American filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola will present Megalopolis during the 22nd edition of the Morelia International Film Festival; Likewise, he will receive the Award for Artistic Excellence within the framework of the same FICM.
“Thanks to the support of Cinépolis Distribución, the legendary American director, screenwriter and producer, Francis Ford Coppola, winner of five awards Oscarwill present Megalopolishis most recent film, in the 22nd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM)”, the festival reported in a press release.
The film, released in Cannes Film Festival last May, it is:
“a Roman epic set in an imaginary modern United States. The city of New Rome must change, which provokes a conflict between Caesar Catilina, a brilliant artist who intends to make the leap to a utopian and idealistic future, and his opponent, Mayor Franklyn Cicero, who remains committed to a regressive status quo. that perpetuates greed, particular interests and partisan warfare. In between them stands Julia Cicero, the mayor’s daughter, whose love for Caesar has divided her loyalties, forcing her to discover what she truly believes humanity deserves.
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The FICM itself rescues the words of Francis Ford Coppola Regarding this film that was, on several occasions, on the verge of not happening:
“My first goal is always to make a film with all my heart, so I began to realize that it would be about love and loyalty in all aspects of human life. Megalopolis echoed these sentiments, in which love was expressed in an almost crystalline complexityour planet in danger and our human family almost in an act of suicide, until it becomes a very optimistic film that has faith that human beings have the genius to cure any problem that is put in front of us.
After the presentation at the FICM, this film by the director of Apocalypse now It will be released in Mexico in most of the country’s theaters through Cinépolis Distribución.
THE RECOGNITION
In addition to presenting his feature film, the Morelia International Film Festival will award Coppola the Prize for Artistic Excellence “in recognition of his incomparable career of more than 60 years and the invaluable contributions he has made to the film industry”.
In addition to the director of the trilogy of The godfatherthis recognition has been given in its past editions to artists such as Alfonso CuaronRobert Redford, Claire Denis, Alejandro González IñárrituWillem Dafoe and Jodie Foster
The presentation of this award will take place on Tuesday October 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the Mariano Matamoros Theater, prior to the performance of Megalopolis.