Coppola is a well-known figure in the entertainment world, and his Francis Ford Coppola Presents lifestyle brand of hotels and resorts is one of his many ventures. He was a special guest at the 46th Thessaloniki Film Festival and served as the jury president at the Cannes Film Festival in 1996.
Here are some of the best films of Francis Ford Coppola
1. The Godfather
The Corleone Mafia family in New York is led by the Godfather “Don” Vito Corleone. He’s at his daughter’s wedding reception. The wedding also includes Michael, Vito’s youngest son, and a decorated WWII Marine. Michael appears uninterested in participating in the family business. Vito, on the other hand, refuses to sell drugs to a powerful and nasty rival who needs Don’s support to do so. What follows is a battle between Vito’s fading old ideals and new ways, which could lead Michael to do something he’s always resisted: conduct a mafia war against all the other mafia families, potentially tearing the Corleone family apart.
2. Apocalypse Now
During the height of the Vietnam War, the worn-out and weary US Army Captain Benjamin L. Willard is sent on a grueling and surreal expedition into the deepest regions of the jungle. He is with the goal of murdering the rogue Green Beret commander Walter E. Kurtz, who has entirely lost his sanity. Willard sets off on a boat with a small group of soldiers to proceed upriver to Kurtz’s headquarters. Willard, on the other hand, quickly notices that the closer he gets to his target. The more he recognizes himself in him. Everything might go wrong on the expedition, but one thing is certain. If it succeeds, Willard will not be the same when he returns.
3. The Conversation
During the height of the Vietnam War, the worn-out and weary US Army Captain Benjamin L. Willard is sent on a grueling and surreal expedition into the deepest regions of the jungle with the goal of murdering the rogue Green Beret commander Walter E. Kurtz, who has entirely lost his sanity. Willard sets off on a boat with a small group of soldiers to proceed upriver to Kurtz’s headquarters. Willard, on the other hand, quickly notices that the closer he gets to his target, the more he recognizes himself in him. Everything might go wrong on the expedition, but one thing is certain: if it succeeds, Willard will not be the same when he returns.
3. The Outsiders
Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1965, is split down the middle along class lines. Youths from both sides develop gangs based on these two camps: the working-class Greasers and the wealthy Socs from the South Side. The two sides niggle each other at every opportunity, and there is tension whenever they meet. Then, one night, two Greasers, Johnny, and Ponyboy, are attacked by a band of Socs, and Johnny kills one of the Socs with a knife. This sets in motion a series of events.
4. Peggy Sue Got Married
Peggy Sue was a popular high school student who enjoyed spending time with her friends and boyfriend Charlie. It seemed like a typical high school ideal until she married Charlie and became a young mother. When Charlie runs off with another lady, her life takes a catastrophic turn, leaving her depressed and facing divorce. Peggy Sue passes out at her high school reunion and wakes up in high school. Despite her perplexity about what has occurred and how to return to her own time, Peggy recognizes that she has the opportunity to restart her life and prevent her sadness and marriage to Charlie.
5. Tucker: The Man And His Dream
Preston Tucker is a grandiose schemer with a new dream, to build the best cars ever produced, shortly after World War II. He receives finance and begins construction of his business with the help of Abe Karatz and some outstanding salesmanship on his own part. The entire film also has many parallels with director Coppola’s own struggles to establish his own film studio.
