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Francis Ford Coppola breaks down his most iconic films, including 'The Godfather,' 'The Godfather: Part II,' 'Apocalypse Now,' 'The Conversation,' 'The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone' and his newest, upcoming film, 'Megalopolis.' 'The Godfather' celebrates its 50th anniversary on March 24, 2022.
00:00 Intro
00:26 The Godfather
07:03 The Godfather: Part II
12:38 Apocalypse Now
19:56 The Conversation
22:22 The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
24:55 Megalopolis
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@michaelchimenti2847 2 года назад

Am I the only one who thinks it’s insane that this man is still alive and we get to hear him discuss some of the greatest films in history, that HE made??

@steveconn 2 года назад

The history of crap filmmaking that followed his generation isn't that old.

@michaelchimenti2847 2 года назад

@@steveconn so there hasn’t been ONE good director since his classic films came out? Some of that crap you’re talking about are Coppola’s later films haha

@gavinbrando8255 2 года назад

According to the actuarial table its not that surprising that he is cognizant and can still talk

@tommyz9910 Год назад

It's like Mozart alive and discussing his works.

@pyeriotsquad Год назад

He's a paedophile protector.

@cameronmitchell8180 2 года назад

GQ gave us an offer we couldn’t refuse

@henrydiaz5173 2 года назад

That was perfect man

@ciscoramon3673 2 года назад

This comment needs to get to 1K likes

@MrUndersolo 2 года назад

RU-vid don't surf!

@marcothommen2484 2 года назад

Not personal.... just business...

@15Candles 2 года назад

Just when I thought I was out, GQ pulled me back in!!

@deelak2329 Год назад

Pacino's acting in Godfather 2 is impeccable. Coppolla's direct is otherworldly. Fun fact: that brother he was talking about looking up to: Nicholas Cage's dad haha.

@Ermukanbet Год назад

Omg

@nattyps3160 Год назад

Yes he envied his brother August. Coppola brought fame to so many in his family Nicolas Coppola " cage" & his sister Talia shire who of course was brilliant in rocky after the 2 godfather films.

@ComedyBros5 Год назад

I thought De Niro was the real scene stealer in II. He perfectly captured the essence and mannerisms of Brando.

@shrutisarangi8387 10 месяцев назад

Deniro was best in Godfather 2...hence got oscar

@aryavart296 8 месяцев назад

@@shrutisarangi8387fuck no, Pacino owned godfather 2

@sigmann66 11 месяцев назад

Coppola was only 29 when he made Godfather. The film is so tasteful and well made, even for any artist regardless of age. True genius.

@jamiestevenson9876 10 месяцев назад

He was 33 not 29

@springchickena1 3 месяца назад

any actual major films (intelligent ones) produced by 29 year olds?

@hippojuice23 3 месяца назад

Not just tasteful, but such delicious detail and nuance!

@KennethEd Месяц назад

⁠Orson Welles revolutionized conceptual theater on Broadway in his early 20s and directed Citzen Kane when he was 25.

@At0mS8 2 года назад

To this day, I still can't understand how Coppola made Apocalypse Now. It's an unbelievably complex masterpiece done under impossible circumstances, it simply can't be done, and yet he did it.

@commanderkeen3787 2 года назад

Luck. If it had been made even a few years earlier it would have been shut down or flopped catastrophically, just like other highly ambitious films such as Sorcerer, which came out at a very bad time

@brandonb.5304 2 года назад

Kind of destroyed his career, though. The Hearts of Darkness documentary really explains how the production drove him mad and killed any drive he had to make films for a long time. After that, he was never the same. An amazing film that left the director artistically empty.

@FUYouTubeCensors 2 года назад

@@brandonb.5304 I'm totally fine with someone losing their career and their mental health, as long as I get a good movie

@ananthanaarayansathyanaray4348 2 года назад

@@FURU-vidCensors Ayoooo

@rigsby1454 2 года назад

And lost the Oscar to the guy who did Kramer V Kramer!

@brucethomson3242 2 года назад

He's in his ninth decade and still packs the stamina and energy of a 50 year old. What a legend.

@grottphd9090 2 года назад

he's 82

@onceyougozach2607 2 года назад

@@grottphd9090 that's his 9th decade

@grottphd9090 2 года назад

@@onceyougozach2607 on a technical level maybe. It's just a misleading way of making him sound older than he is

@onceyougozach2607 2 года назад

@@grottphd9090 disagreed

@hasselett 2 года назад

You could've just said he's in his eighties instead of saying he's "in his ninth decade". Nobody says that.

@timebandit1266 Год назад

The “Apocalypse Now” documentary is a game changer. This man is a legend and will be in Hollywood history forever.

@jackhamilton9604 Год назад

it will also be on record forever that he supports pedophiles and will ruin the lives of their victims

@Pulsonar Год назад

Agree 💯Coppola and Brando were both mad geniuses in their own special way. I guess they complimented each other, to make 2 of the greatest films ever made.

@askibabini1768 8 месяцев назад

Hollywood is reductive let's say Cinema history

@935323 3 месяца назад

Hearts of Darkness is as important a film as Apocalypse Now. The same way that Burden of Dreams almost outdoes Fitzcorraldo. The two journeys are both works of genius. Process and product.

@MisterSkip1111 13 дней назад

This is so interesting!!! What a fantastic interview & what a genius!!! So insightful & brave of him to fight the studios for his vision. Movies can only be made when there is a vision by everyone involved, which he had. So thankful that he was brave & smart enough that he could fight the studios to get what he needed for this vision & his films. Bravo Francis Ford Coppola-Bravo Maestro👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@soloa24 Год назад

One thing I learn about these great directors like Coppola, James Cameron is that, they are good at telling their story. You can listen to them for hours.

@jackhamilton9604 Год назад

I could beat Coppola for hours, he’s a disgusting pedophile supporter

@MichandreVirgin Год назад

Martin Scorsese too

@jackhamilton9604 Год назад

@@MichandreVirgin hey your comment applies to both Solomon's and mine

@AAWWWWWW Год назад

James Cameron ahahaah

@dipeshmode Год назад

James Cameron is not a good director. Shouldn’t be in the same sentence as Coppola.

@averagegoslingenthusiast2033 2 года назад

This man made 3 of the top 20 films of all time. Absolutely insane

@RafaelSantos-bt2hv 2 года назад

Godfather I & II, what’s the 3? Apocalypse Now? (genuinely wondering)

@argelisplanchart9438 2 года назад

@@RafaelSantos-bt2hv yep

@NotSoRandom_ 2 года назад

Potentially 4 if u count The Conversation

@matheuslopesgarcia4616 2 года назад

@@NotSoRandom_ he didn't make the french connection, that was William Friedkin

@kawaiiafangirl 2 года назад

@@NotSoRandom_ You're probably thinking of The Conversation. Different Gene Hackman movie. Lol.

@mypal1990 2 года назад

The voices criticizing during the making of The Godfather were so loud to a struggling director like Coppola. But he silences all the critics and made a legendary movie.

@Jaydogg222 2 года назад

Yes, I also watched this entire video too...

@squamish4244 2 года назад

@@Jaydogg222 It's just he has pulled this amazing feat twice. Plenty of people were doomsaying about Apolcaypse Now, this time himself the worst. The production issues were beyond insane. Now it is revered.

@callefalk4457 2 года назад

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@b_side8669 2 года назад

Yeah they swam with the fishes 😂

@cranger4868 2 года назад

@@squamish4244 ekessekeledeeeeeyeeeeeee I lace

@slamjackson2137 Год назад

When recommending Apocalypse Now to someone who’s never seen it, and may not necessarily like war films, I tell them it’s not a war movie. It’s a psychological movie. It’s a philosophical movie. It’s a surrealist Dali painting that just happens to take place in the midst of the Vietnam War. What a wonderful piece of art, hats off to Coppola and the fantastic crew and actors.

@davidc.2878 Год назад

Just tell them "man, it's a trip!" That'll cover everything.

@Shawnz7 11 месяцев назад

Sure, but what version do you play for them? lmao. that's the whole question. I've only seen 2 of the 3 plus the documentary side.

@BookClubDisaster 7 месяцев назад

It's really a horror movie. Which is why it's so much better than any other war movie.

@xa25ja 6 месяцев назад

It’s just Joseph Conrad novel THE HEART OF DARKNESS as a Vietnam War movie.

@profile2047 5 месяцев назад

@@xa25jaConrad*

@ommm8 5 месяцев назад

What an artist. Brilliantly honest and articulate, brutally self-critical, willing to put everything he had, including his sanity, on the line for his art. Coppola epitomises everything a truly great filmmaker should be.

@TristanTetteroo 14 дней назад

Bipolar too ;)

@WavvyPrince 2 года назад

People like Coppola make me look forward to growing old…the man is 82 and still so sharp & lively.

@kingamoeboid3887 2 года назад

I watched The Godfather (1972) to celebrate his 80th birthday.

@steveconn 2 года назад

Because he lived in an era before they weaponized the flu.

@godfreydaniel6278 2 года назад

@@steveconn Seriously? Give it a rest, loser...

@steveconn 2 года назад

@@godfreydaniel6278 Sorry, not all of us ADD tech-bros :)

@h.ar.2937 2 года назад

@@steveconn You do know life-expectancy on average has been increasing, right?😂😂😂

@sleepindragon179 2 года назад

A real living legend. The man has made some of the best films ever.

@steelcity9517 2 года назад

he also made Nic Cage. xD

@ClayproducerLeo 2 года назад

yes

@lilyluzon9964 2 года назад

Who the H*LL are the two dummies that gave two thumbs down?

@Thespeedrap 2 года назад

@@steelcity9517 he's just his nephew but the whole family has good talent behind the camera rather than in front of it.

@waynej2608 2 года назад

He is my generation's, Orson Welles. Only, with greater commercial success.

@natesmith3949 Год назад

His version of Dracula is criminally underrated. It would have been interesting to hear his take on it.

@amstaylorph Год назад

Oh yeah. I forgot about that . I loved it too.

@zacharygreen6267 10 месяцев назад

I came here for this, and was really dissapointed it wasnt included

@fernandohinojosa3211 9 месяцев назад

All the scenes inside dracula's castle are the best gothic horror ever filmed.

@Hysteria98 7 месяцев назад

James Rolfe did a fantastic video essay going over EVERY Dracula TV and film adaptation, and Coppola's was actually the most faithful by far to Bram Stoker's words.

@Shaffer0608 3 месяца назад

@@Hysteria98yes AVGN is very knowledgeable with film!

@stellapatchouli2730 28 дней назад

The best movie I have seen in the 21st century is this 28-minute video of Francis Ford Coppola telling us his story! I remember...1970s, maybe 73(?) Cannes film festival, at the Carlton hotel, going downstairs at the terrace to have dinner with a friend, and Coppola walked in, took a look at me, and froze! He just stood there for about a minute or two, staring at me. I dunno what he saw in me since I'm not an actress. I can't memorize my own name, much less scripted lines! Maybe that's why all these Oscar winning directors remained my friends! I never bothered them for a role in their movies! Back to Coppola-yes, we never got introduced. Just a long stare. And that was that. The unforgettable genius, Francis Ford Coppola! 🥰🍿

@SleepFan771 2 года назад

The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Apocalypse Now, The Outsiders, & The Conversation are all must see cinematic masterpieces. To think, Francis Ford Coppola also wrote Patton. A true directing legend!

@15Candles 2 года назад

To think he made two masterpieces in one year, both of them were nominated for Best Picture Oscar in the same year with one of them winning, it's crazy how he can accomplish something like that

@niceteal 2 года назад

i love you lorde

@captain007x 2 года назад

Mario Puzzo wrote the Godfather.

@65g4 2 года назад

@i am the one don't weigh a ton don't need a gun i would

@65g4 2 года назад

@i am the one don't weigh a ton don't need a gun yeah but thats not fair its like comparing any of todays Oscar films to Citizen Kane. Of course its not as good but i think The Outsiders is still a great film.

@528491Inception 2 года назад

By the way, that 'young director' he had in mind to direct the Godfather part 2, was none other than Martin Scorsese.

@joestimemachine6454 2 года назад

I remember him saying that on the DVD commentary. Scorsese is brilliant but it just wouldn't be the same without Coppola.

@eargasm1072 2 года назад

Coppola, Lucas & Scorsese...three amigos and triple threats in filmmaking!

@EricHamm 2 года назад

@@eargasm1072 Nah bruh, Lucas turned into a trash writer and arugably never made a good movies past the 90s. Editors saved the 1st Star Wars. You seen Red Tails? People on the caliber of FCC don't make trash like that.

@_AZBT_ASHUTOSHKUSHWAHA-vm3fh 2 года назад

@@joestimemachine6454 but I guess freeze frame , less female characters, explicit language might not have suited the sequel , it just perfect director by francis

@rakhibisht9324 2 года назад

@@EricHamm I know the prequel triology made fans hate him just like you are one of them

@andrewmilesbroughton8222 Год назад

Apocalypse Now changed my life, I'm a filmmaker now because of that film. Favourite cinematography, score, set pieces, credit scene top and tail, dialogue. I fell in love back in 1979 and I'm still in love!! regards Mr Coppola.

@angelotrinidad6888 Год назад

Would you add heavy metal to your motion picture?

@macrofuture Год назад

Masterful pieces, beyond iconic, and worth multiple viewings. Ultimately it can’t be put in the greatest movies of all time because of the poor ending…

@PolishGod1234 8 месяцев назад

@@macrofuturethe ending was Perfect, not poor

@macrofuture 8 месяцев назад

@@PolishGod1234 Marlon Brando’s performance was only so so. I was expecting so much more.

@danielhatlang4206 Год назад

His underrated movies like The Outsiders (1983) and The Rainmaker (1997) are some of my favourites.

@StorytellerStudios 2 года назад

Every time I watch an interview with Mr. Coppola I see an extremely sincere person. He doesn't act like a Hollywood heavyweight.

@NeverSaySandwich1 2 года назад

He has a ton of wisdom on the industry

@andrewhudson7108 2 года назад

There’s a few legendary directors like Hitchcock and Kubrick who almost seem to pride themselves in interviews on talking about the cast and crew as if they’re nothing more than props to be used for their own vision. But Coppola talks about his collaborators with such love and respect.

@bargepoled 2 года назад

He was completely anti Hollywood studios. American zoetrope was about buckling the Hollywood system. He successfully did that.

@davidlynch9049 2 года назад

@@andrewhudson7108 Kubrick was not one of them. His anger and cruelty towards his actors were legendary.

@leonardodalongisland 2 года назад

He's not a "Hollywood" anything. He's never been part of that group. He's always been an outsider( :), and independent filmmaker/artist.

@doublep1980 2 года назад

The fact that Coppola not only managed to finish Apocalypse Now, but it turned out to become such a classic movie, despite all the crazy BS that occurred during the production, is absolutely astonishing. For those who are not aware, I highly recommend the documentary by his wife.

@jackhamilton9604 Год назад

It's also astonishing that not many people know how much he supports pedophile Victor Salva

@writerkhan8111 2 года назад

Just watched Godfather in the theater and my God were people in awe in the story and screenplay. A 3 hour masterpiece.

@nosuchthing8 Год назад

I wish I could see godfather in the theater again.

@ComedyBros5 Год назад

@@nosuchthing8 I wish I could just see the Godfather when it was first released in theater, but I wasn't even born til 25yrs after the movie came out. lol

@haro82 3 месяца назад

Yes, these days it's rare to see anything that features actual great acting. Oppenheimer is one of a very rare few I can think of.

@nostromoinspace Год назад

i could listen to francis talk for hours about all his films

@keefriff99 2 года назад

Wow, what a memory he has. He’s VERY sharp for 82…that’s great to see.

@lexkanyima2195 2 года назад

He is healthy

@jackhamilton9604 Год назад

It's not great that he ruined the life of Victor Salva's victim and continues to support Salva

@angelcastaneda529 2 года назад

The man wrote the screenplay for Patton, it’s still unbelievable what a decade he had in the 1970s. The Conversation is so good. Released in the same year as Godfather Part II.

@steveconn 2 года назад

My folks met in the Jack Tarr building where the murder occurs.

@smoketj4830 2 года назад

he didnt have a hit after the 70s but he did more than enough made literally the 2 best films ever another top 10 ever, and a couple more.

@jaydunedin2930 2 года назад

In between Godfathers he also squeezed in producing American Graffiti. Lucas has said the only reason that movie ever got to see the light of day was because FFC, red hot at the time, attached himself to it.

@angelcastaneda529 2 года назад

@@jaydunedin2930, I wanted to mention that, but I forget about that in writing.

@leonardodalongisland 2 года назад

WHEN HE WAS IN HIS 20'S!!!!!

@kuzimoto1973 Год назад

His English is the best I have ever heard, every single word is clear and loud! Speaks for his nature.

@benyaminpourmohamad4370 2 года назад

As an Iranian it was so surprising that Cappola has been so interested in the most iconic book and mythology of the Persian culture Shahnameh. Shahnameh means the book of Shahs (kings). He is right about the father’s treason in some extent. Rostam in Shahnameh is the greatest hero and true man but killed his son Sohrab without knowing that he was his own son. This story is one of the saddest and best tragedies in the history of mankind and perfectly presented by Ferdowsi the great. knowing that Shahnameh was so inspiring for making the Godfather is mind blowing and a clue to me for explaining the foundations of the Godfather movies.

@basedincali8707 Год назад

cope

@rivereuphrates8103 Год назад

@@basedincali8707 why?

@Jaywalker45 Год назад

So ?????

@edwarddavison320 6 месяцев назад

What you're describing sounds a lot like Oedipus, but I wish you'd expand on how the story you referenced influenced Coppola and The Godfather.

@edwarddavison320 6 месяцев назад

Nevermind. I saw the rest of the video. Thanks.

@sangeovr 2 года назад

One of the best directors in history of cinema

@rhiannamutyaba6461 2 года назад

The Godfather 1 and 2 and Apocalypse Now are amazing but The Conversation holds a special place for me,especially the iconic film score and the amazing ending and twist.

@Dacre1000 2 года назад

Right there with you.

@skylinerunner1695 2 года назад

Agree 100 percent

@verbplural5631 2 года назад

Yep absolutely

@rhiannamutyaba6461 2 года назад

@gingersnap george facts

@monotech20.14 2 года назад

I happen to like Godfather Part 3. I get what people don't like about the movie like "I got to get my lucky coat" but still.

@Meesterlijker 2 года назад

The Conversation is so, so underrated. A masterpiece. Even if that'd be his only film, this man would be a legend. But then he's also made Apocalypse Now and the Godfather films.

@15Candles 2 года назад

Imagine had to pick Godfather Part II or The Conversation for Best Picture since both masterpieces were nominated in the same year. It's a coin toss definitely for the voters

@mastervoz Год назад

underrated?? It won the Palme d Or at cannes and 3 academy award nominations!! Ebert gave it 4 out of 4 stars....how is that underrated?

@Crimson28 2 года назад

The Rainmaker is an underrated favorite of mine. I can watch it and read it over and over and never get tired of it.

@histubeness 2 года назад

His first film Dementia 13 (1963) is also underrated IMO. Just a so-so script, but his direction (when he was about 23) clearly shows the talent emerging. It's worth checking out.

@seancorrigan7448 2 года назад

"The Conversation" and "Bram Stoker's Dracula" are incredible.

@osvaldosandovallazcano898 2 года назад

The Godfather it's not just a film. It was a cultural event that bring us personalities to remeber forever. Pacino, Brando, Duvall, De Niro, Keaton, Cazale, the author Mario Puzo and of course, Coppola himself. To think that they build this and we can't imagine the cinema industry without this films gives me some kind of magical thinking that everything was set in the right moment and the right place to just happened.

@JamesonWilde 2 года назад

Godfather didn't give us Brando. He was already an established legend by the time it was filmed.

@effortlessGFX 2 года назад

Always someone in the comments being pedantic.

@leonardodalongisland 2 года назад

Try imaging what the world would be like without Elvis, the Beatles, plastic or electricity-that's what it would be like without The Godfather and Pt 2. PS, the only role I like Keaton in, is The Godfather.

@angelmartinez7607 Год назад

@@effortlessGFX 🤣🤣🤣

@15Candles Год назад

@@JamesonWilde I think it meant by Godfather brought Brando back to the spotlight he truly deserves. Before Godfather, his career went downhill, he faced nurmeous flops which was the main reason why Paramount didn't want Brando to be Vito. But Godfather came out and successfully put Brando's career back on track

@davidc.2878 Год назад

There should have been a nod here to the Outsiders, which while not as legendary as the films discussed, was a significant achievement and a launching pad for a number of major stars. I'm sure none of us would have minded a longer segment.

@ComedyBros5 Год назад

Absolutely. I actually had no idea he directed that one til you mentioned it. It's so small scaled compared to his other productions that I just didn't expect him to have made it, but it makes sense now with how much I love it!

@djaceofpentacles Год назад

Was that a Coppola? I'm a novice cinephile but never knew that. Best casting ever

@davidc.2878 Год назад

@@djaceofpentacles Yes, he was the director.

@rayvega3163 Год назад

@@djaceofpentacles Great movie and great book, even with changes.

@guyangelo9875 Год назад

@@djaceofpentacles You Keep Forgettin'?

@crazylizard1889 Год назад

7:42 Every fan loves it when young actors reference their films. When older actors and directors do it, it's legendary.

@56jsking 2 года назад

Bram stoker's dracula is another all time favorite of mine.

@joshuayeager3686 2 года назад

I was hoping there was going to be discussion on it.

@jj-if6it 2 года назад

@@joshuayeager3686 very underrated

@nosuchthing8 Год назад

Yes, the endless parade of emotions on Minas face as she talks to Dracula in the streets of London are amazing.

@Cinematicnorance 2 года назад

I'm so glad he talked about The Conversation. It's a very underrated film. Packed with amazing performances and incredible story but with a simple idea.

@MichTheo 2 года назад

My feelings exactly!

@jaydamalley3398 2 года назад

Definitely not underrated. Simply not as well known, or rather underexposed, compared to The Godfather and Apocalypse Now.

@martitinkovich4489 2 года назад

Just packed w/ them! Name one.

@15Candles 2 года назад

@@jaydamalley3398 The Conversation came out at the same year of Godfather Part 2, both movies were nominated for Best Picture at the same year. I guess people don't talk much about Conversation because Godfather Part 2 overshadowed that movie especially the year when both movies were nominated for Best Picture, still adore both movies anyways

@brucekuehn4031 2 года назад

The scope is not like Godfather Part II but The Conversation packs a punch. It really knocked me out! There’s a focus and intensity that are like a magnifying glass burning a hole, starting a fire. GFII is more like a kaleidoscope. I loved both and completely different film experiences. And to think they came out the same year!

@camerafx24 3 месяца назад

I worked with Francis on his final film 8 months ago. He was just as he is here interesting and friendly. A true master Ang gentleman.

@2340Vegas 2 года назад

I'm glad that Francis Coppola always seems to mention Al Lettieri in his list of important actors in The Godfather movie. It was an under acknowledged performance.

@natea2247 2 года назад

Michael's silent scream in Godfather Coda is amazing. It is one of the best scenes in the whole trilogy.

@Paddythefriendlykiwi Год назад

The worst of the trilogy for sure, but my god, being a father now, I understand that scene more than ever. Indescribable and very tangible pain.

@palimelodies793 2 года назад

When GQ offered me to watch this video, I was going to decline their offer. But today, my daughter is getting married. I cannot decline offers today.

@artug92 Год назад

Francis Ford Coppola shows us how to be a HUGE success while being humble. Great man, great artist, great director!

@fefferryerr1818 Год назад

A great man? Look up his involvement with Victor Salva.

@artug92 Год назад

@@fefferryerr1818 why don't you enlighten us with your limited and skewed knowledge. I'll be waiting

@fefferryerr1818 Год назад

@@artug92 Go look it up, he paid the court fees for a convicted child molester, Salva the director, and then forced the victim to keep working on Salva's film.

@artug92 Год назад

@@fefferryerr1818 I don't have to look up anything, it's your claim.. prove it... Send me one credible source that says what you're claiming. I'll be waiting.

@jackhamilton9604 Год назад

@@artug92 here’s a credible source, go to the 26 or 27 minute mark ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-h4rGDZaiSYY.html

@silentreactor97 2 года назад

Apocalypse Now is one kind of an experience! This movie took me on a breathtaking and surreal journey!

@i_georgiequest_i4160 2 года назад

Watching directors break down there thought process is so entertaining and so educational I love it

@MrAitraining 2 года назад

Francis's audio commentary over the godfather films is incredible to listen to. So entertaining and educational

@geoguy333 2 года назад

Thank you to the staff at GQ for putting this together - it’s incredible

@VtRD 2 года назад

This week Francis finally got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Great interview, GQ--thank you.

@kamalindsey Год назад

The fact he was only 29 when he made The Godfather... Wow!

@conorbrierley1 2 года назад

Francis is a legend, shame he did not mention working with Gary Oldman on Dracula or Robin Williams in Jack , Godfather 1 and 2 are still the best movies ever made! Thanks Francis

@stevemuzak8526 2 года назад

Gary Oldman gets really upset on set. It was a difficult film for him. But it's still one the best vampire movies ever made.

@kitpalmer1583 2 года назад

@@stevemuzak8526 that Oldman thing gets so overblown, if you watch the footage it's barely even a disagreement lol

@jackhamilton9604 Год назад

I think it's a shame he didn't mention his friendship with Victor Salva, the pedophile who Coppola continues to support and also ruined the life of Salva's victim. To quote Coppola "You have to remember, while this was a tragedy, that the difference in age between Victor and the boy was very small -- Victor was practically a child himself.”

@justawhiteguy4706 9 месяцев назад

Its a shame noone mentions Victor Salva molesting kids and Francis paying the legal fees and then suing the abused child and his family for breach of contract, such a legend

@YorgosL1 7 месяцев назад

Jack is a great film !

@andreasborupjensen2368 2 года назад

I love how he said that they made him an offer he couldn’t refuse in a straight face

@davidh.8798 2 года назад

82 years of age, and not a marble lost. Every single one of them clearly intact.

@joyj1219 2 года назад

So appreciate all that Coppola went through to get The Godfather made. Thank you Francis for your tenacity, resilience and genius.

@jackhamilton9604 Год назад

I threw that appreciation not of a window, but into a black hole after finding out the lengths he went to support Victor Salva

@arpitdas4263 2 года назад

The Godfather of Cinema himself. Thank you so much Francis for everything

@jackhamilton9604 Год назад

I wouldn't be surprised if he was the Godfather of Pedophiles given his support of Victor Salva

@khalilahd. 2 года назад

The Godfather and the outsiders will always be some of my favorite films ❤️

@Sophie_kent Год назад

I hope megalopolis is a huge hit. He deserves that.

@saritames1774 Год назад

Godfather 3 too was great... Andy Garcia was simply great...!! The conclusion was so touching... It beautifully connects the conclusion of the previous Godfather movies.. The way Al Pacino collapses, all alone, limp, and one puppy scampers by and runs away....! God, can anything be more profound and heart wrenching..??!

@dc6461 Год назад

After Mary was shot Coppola showed you why Michael never got a happy ending with Kay, a woman that was his dream..... he betrayed her, he killed her child and she was gone. His sins are beyond redemption.

@xrrrismickey Год назад

It was a solid C. At best.

@sachinpersauds3339 Год назад

Love 3 also, it shows how his sins come back to haunt him

@ashyoshicharizard3949 Год назад

Better than 2

@7two7entertainment90 2 года назад

What a legend! He is among few geniuses that are a definition of filmmaking as we know it now. Such a shame that kids these days are less informed on such iconic influential people like F.F. Coppola

@chrishernandez3699 2 года назад

I put my family on to The Godfather and they love it! Always a good feeling to recommend classics to someone who hasn't seen them yet

@debraflorez2265 2 года назад

Except for his daughter. Who makes the films she cares about.

@EricHamm 2 года назад

Kids? You mean movie plebs. Anyone who loves movies at some point is going to hit the IMDB top 100 movies of all time. You are sorely mistaken to think FFC is still not idolized by future filmmakers.

@EricHamm 2 года назад

@@debraflorez2265 She has made some hot trash. Some if it is okay if that style is your jam, she has made a few real stinkers. Also there is a 3rd one who is not looking good either.

@leonardodalongisland 2 года назад

You hit it on the head. They have to use their phones to even know "what" The Godfather was...and then they'd say, "Ah it was made before I was born. It's just some old movie."

@Chatterbox-94 2 года назад

Coppola is a true master of cinema. His style of directing and the way he works with cinematic lighting is truly incredible and has inspired many other filmmakers.

@reinforcedpenisstem 2 года назад

Very generic comment.

@dannaccarato1125 2 года назад

Whenever Francis Ford Coppola speaks, wise humans listen. The most memorable movie experience ever: Watching The Godfather trilogy three afternoons at Palazzo Margherita in Bernalda, Italy. Era il paradiso in terra.

@eddiereece5050 Год назад

This is so wonderful, but my mind keeps going to how even though that's a comfortable looking chair. He is SO UNCOMFORTABLE IN IT. ha. This interview is pure gold. Thanks to GQ.

@aiyachristian 2 года назад

Mr. Coppola. The man who discovered Al Pacino and gave him the role that would sky rocket him into stardom

@jackhamilton9604 Год назад

Mr. Coppola. The man who discovered Victor Salva and gave him the platform that would allow him to get away with molesting a 12 year old. Coppola also ruined that 12 year old's life

@vincentsmith7428 2 года назад

Do this for Scorsese, Spielberg, Tarantino and the others

@15Candles 2 года назад

Man, if it's Scorsese, 30 minutes won't be enough for him. Needed an hour to do a breakdown cuz he made so many iconic movies a lot more than Coppola and i still adore both of them

@sting6ph 2 года назад

tarantino would take all day if you let him talk about his movies 😄

@lexkanyima2195 2 года назад

@@15Candles 4 hours to talk about it

@Thespeedrap 2 года назад

Scorsese and Spielberg definitely.Tarantino I'll wait😄

@jackhamilton9604 Год назад

two of which are also pedo supporters

@sidrodriguez5410 2 года назад

Coppola is a joy to watch detailing his making of The Godfather. He is way too modest of his brilliant screenplay (with Puzo) and his sweat and tears making it. To realize he made this masterpiece at 30 is just mind-boggling. He's at the top of filmmakers in my list.

@leonardodalongisland 2 года назад

Started in his late 20's. Wrote Patton at age 24!

@jackhamilton9604 Год назад

It would also be a joy to watch him in pain due to him not only supporting Victor Salva, but also ruining the life of Salva's victim

@Tessou Год назад

He certainly took great care not to mention Peter Zinner and Robert Evans editing his “final cut” of the Godfather into something watchable. The film missed its Christmas release date for good reason.

@nayaflores5803 7 месяцев назад

What an awesome dude. I think him reiterating that he really didn't know what to do, or what he was doing most of the time, alongside how many of his ideas were told to be scrapped or bad is very reassuring to those who want to make things of their own. You learn what you're doing as you take the risk of actually doing it.

@filmmaker610 2 года назад

I just watched a 50th Anniversary screening of The Godfather in Mumbai. What a movie! Still so iconic and incredible masterwork of cinema storytelling.

@chetanyasharma2502 2 года назад

It was re released in India too??

@filmmaker610 2 года назад

@@chetanyasharma2502 Yes it has rereleased in India. It’s playing till Thursday.

@marioandwes 2 года назад

Did they subtitle the Italian parts in English?

@filmmaker610 2 года назад

@@marioandwes Yes, all Italian parts had subtitles except for the restaurant scene which is intentionally left out.

@Ice-fg9jc 2 года назад

I'm so glad you liked the movie

@mreeping 2 года назад

Leonard Nimoy said the same thing Francis does which is to "surround yourself around very talented people". Absolutely absolutely absolutely.

@buffythehaterslayer6918 2 года назад

That's what that scumbag De Niro does. He surrounds himself with people that are more talented than him. No one ever pays attention to De Niro unless it's a Scorsese movie and even then Pesci is acting circles around that douche.

@jackhamilton9604 Год назад

Francis also surrounds himself around horrible people like Victor Salva

@tapset Год назад

@@jackhamilton9604 finally somebody says it

@scottslotterbeck3796 Год назад

The secret of syccess. Hire people smarter than yourself.

@debraflorez2265 2 года назад

I worked with his daughter on a film. He taught her well. He is one of the great storytellers.

@yunleung2631 2 года назад

When he was 29, he made one of the greatest films ever... He may not be as brilliant as he was before, but man... His career peak already immortalized him.

@bobxyzp 2 года назад

Godfather 1&2, apocalypse now, the conversation, these are enough to make him one of the greatest of all time no matter what he did later

@scottslotterbeck3796 Год назад

Orson Wells made Citizen Kane at 25. Both geniuses.

@thedylanconen 2 года назад

I have nothing but respect for this legend.

@jackhamilton9604 Год назад

I have nothing but contempt for this shitbag considering the lengths he went to support Victor Salva

@ronti2492 2 года назад

Amazing interview with Mr Coppola, I assume somewhere in his CA winery! Thanks GQ for an outstanding set of interviews. Absolutely the Godfather is a classic, as is Apocalypse Now.

@salprime2556 Год назад

Francis Ford Coppola is one of my favorite directors he’s an epic

@ericday4505 2 года назад

Godfather, Godfather 2 and Apocalypse Now, Francis was at a zenith that no other director has reached before or since, and I am obviously just a fan, btw that famous scene in Godfather where Brando is talking to Pacino, near the end where we learn that Mike is going to get betrayed, to me was the best scene in either movie. Great stuff, great movie , great director, Coppala.

@HorrorCritical 2 года назад

0:00 he’s right about the fact that movies that are considered art don’t have a “safety net” with it. Films that take risks are usually the ones that are considered one of the best films of all time(Apocalypse Now for example)

@MamadNobari Год назад

Yeah, but they usually don't make money for the studio lol.

@HorrorCritical Год назад

@@MamadNobari Id rather watch movies that take risks and bomb at the box office than movies that are “safe” and make tones of money

@thiagoteixeira6537 2 года назад

This man is 82 and he's still directing movies! I'm super excited for his new movie! Hopefully we won't have to wait too long for it!

@jackhamilton9604 Год назад

Hopefully it will be cancelled. Look up what he says about Victor Salva

@Goatchild90 Год назад

One of the greatest film directors of all time, hands down. What a resume

@MegaFREAK313 2 года назад

Absolute genius, I was never a big fan of movies until I saw The Godfather I and II for the first time and at that moment my passion for movies was born. A Roman epic set in modern New York is simply put a recipe for a potential masterpiece

@CJayin 2 года назад

His daughter’s movie Lost in Translation may be one of the greatest romance movies ever. I’m so excited for Megalopolis

@kaspinet 2 года назад

This is a master class that needs a part 2 to cover the missed films.

@michaellarsen2187 2 года назад

Would have love to hear something about Dracula.

@johnb4467 2 года назад

@@michaellarsen2187 Me too, the style of that movie -- including him insisting it be done in the 'old' style of Special Effects -- really makes it stand out. There's some great and lengthy 'making-ofs' on the blu ray and dvd releases, but sometimes it's wonderful to hear them talk about their works much later on in life, like he is now with this video.

@nosuchthing8 Год назад

Yes, Dracula might not have had the gravitas of his other works, but it's still an amazing movie

@jamesscanlan6240 Год назад

I love that his motivation has always been to learn something new, not fame or money.

@yw1971 Год назад

17:12 - Brando indeed was a genius. Got the situation correct

@BennyGreenheart 2 года назад

Wow this is the greatest content GQ has ever posted. Loved his commentary on his classics.

@lmaoqasim 2 года назад

the greatest cinema legend himself.

@FutureExitsMedia 2 года назад

Went to see The Godfather last week for the anniversary and it has not diminished with age at all. An utter masterpiece.

@portugal5698 Год назад

What really made The Godfather so well was Tony Columbo’s vibe and contribution as he got real life mobsters and mob influenced actors (Brasi and Sollozo) involved in the project with close supervision. Sollozo’s actor, Al Lettieri also had the cast over his brother in law, Don Eboli of the Genovese family’s house in Fort Lee, NJ on multiple locasions. This would help Brando develop the Don Corleone character as well as teaching Sonny the slang and mannerisms and Pacino the Italian for the restaurant shooting scenes.

@DMalltheway 2 года назад

The Outsiders and Rumble Fish are his most underrated gems!

@salmanedy 2 года назад

Don't forget Youth Without Youth, Dracula, The Rainmaker, Tucker.

@NothingMaster 2 года назад

Coppola has always been a most captivating storyteller. I could literally listen to him telling these stories for hours on end. You could see a 3-D scene emerging in his oratory depictions. It’s as if he’s self-directing a motion picture, even when he’s simply talking.

@chrishernandez3699 2 года назад

Hopefully you check out and support his upcoming movie megalopolis when it's released

@makatron 2 года назад

He's made cinematic history and yet seems so down to earth. What a legend.

@jackhamilton9604 Год назад

he's not. he supports Victor Salva

@imnjs 8 месяцев назад

Just got finished watching The Godfather I & 2 for the umpteenth time and I’m always just so blown away. The acting, music, and atmosphere is just perfection. And to think this was so close to being a disaster. Much respect Mr. Coppola, you are a legend.

@AngiesResonance 2 года назад

Such a shame that Bram Stoker's Dracula didn't appear in this video, that movie is a masterpiece and it has my favorite Gary Oldman performance.

@filmbuff2777 2 года назад

Yes, I love Dracula. It does have problems, but the technical side of how it was made is pure brilliance.

@blackspring3207 2 года назад

Yes

@macdaddy4208 2 года назад

Gary oldmans best film is taken

@captainmercy87 2 года назад

As an Iranian, it gives me enormous please to hear one of the greatest filmmakers of all time reference the iconic persian mythical book (collection of ballads and poems) Shahname. :)

@riccardoalcaro8483 2 года назад

Apocalypse Now, the Conversation, Godfather part I and II and Rumble Fish are all masterpieces

@monte11monte 2 года назад

without Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather would never be as good and so we all thank this genius.

@rhiannamutyaba6461 2 года назад

Yess we need more directors on here🙌.Scorsese,Villeneuve,Wes Anderson,PTA,Wong Kar Wai and Nolan next please.

@15Candles 2 года назад

If they do Scorsese, 30 minutes won't be enough for him, needed to be one hour because he made so many iconic movies, all great movies he made

@garymacmillan6401 2 года назад

Wes Anderson?

@rhiannamutyaba6461 2 года назад

@@garymacmillan6401 i mentioned him

@garymacmillan6401 2 года назад

@@rhiannamutyaba6461 I know. I just don't think he's a good director, that's all.

@rhiannamutyaba6461 2 года назад

@@garymacmillan6401 understandable with his filmography style over substance might not be for everyone but some of his film like life aquatic are quite meh

@tommyt1971 2 года назад

Everyone here needs to listen to Coppola’s commentaries on the DVDs of the Godfather series and Apoc Now - he has incredible stories to tell and amazing insight. They’re never boring thru the lengths of those films.

@jackhamilton9604 Год назад

Everyone here also needs to know about his relationship with Victor Salva

@twinpalmsentertainment949 11 месяцев назад

I think this is one of the best opportunities of my life as a film student, film maker and lover of film. I am so grateful to be hearing and watch FFC speak about his iconic films and film in general through his perspective.

@mitchellneu 2 года назад

Astounding vid on an astounding director who made some absolute god-tier movies. My only gripe is that didn’t talk about how he directed Bram Stoker’s Dracula(1992). In my opinion, severely underappreciated movie, I absolutely love it!

@Tamacat388 Год назад

I hope it gets more appreciation at some point. Just as good as The Conversation.

@NotSoRandom_ 2 года назад

Thank you Coppola for creating the pinnacle of film in Cinema

@BooneLuleyo 2 года назад

Thank you GQ for this. Coppola is a living legend. One of my favorite movies of him when i was a kid was “Jack“ with Robin Williams. It’s still a delighful surprise than the guy behind The Goldfather is also the game guy behind than little Disney’s movie.

@deedeeblanscet4433 10 месяцев назад

Godfathers 1 and 2 are my favorite movies. Hands down. Godfather 3 is not the masterpiece the other two films are, but I still watch it occasionally and the scene outside the opera house reduces me to tears every single time.

@bestfoodreviews2770 2 года назад

just watched apocalypse now a couple of days ago, and listening to him talk about how difficult it was to shoot makes me that much more impressed with how fantastic it was