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It’s simply the same footage, rotated and tilted slightly
Story
The city of New Rome is facing a duel between Cesar Catilina, a brilliant artist who advocates a utopian future, and greedy mayor Franklyn Cicero. Between them is Julia Cicero, whose loyalties are divided between her father and her lover. Francis Ford Coppola wrote the script in the early 1980s, but the film was shelved, in part because of his financial debts. Pre-production finally began in 2001 after shooting 30 hours of second takes and doing table reads with Paul Newman, Uma Thurman, Robert De Niro, James Gandolfini, Nicolas Cage, Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Edie Falco, and Kevin Spacey, but the project was abandoned after the 9/11 attacks because a scene in the script (page 166) “predicted” the attacks. Coppola abandoned the project entirely in 2007 and didn’t begin developing it until 2019. The security footage of Cicero entering Caesars’ office is said to be taken from two different cameras, as indicated by the small text in the upper left corner.
Every penny is on screen
Hamilton Crassus III: What do you think of this boner I have? The “Ultimate IMAX Experience” version of the film features a live actor asking questions during a filmed press conference. Mentioned on The John Campea Show: Adam Driver to star in Francis Ford Coppola’s new film Megalopolis (2022). My OathBy Grace VanderWaalPerformed by Grace VanderWaalCourtesy of Columbia RecordsWith permission from Sony Music EntertainmentProduced and arranged by Kris Kukula. That’s the good thing about Francis Ford Coppola’s latest and likely last film. Between the cast, the costumes, and the set design that imagines New York as New Rome, you can see everything.
And don’t forget the quotes from Marcus Aurelius
The only question that remains is why 42nd Street from Third Avenue to Times Square was left untouched, and what about the theaters from 7th to 8th Avenue? That said, it’s natural to be skeptical of what is essentially an admiring biopic about Robert Moses. Especially since it was apparently written by Ayn Rand as a response to METROPOLIS, then given to Abel Gance after convincing him he was making a movie about Julius Caesar, not Napoleon. All in all, it’s a very scholarly film. To appreciate the details, you have to read a lot of Roman history, watch a lot of silent films, and be familiar with New York in the second half of the 20th century, including the flight of the middle and upper classes from the 1950s to the 1980s. Thanks to the vagaries of my upbringing and the chaotic process of self-education, I can tell you that.
What do I think?
So. The acting is fine. But I wonder, as with many films these days, who did Coppola make this film for? He reportedly spent about $140 million of his own money on this film. The general rule is that a film has to make about twice its production cost to break even. I don’t see a big enough audience for it to make $300 million in box office and secondary rights.
I also don’t believe this film will ruin him
It’s just too long, a shaggy tale of love and artistic vision overriding everything else. Of course, this wouldn’t be the first time Coppola has let his artistic ambitions explode; although it is claimed that APOCALYPSE NOW ultimately made its money back, I have my doubts about that when you factor in the interest costs. Certainly ONE FROM THE HEART was a disaster, and he spent a few decades making nice commercial films from other sources to get out of it and allow wineries and restaurants to make money. There are certainly enough moviegoers out there that the net loss from this is bearable. All of which pretty much answers my question about who Coppola’s intended audience was.
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