Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

Filming was scheduled to last 16 weeks. One year later, it was far from over.

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Release Date

11/27/1991

Runtime

96 mins

Overview

A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued the filming of Apocalypse Now, increasing costs and nearly destroying the life and career of Francis Ford Coppola.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$1,318,449

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A mesmerizing descent into creative chaos as a filmmaking visionary's ambition spirals into catastrophe on location in the Philippines. You watch brilliance and self-destruction unfold in real time, collapsing the distance between Coppola's fictional apocalypse and his actual ordeal.

Mood

Dread-soakedClaustrophobic

Themes

AmbitionArt and creationObsession

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

Documentary-likeHandheld

Structure

Framed flashback

Heads up

Addiction

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