Celebrating Cinema Club: One From The Heart: Reprise incl. intro
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Join us for the next edition of Celebrating Cinema Film Club, where in conjunction with our upcoming podcast episode we dive into the world of megalomaniac films—those bold, ambitious works from visionary directors that leave us questioning whether they were ahead of their time.
In celebration of Francis Ford Coppola’s latest cinematic gamble, Megalopolis, we’ll revisit another of Coppola’s often overlooked big swings: One From The Heart. Our host, Hugo Emmaerzael, will provide an introduction, exploring what defines a megalomaniac film and why One From The Heart deserves recognition as a daring and successful creative risk.
One of the most intoxicating cinematic achievements of the 1980s is given spectacular new life in this director-approved reimagining, which includes six minutes of never-before-seen footage. After the era-defining successes of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, director Francis Ford Coppola swung for the fences once more with this colossally ambitious, gorgeously stylized musical romance featuring songs by Tom Waits, a commercial failure that nearly derailed the director’s career, but which has become cherished for its stunning visuals and innovative approach to the genre. No expense was spared on a lavish soundstage recreation of Las Vegas, a neon dream against which two lovers (Frederic Forrest and Teri Garr) break up and have affairs over the course of one fateful Fourth of July.
