The god father was made in a very classical, almost shakespearean style. It was going to be about succession. Like a king who had three sons, and none of the sons had all his talents. [ speaking nonenglish ] michael could be ruthless when he had to be ruthless, but he could be friendly. Nord, he was a complex hero. In other words, he was a complex hero. Were here in the napa valley on a rainy day, to interview Francis Ford Coppola. Now, hes one of the greatest Movie Directors of alltime, without any question. If you google the best movies of all time, the greatest movies of all time, the godfather is number un, number one, usually. But The Godfather 2 is often on that list of top ten and so is Apocalypse Now. So of the 10, 15 greatest movies of alltime, this man has made three of them. I am really interested in talking to him for another reason. When i came to america first, i was in college and i took a class, classics of american cinema. It was in some ways helpful for me, because it
the god father was made in a very classical, almost shakespearean style. it was going to be about succession. like a king who had three sons, and none of the sons had all his talents. [ speaking non-english ] michael could be ruthless when he had to be ruthless, but he could be friendly. nord, he was a complex hero. in other words, he was a complex hero. we re here in the napa valley on a rainy day, to interview francis ford coppola. now, he s one of the greatest movie directors of all-time, without any question. if you google the best movies of all time, the greatest movies of all time, the godfather is number un, number one, usually. but the godfather 2 is often on that list of top ten and so is apocalypse now. so of the 10, 15 greatest movies of all-time, this man has made three of them. i am really interested in talking to him for another reason. when i came to america first, i was in college and i took a class, classics of american cinema. it was in so
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illuminate contemporary i think i can do better than the godfather to illuminate contemporary life. i can, i can do better than apocalypse, i really believe that. at the same time that he s been illuminating contemporary life, coppola has been building a big business in the world s of wine and hospitality. in 2021, he sold his namesake wine business - for what some say was hundreds of millions of dollars. but he still owns the inglenook winery, where we met. the coppola winery sale gives the filmmaker the ability to finance his next movie, megalopolis, an extravaganza that may cost well over a hundred million dollars. you know i m in this funny position where, because of my merger, i m basically gonna make my film no - no matter what it costs. you re, you re young enough that you re gonna be around, and i m gonna be gone, and you re gonna say, well he did it , or he didn t do it or who cares. look it, was bizet a success? was van gogh a success? those people all died thin