In the spring of 1976, the film-maker, Francis Ford Coppola, and his family left California for the Philippines, where the film Apocalypse Now was to be filmed. In this book Coppolas wife records the events of a period which stretched from monthsMoreIn the spring of 1976, the film-maker, Francis Ford Coppola, and his family left California for the Philippines, where the film Apocalypse Now was to be filmed. In this book Coppolas wife records the events of a period which stretched from months into years.It may be the most lucid account of the strain of epic moviemaking that well ever get.
At its center theres a great artist-hero caught in a trap - struggling to find the theme of the picture hes already shooting. -Pauline Kael