{"product_id":"francis-ford-coppola-interviews-paperback","title":"Francis Ford Coppola: Interviews - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGene D. Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRodney Hill\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf all the American filmmakers who emerged from the 1970s, Francis Ford Coppola (b. 1939) may be the one most passionately revered by both critics and mainstream audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eGodfather\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Godfather: Part II\u003c\/em\u003e are landmark epics whose shots and dialogue sequences have become wholly absorbed by popular culture. \u003cem\u003eApocalypse Now\u003c\/em\u003e, his visionary reworking of Joseph Conrad's \u003cem\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e, remains an enduring and controversial template for all future films about the Vietnam War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoppola's films featured pivotal roles for such actors as Robert Duvall, Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Gene Hackman, and Harrison Ford and cemented the reputations of Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro. His production company, American Zoetrope, helped to launch the careers of directors George Lucas, John Milius, and Carroll Ballard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrancis Ford Coppola: Interviews\u003c\/em\u003e shows Coppola to be both an intensely personal auteur and a studio-savvy Hollywood player. From the beginning of his career to the present, these conversations reveal him to be brash, candid, sensitive, and willing to engage in heated debate. He reiterates his desire to change the Hollywood system from within and talks openly about the creation of his independent film production company. Featuring interviews conducted by film critics Michael Sragow and Gene D. Phillips and the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker's\u003c\/em\u003e Lillian Ross, among others, the volume shows how Coppola has evolved from hotshot film maverick to elder statesman of American cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGene D. Phillips, S.J., is a professor of English and film history at Loyola University, Chicago. He is the author of several books on film, including \u003cem\u003eGodfather: The Intimate Francis Ford Coppola\u003c\/em\u003e, and is the editor of \u003cem\u003eStanley Kubrick: Interviews\u003c\/em\u003e (University Press of Mississippi).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRodney Hill is a doctoral candidate in theater and film at the University of Kansas, and his work has been published in such periodicals as \u003cem\u003eLiterature\/Film Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePost Script\u003c\/em\u003e. He cowrote with Gene D. Phillips \u003cem\u003eThe Encyclopedia of Stanley Kubrick\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese interviews show how the director of The Godfather and The Godfather: Part II evolved from hotshot film maverick to elder statesman of American cinema\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGene D. Phillips, S.J.\u003c\/b\u003e, is professor of English and film history at Loyola University, Chicago. He is author of several books on film, including \u003ci\u003eGodfather: The Intimate Francis Ford Coppola\u003c\/i\u003e, and is editor of \u003ci\u003eStanley Kubrick: Interviews\u003c\/i\u003e, the latter published by University Press of Mississippi. \u003cb\u003eRodney Hill\u003c\/b\u003e is a doctoral candidate in theater and film at the University of Kansas, and his work has been published in such periodicals as \u003ci\u003eLiterature\/Film Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePost Script\u003c\/i\u003e. He cowrote (with Gene D. Phillips) \u003ci\u003eThe Encyclopedia of Stanley Kubrick\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 190\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.08 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42714646380607,"sku":"9781578066667","price":50.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d1606ae5e04ab84d22c1e0ecda442da8.webp?v=1765068867","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/francis-ford-coppola-interviews-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}