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Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

Documentary The magic and madness of making "Apocalypse Now". "Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse" is a documentary that chronicles how Francis Ford Coppola's "Apocalypse Now" was plagued by extraordinary script, shooting, budget, and casting problems--nearly destroying the life and career of the celebrated director. Eleanor Coppola was asked by her husband Francis to record the events leading up to the shooting of Apocalypse Now with a ... [+]
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United States
Chicago Reader
"A fascinating 1991 postmortem on the making of Francis Coppola's Apocalypse Now."
United Kingdom
Time Out
"At once anecdotal and revealing, this excellent film both illuminates the catastrophes that beset one particular project, and shows, by way of comparison, exactly what American film has foregone since the '70s."
United States
The New York Times
"There have been few sharper portraits of the film maker as alchemist than Hearts of Darkness: A Film Maker's Apocalypse."
United States
The Washington Post
"As the portrait of an artist in crisis, Hearts of Darkness is unparalleled." 
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