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Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
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HEARTS OF DARKNESS: A FILMMAKER'S APOCALYPSE

Directed by Fax Bahr, Eleanor Coppola, George Hickenlooper
United States, 1991
Documentary

Synopsis

This film documents the sensational events that unfolded during the making of Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now. Featuring Eleanor Coppola’s footage of the Philippines production, the film details the director’s self-financed, chaotic creation, teetering on the brink of complete collapse.

Synopsis

This film documents the sensational events that unfolded during the making of Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now. Featuring Eleanor Coppola’s footage of the Philippines production, the film details the director’s self-financed, chaotic creation, teetering on the brink of complete collapse.

Our take

Count it alongside Burden of Dreams as one of the best documentaries about a disastrous production! This riveting window into the chaos behind Coppola’s war epic—coupled with footage shot by his wife, Eleanor—proves that a “making-of” story can be every bit as extraordinary as the film itself.