Francis Ford Coppola's Favorite Movies
The acclaimed American filmmaker, Francis Ford Coppola, has directed a number of great films over the years, but here are his favorite movies. Francis Ford Coppola is known for such classics as The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, and The Conversation. Over the course of a career spanning five decades, Coppola produced both acclaimed blockbusters and obscure cult classics.
Francis Ford Coppola emerged out of the New Hollywood movement of the late '60s and '70s. This era of Hollywood cinema was defined by the singular visions of filmmakers who reacted against the conventions of classic Hollywood movies. Filmmakers such as Steven Spielberg, Dennis Hopper, Michael Cimino, and Stanley Kubrick made a name for themselves during this era. Coppola was one of the most financially successful filmmakers during the '70s — however, this period of American cinema came to an end in the '80s with the commercial failures of movies like Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate and Francis Ford Coppola's own One From The Heart.
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One of the defining features of Coppola's filmography is the director's ability to adapt to a variety of different genres, as well as to different levels of production from big-budget epics to self-financed indie projects. Coppola's filmography includes both campy, Gothic horror flicks such as Bram Stoker's Dracula and Twixt, as well as subtle character dramas like The Rain People and Tetro. It makes sense, then, that Francis Ford Coppola's influences would also be varied and eclectic, ranging from old Hollywood classics to European art cinema. With that in mind, here are the filmmaker's 10 favorite movies.
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