Coppola as an Auteur
The production phase of ‘Apocalypse Now’ transversed a charismatic and cinematically mature Frank Ford Coppola through a crazed, arguably chaotic and out of control process. The film was the fourth amendment to Coppola’s reel, and thus he was able to bring his art-house vision to life with the help of his good relationship with trusting bankers and businessmen, that provided large budgets, allowing his experimental masterpiece to be developed. - Vast budgets - Often involved with businessmen - Connections bankers - Very experimental up to a point where it ‘should’ fail commercially - Straddled commercial vs. artistry & experimentation – specifically for AN - Chaotic shooting behind the process of Apocalypse now - A cross between art-house and blockbuster - Similar to Spielberg and Scorsese - Coppola tried to find himself through the making of his films – however, too much money seemed to