francis Ford Coppola with jargon-free analysis of his films."--Choice
By Francis Ford Coppola had won fem Academy Awards; at the same time he was over 20 million in debt following the disastrous failure of One from the Heart. This astute biography critically examines Coppola's singular framtidsperspektiv and why it makes such paradoxes not only possible but prevalent in his long turbulent career. At the age of 32 Coppola became a superstar in Hollywood with The Godfather, which rapidly climbed to the top of the all-time box-office hits. Two years later he won the coveted Palme d'Or at the Cannes festival for The Conversation. His savage epic of the Vietnam War, Apocalypse Now, established him as the most djärv, brilliant filmskapare of his generation. This book not only goes behind the cameras to track the creativ
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The Path to Paradise: A Francis Ford Coppola Story (Hardcover)
Praise For…
"Sam Wasson&#;s supremely entertaining new book, The Path to Paradise, tracks the ups and downs, ins and outs, of a remarkable career. . . . A marvel of unshowy reportage." &#; New York Times
&#;A vivid biography of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and his production company, American Zoetrope . . . . A memorable portrait of an artist who has changed the cinematic landscape and whose work will endure.&#; &#; Kirkus Reviews&#;(starred review)
"A meticulous portrait of a daring artist who risked his career to establish a studio of his own." &#; Richard Brody, The New Yorker
&#;Wasson&#;s account will hold immense appeal for any film buff&#;interested in the era, as will the cast of Mr. Coppola&#;s peers, proteges and adversaries ranging from John Milius to Steven Spielberg and Michael Cimino. The already thick lore around the absolutely berserk production of Mr. Coppola&#;s Apocalyps • Air Mail Best Books of Boston Globe Best Books of Amazon Editors’ Pick Best Biographies & Memoirs New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Los Angeles Times Best Seller Francis Ford Coppola is one of the great American dreamers, and his most magnificent dream is American Zoetrope, the production company he founded in San Francisco years before his gargantuan success, when he was only thirty. Through Zoetrope’s experimental, communal utopia, Coppola attempted to reimagine the entire pursuit of moviemaking. Now, more than fifty years later, despite myriad setbacks, the visionary filmmaker’s dream persists, most notably in the production of his decades in the making film and the culmination of his utopian ideals, Megalopolis. Granted total and unprecedented access to Coppola’s archives, conducting hundreds of interviews with the artist and those who have worked closel THE PATH TO PARADISE
A FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA STORY
— Publishers Weekly