Francis Ford Coppola by Domenica In. The event is the presentation of the new film, Megapolisa fairy tale, as he defines his latest work.
“Uncle Ciccio and Aunt Mara”so the two immediately joke together before the trailer of the film is presented. A project that starts with a question: qIs this society, this way of life the only ones possible? Coppola explains that the reason I told this film in a different way is to try to see the world in a different way. For Coppola, the alternative to this world as we know it is a necessary utopia that we must think about today, before it is too late and everything is overwhelmed by the collapse of an outdated value system.
“I think it is important rethink the assumptions we make about living in this troubled world and then tell the stories. Because of this I made my last film like a fairy tale. So that the story is told in a different way, which asks the audience overcome the problems that disturb uslooking at things from a different perspective“.
40 years have passed since he thought of this project, “but every time I got ready to make this film something terrible happened – he explains – instead I believe it is right to have a world that is fair to everyone, especially your children”. His main concern is children. And he uses Italy as a metaphor for the world to ask himself how it is possible, in a country that produces great things, where there are the best scientists, doctors, physicists, that it is not possible, for example, to have political stability. it can contribute to the joy and happiness of the people.
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The amazing achievements
“Apocalypse Now it was very difficult to shoot”, Coppola explains, speaking emotionally, that his wife, who died recently after 60 years together, made a documentary on the filming of the film which he understands to have criticized at first, but which was a great success with the community, as we know.
Download the movie that changed everything
“When I was 30 years old, I succeeded Father God (1972) changed my life. It was a strong trauma, I was very poor and had nothing. I got it all together,” Sofia Coppola was born during the making of the film.
On the relationship with the actors
“It is said that the director can bring out the performance, but this is not the case, it is the actor who brings out the best in himself. I had great actors, that’s the truth.”
The other projects
Two more Coppola projects in the kitchen. “A small one because I want it to be fun, the second very big, so I’ll have to pay back.” The first will be shot mainly in Italy.
Finally Mara asks him if he knows a few words of Italian. And he answers in Neapolitan: “the humor is complete” and then he mentions ‘Roma will not be stupid tonight’…
When asked about his greatest wish, he replied: “My wish is very simple: I wish we could leave a more beautiful and happier world for our children than the world we have now“.
Francis Ford Coppola on Domenica In – 13 October 2024 (Rai1)