But I really don’t see anything in his films that if I didn’t already know it was a Coppola film, it would tell me that it’s a Coppola. Maybe the appeal of this one just seems like its a film Coppola would be least likely to make. I don’t know.
I think at the time, Coppola had hoped that this was a movie he’d be most likely to make. In other words, when he set out to be a filmmaker, movies like The Conversation were the types of films he had hoped to make. He got sidetracked (and ultimately defined) for these other big studio films like The Godfather, when in reality, I think he felt his career would be mostly populated by films like The Conversation, Rumble Fish, and his recent work like Tetro and Youth Without Youth (what he calls “personal” filmmaking).
Whether this argument is true or whether he’s just spinning his own odd career, it does illuminate differences his career has had in comparison to his contemporaries, like Scorsese. Scorsese never got sidetracked and instead has shifted back and forth easily between personal films and maybe more commercial fare. I never get the sense that Scorsese looks at his career with many regrets whereas Francis I think has many regrets about some of the choices he made. Still, you gotta take responsibility for your decisions and it’s nice to see him at the very least go back to where he started to try to make smaller, more personal stories (even if they are not on the same level of quality as his earlier work).
32.
A whole lot more of them the closer you get to present day.
The late 90’s/early 00’s seem to be the weakest stretch for the Palm D’or.
54:
Union Pacific
The Lost Weekend
Brief Encounter
Rome, Open City
The Third Man
Miracle in Milan
The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice
The Wages of Fear
Marty
Friendly Persuasion
The Cranes Are Flying
Black Orpheus
La Dolce Vita
Viridiana
The Leopard
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
The Knack …and How to Get It
A Man and a Woman
Blow-Up
if….
MASH
The Go-Between
Scarecrow
The Conversation
Taxi Driver
The Tree of Wooden Clogs
Apocalypse Now
The Tin Drum
All That Jazz
Kagemusha
Man of Iron
Missing
The Ballad of Narayama
Paris, Texas
The Mission
Pelle the Conqueror
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Wild at Heart
Barton Fink
Farewell My Concubine
The Piano
Pulp Fiction
Secrets & Lies
The Eel
Rosetta
Dancer in the Dark
The Pianist
Elephant
Fahrenheit 9/11
The Child
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
The Class
The White Ribbon
The Tree of Life
48
But wow a lot I have not seen.
52:
The Lost Weekend
Brief Encounter
Rome, Open City
The Third Man
Miss Julie
The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice
The Wages of Fear
Marty
The Cranes Are Flying
Black Orpheus
La Dolce Vita
Viridiana
The Leopard
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
The Knack …and How to Get It
Blow-Up
if….
MASH
The Conversation
Taxi Driver
The Tree of Wooden Clogs
Apocalypse Now
The Tin Drum
All That Jazz
Kagemusha
Missing
Paris, Texas
The Mission
Pelle the Conqueror
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Wild at Heart
Barton Fink
Farewell My Concubine
The Piano
Pulp Fiction
Underground
Secrets & Lies
Taste of Cherry
The Eel
Eternity and a Day
Rosetta
Dancer in the Dark
The Son’s Room
The Pianist
Elephant
Fahrenheit 9/11
The Child
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
The White Ribbon
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
The Tree of Life
Let’s see…
THE WHITE RIBBON
TASTE OF CHERRY
PARIS, TEXAS
THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY
THE TIN DRUM
KAGEMUSHA
APOCALYPSE NOW
DANCER IN THE DARK
TAXI DRIVER
BLOW-UP
IF….
VIRDIANA
THE WAGES OF FEAR
BARTON FINK
M.A.S.H.
THE LEOPARD
THE CONVERSATION
About 17 so far. :)
28 :(
So this is some kind of a dick measuring contest for cinephiles… I’m down.
I’m only at 31.
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wow, to my surprise i’ve seen 40. i try to avoid this compulsive listing but i was bored :P
How can I find out how many I’ve seen?
i just went to palme d’or on wikipedia
57 although I can not remember Friendly Persuasion
@David
No kidding, haha
I’ve only seen 31 at this moment. I usually find myself more in favor of the movies that did not win the Palme d Or, but Festival de Cannes is still my favorite award and film festival. Theyve never chosen a terrible movie (from what ive seen). I may put these in order of preference later…
The Tree of Life
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
The White Ribbon
The Class
4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days
The Wind that Shakes the Barley
Fahrenheit 9/11
Elephant
The Pianist
Dancer in the Dark
Secrets & Lies
Pulp Fiction
Farewell my Concubine
The Piano
Barton Fink
Wild at Heart
Paris, Texas
All That Jazz
Kagemusha
The Tin Drum
Apocalypse Now
Taxi Driver
The Conversation
MASH
If…
Blow Up
The Leopard
La Dolce Vita
Marty
The Wages of Fear
The Third Man
I have 51, my dick is 2 inches long, my tongue is 8 inches long, and I didn’t see Friendly Persuasion, although I confuse it with that movie in the swamps where Atticus Finch makes his little boy kill his pet deer with a rifle.
the yearling! ^ your dick’s still bigger than mine xD
i think i’ve seen some of friendly persuasion but i always confuse it with sergeant york. anyway i didn’t count it
Yes, it was the Yearling. Oddly, tonight I found myself giving a two star rating to a movie I loved as a kid watching it on television. Did it get worse? Did I get worse? I’m pretty sure I didn’t get better. The movie was The Knute Rockne Story. Some weird loss of innocence dancing between those five lonely stars. Measuring was probably just as important then, but enjoyment didn’t need to propose a caveat, or logical justification. As bad as Cannes may be at selecting each person’s favorite, or most deserving film of a given year, it never chose The Knute Rockne Story. A pity really—it’s more memorable than Friendly Persuasion.
26. There have certainly been some odd choices over the years.
25.
And if you’ve not seen Taxi Driver, what are you doing on this forum?
For movie buffs in America, I wrote a round-up of under-viewed Palme d’Or winners you can find right now on Netflix Instant. I hope you enjoy!
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Grand Prix
If…
The Third Man
Scarecrow
The Go-Between
Blowup
Wages of Fear
The Conversation
Open City
The Lost Weekend
MASH
Palm d’Or
Marty
Taxi Driver
La Dolce Vita
Viridiana
The LEopoard
Apocalypse Now
All That Jazz
Pulp Fiction
Fahrenheit 911
Wild at Heart
The Tin Drum
Missing
Barton Fink
64, I think
Union Pacific: Fun, silly De Mille silliness. Really odd first winner
Torment- Interesting in light of Bergman’s work. Direction is not quite as subtle as he would have done.
The Lost Weekend- Worth it for pithy dialogue and Milland. The ending is terrible cop out.
Brief Encounter- Abit too stiff upper life for me.
Rome, Open City- The torture stuff is pretty sloppy, but the exteriors are remarkable.
The Third Man- Classic fun film.
Miss Julie- Really surprised by this. Need to track down more of Sjoberg’s work.
The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice- Abit of a mess for Welles, but like all Welles, extraordinary.
The Wages of Fear- Classic adventure.
Gate of Hell- Been awhile. Striking visuals though have stuck with me.
Marty- It would be at home on the Lifetime channel.
Friendly Persuasion- Not one of Wyler’s best, but not his worst.
The Cranes Are Flying- Remarkable visuals.
Black Orpheus- I agree. It’s a bit of a mess.
La Dolce Vita- Not a big Fellini film, but this has some marvelous passages.
Viridiana- A masterpiece.
The Leopard- Ditto, whatever version is available.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg- Not my thing, but some great scenes and Deneuve is lovely.
The Knack …and How to Get It – I kind of hated all the shrieking.
A Man and a Woman- beautiful, but not really a movie.
Blow-Up- Masterpiece, though I can see why some dislike it.
if…. Key British film. Not the best Altman, but the beginning of something big.
MASH
Scarecrow- Nice pairing of 2 of the 70s great stars. Nice movie.
The Conversation- Amazing. Another outstanding Hackman performance.
Taxi Driver- Masterpiece, pue and simple.
The Tree of Wooden Clogs- The pig scene was pretty shocking, but this is a remarkable film.
Apocalypse Now- Still stands out, but it’s fairly uneven.
The Tin Drum- Hallucinatory and odd.
All That Jazz- better than when I first saw it.
Kagemusha- Ran is better, but happy to see Kurosawa get a nod.
Man of Iron- Key film of the 80s. Close to Wajda’s best film.
Missing- Meh.
Yol- Powerful. I heard that the director was in prison about the time it was released. Sad how history repeats itself.
The Ballad of Narayama- Very odd and creepy. Loved it.
Paris, Texas- Outstanding. I remember back when Harry Dean Stanton was everywhere.
The Mission- Kind of a mess.
Pelle the Conqueror- Don’t really remember this one too well.
Sex, Lies, and Videotape- Fun, experimental with a cast of future stars.
Wild at Heart- Not one of Lynch’s best. The Oz allegory is pretty ham fisted.
Barton Fink- Need to see this one again.
The Best Intentions- Strong period film.
Farewell My Concubine- Pretty powerful.
The Piano- Still pretty interesting.
Pulp Fiction- Just a fun movie.
Underground – Crazy, but I liked it.
Secrets & Lies- Wonderful, stripped down filmmaking. One of Leigh’s best.
Taste of Cherry- Sadly, not my thing.
The Eel- Another unpredictable Immamura film. Almost positive for his outlook.
Eternity and a Day- Masterpiece.
Rosetta- Didn’t like it at the time, but opened up after seeing The Son.
Dancer in the Dark- Annoyed the Hell out of me.
The Son’s Room- Surprising film from Moretti.
The Pianist- Abit overhyped, but very strong.
Elephant- This was o.k. Better than a lot of Van Sant, but not as good as say, Drugstore Cowboy.
Fahrenheit 9/11- Nice to see a DOC win, but there are better ones.
The Child- Classic.
The Wind That Shakes the Barley- Not really a fan.
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days- One of the best of the decade.
The Class- Similar in style to Dardene’s, but more accessible to viewers. I liked it.
The White Ribbon- Incredible, even for those who hate Haneke.
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives- Wild, mysterious film.
The Tree of Life- Still processing. I did like it though.
Need to track down those earlier ones. They’re average is pretty good, but obviously has a bias toward certain film makers. Surprising how some like Bergman’s scripts have won, but his directing hasn’t.
Count me in for 58.
Like many festivals and award showcases, “sometimes the magic works and sometimes it doesn’t.”
23 – including Tree Of Life and Uncle Boonmee
Only 29, but many of these seem like strange choices if we consider them best films of their respective years. I wonder what percent of these picks were booed. Now that would be an interesting stat!
I know that Wild at Heart had a pretty nasty reception. Roger Ebert being one of many who greated it with booing.
Santino
The Convo is probably the most un-Coppola film Coppola has made. Or to hear him spin it, the most Coppola film he has made.