Extended interview: Francis Ford Coppola on "The Godfather" and more

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[@francispetaluma]

I met Coppola at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco. He took the time to talk to me and I had the opportunity to thank him for all his wonderful films. He was the nicest gentleman, took his time to have a conversation with me. I broke the ice by telling him my middle name was Francis, I got a laugh out of him. What a great experience.

[@mariannesouza8326]

Wow, how nice!

[@stephaniestanley8041]

Merv amazing story. Francis has contributed so much. He is a great artist and human being.

[@ct6852]

Was just there on Thanksgiving. Was he giving a speech or something? Or just there for a fundraiser?

[@rayvega3163]

Is your middle name named after Coppola?

[@BestFitSquareChannel]

Francis Ford Coppola… virtuoso, gift from the cosmos… privilege to have come of age during this epic historical period. Best wishes, health, joy and wellbeing… 🥂

[@lunes-1]

Great interview with Francis ford Coppola 👍

[@mandyinseattle]

Coppola is my FAVORITE filmmaker, for decades. LOVED and still love "One From the Heart." I also loved the series "The Offer" about the making of.

[@revengeoftheshamhammer]

Thank you for recognizing the brilliance of One from the Heart. Amazing film that far too few people have seen.

[@Daniel_B_23]

The Offer was great!

[@icemac415]

Made a delivery from his apartment in San Fran to his winery/mansion in Napa, car collection was immaculately in order. Didnt get to meet the gentleman but I was impressed by his style of living.

[@josebenito15]

He is one of the greatest Cinema Directors of all times. I hope (and I pray) He'd be able to finish shooting "Megalopolis". That 'd be such a great ending to a wonderful Cinema Career 🎥🎥🎥

[@spactick]

Coppola used to come into the Trieste Cafe in North Beach here in San Francisco in 1970-71 and sit by himself writing on a yellow legal pad for hours on end day after day. One day I just happened to sit next to him and started small talking about nothing in particular and he mentioned that he was working on a screen play for a movie and he asked me what I thought of as a movie idea about a mafia families experience of living in America etc;? I told him I thought that had already been done during the 1930's with Edward G. Robinson, George Raft, Humphrey Bogart etc; and he said "not like this", "I said good luck with your movie" but I thought to myself that he was just another North Beach wanna-be poet, screen writer, novelist etc; that frequented the cafe scene in North Beach. It turned out that the script that he was working on was for The Godfather which turned out to be not just another gangster movie.

[@fk9305]

prove it

[@Koldeman]

And now Coppola is well into his 80's & directing his most ambitious movie yet! Most people who are fortunate enough to reach that age, are in retirement & nursing homes, Coppola is on-set applying his craft with the same vigor & energy he had all the way back in the those early years. Yes, he moves a little slower nowadays, but he hasn't lost any noticeable degree of intellectual prowess or attention to detail. There's just some people who defy the trappings of old age (William Shatner, John Williams, Clint Eastwood, & Harrison Ford come to mind) & continue to contribute quality work with a passion for life. Also, Talia Shire hasn't aged a day since GF3! There must be some strong genes in the Coppola DNA!

[@lynnhubbard844]

he sure has aged well, hasn't he?

[@jamessanto9745]

Love Francis Coppola and The Godfather Movies , The best ❤️👍 love Gemstones 💎💎💎 also

[@Daniel_B_23]

Great movie! Excellent movie! Totally rewatch able!

[@weston.weston]

This is such a great interview... or maybe I just appreciate the candor and vulnerability of FFC.

[@mandolindleyroadshow706]

It's amazing how many great films had troubled productions - The Godfather, Casablanca, Citizen Kane, Bonnie & Clyde, The French Connection, Star Wars, Jaws, etc. Every one of them was predicted to be a flop upon its release.

[@williamcochell9889]

Absolutely one of the top five movies of all times Godfather and Godfather part 2!

[@theflorgeormix]

This is classic. The nice people of Hollywood. Especially Francis

[@stephaniestanley8041]

Madone...Jimmy looked frail in this interview. His performance is absolutely unforgettable. The death scene is poetry in motion. Francis at the end of the interview was moving.

[@HabAnagarek]

Hurts to see one of my heroes (and his other famous colleagues) in his twilight years, but what a run. I love that he in recent years so openly talks about this, releasing the Godfather Notebook, etc.

[@lisica8458]

There is also an excellent interview of Coppola taking about the making of The Godfather on the NPR radio program Fresh Air.

[@donniemoder1466]

Nice to see James Caan was in pretty good humor so close to his passing on.

[@mrswolls]

The fact that they were making him cut things out of the script instead of letting this directorial genius work is maddening

[@hnc52]

Coppola's first major film was Finian's Rainbow a musical from 1968. It starred Fred Astaire in his last dancing role and Petula Clark who sang beautifully. The movie was dated even at it's release, but the beautiful music and scenery make it worth watching.

[@gregwaldrop3810]

The Offer on Paramount+ about the making of The Godfather is a great show. How many great movies were never made because of studio pencilnecks?

[@shb7-1419]

"The Most Important Critic of Cinema is TIME" Francis Ford Coppola.

[@williamtaylor5193]

Just love this man. No b.s., and a lot of courage.

[@atroyz]

Great interview. However, whoever edited this together should have put it in order and removed the geology/natural history report. Several sections of the interview were repeated, and then interrupted.

[@roccoz2231]

Wait....if Paramount wasn't going to let Coppola shoot the scene with Brando and the grandson....then how were they going to depict Vito's death in the final film? Were they just going to cut to the funeral scene?

[@jc6594]

Happy 85th Birthday Francis Ford Coppola

[@tcb5141]

Godfather 1/2 greatest movie's ever made

[@brianbullivant1009]

#2 Being the greatest of the two. imho

[@conradjones635]

Hello Mr. Coppola, how's your resort in Belize coming along? Belize is a very special place on Earth.

[@muhannadalnabulsi4266]

Amazing

[@nicholasjanke3476]

The Godfather is a great film. Ive seen it many times. I always thought that Mario Puzo was a mafia contact of some kind-a snitch, an F.B.I. guy and he was telling stories about things he really witnessed. I was very surprised when I learned he made it all up!

[@thejamnasium6447]

RIP James Caan

[@janices6140]

My husband loves The Godfather. I think it appeals more to men than women. But as a storyteller myself, I admit that the subject matter, the personal lives of mafia men, was compelling.

[@adam422]

"Janice S" should relate to mafia movies/shows :)

[@paullemon5154]

If and when Jane Pauley retires from this program, I hope Tracy Smith takes over....she is very talented!

[@gantongangsta3735]

This is my favorite movie.

[@mattclayer6541]

R.I.P James Caan😢

[@buymyrv6517]

I never saw them losing

[@ryangettig274]

I love Outsiders:The Complete Novel,Tetro,His wife Eleanor did the best documentary ever.Heart's Of Darkness:A Filmmaker's Apocalpyse:)just he facts...

[@ryangettig274]

Robert Duvall is in The Pale Blue Eye,that great new gothic supernatural thriller from Scott Cooper:)...

[@laylaali5977]

Great director

[@rayvelasco2059]

Most Excellent ¿

[@jackfitzpatrick8173]

Of course I & II are absolute classics. But why did they even bother with III?

[@LonelyOutlaw]

This video has one of the funniest "Most Replayed" graphs I've seen 😅

[@MsDanimal84]

💞

[@DippyHippie]

Nick Cage’s uncle!

[@misonoresoconto]

I like the way Jack Lemmon gives the Italian pronunciation for "Mario Puzo" when awarding the Oscar. The "z" sound in Italian sounds more like "ts". The Harvard educated Lemmon obviously spoke some Italian and was attuned to exact pronunciation .

[@Robin-jc1ls]

I am absolutely puzzled why you would chop your stories up now. And then on top of that when you go to the second part of the first story, you repeat part of it taking up valuable screen time. Is this kind of thing a way to make money to repeat things rather than to interview people for longer periods of time? It really wrecked you show

[@sweetstephylu]

21:00 “Son of the Godfather”😂😅😂 oh Francis kills me🎉😊 love him👏👏👏👏👏

[@swanash3776]

"I should be shot for doing that. I really should be." omg francis

[@MelvinMansoor]

James Caan didn't even sound like himself man so sad to see. May he rest in peace!

[@danielsalisbury245]

22:03 for Francis Coppola taking the longview of history. The edit of him adjusting/biting his lip suggest SO MUCH more left on the cutting room floor as it were.

[@zenzen1916]

Tired of folks sugar coating the mob, ignoring how many children are exploited( tortured). It's an ugly world.

[@buymyrv6517]

I think you should change your names for minerals that are good for you or should be an SOP for naming manner

[@nicolamcguinness8689]

Rip Gavin Robinson 1936 2023

[@jedijones]

Coppola and Lucas went from almost going bankrupt to directing The Godfather and Star Wars. Quite a comeback. Sounds like Coppola's still making nice royalties off of Apocalypse Now too. Coppola DID bankrupt his company in the 1980s though. Somehow that didn't come up. 😆

[@HabAnagarek]

He's talked about that many times over the years. One from the Heart was an expensive failure, needed money, so was cajoled into GF III.

[@mattengland653]

One of the Maestros behind the camera - not many like him remain. The Godfather trilogy is deserving of all the accolades but my personal favorite is Dracula. My dad took me to see it when I was a teenager - we were into all the horror/mystery stuff and just between the two of us massive fans of film - I just remember how that movie in a theater with the sound pumped was just an absolute audio visual experience. The score is unforgettable. Francis also gets best bottle of Malbec for me 😂 it’s crazy good wine for a modest price point

[@buymyrv6517]

You see where the computer kind of messed up on the world Minerals for diamonds and minerals for food What’s the difference

[@dccampfin]

Thanks for this. So interesting that he IS embarrassed for having the started the sequel trend - I think in the long term will be viewed as the worst of Hollywood.

[@stephengriffin9992]

Businessmen what do they know about ART? Diddly-squat that’s what.

[@raheemjonez2024]

This guy has so mych youth

[@buymyrv6517]

He told her you should ask people in the birthing people to verse human trees

[@lindadechiazza2924]

Test of time. C A S A B L A N C A

[@timebandit1266]

The blonde interviewer is under qualified for this job .😮

[@buymyrv6517]

So Russo is there is Oliver Lindig the bus driver He’s related to grandpa. Grandpa looks like daddy Doesn’t speak Jerry play grandpa

[@BookClubDisaster]

Not sure Brando was really in "top physical shape".

[@mattxthexkiller]

Come to brazil

[@steveconn]

His run from '72-'79 is untouchable, though GF II and III were contrived (nice office/restaurant in the old Sentinel building in San Fran too).

[@lynnhubbard844]

yes, we call it the Coppola bldg; been there drinking his wine a few times and have seen him going upstairs to his office!

[@suzettebennett816]

I disagree Godfather 2 is a more richer film it complements Godfather 1 by continuing the story. Sure Godfather 3 was rushed and not well thought of but still it has a place among the plethora of the series.

[@jojopuppyfish]

He's had an odd film career as a director. His legacy is based on 4 masterpieces: 2 Godfather films, Apocalypse Now, and The Conversation. The rest of his films range from okay to good.

[@sharlagardner]

Meh..such a cheap shot there. Wow. But that we all could have one tenth of his courage and genius.

[@mauricioduron3193]

To dismiss the Godfathers and Apocalypse in such a cavalier fashion. May as well dismiss Lampedusa, Tolstoy, Moravia and Pasternak -- and Victor Hugo too, why not? A lasting legacy not much different from that of others whose better contributions left a significant mark: Orson Welles; M. Cimino; P. Bogdanovich; B. DePalma, D. Lynch and others, not to mention S. Ray, Ozu, Ophuls, Renoir and Lubitsch.

[@buymyrv6517]

And then he told the planting people to plant

[@u.sbanban]

they let him cook 🤣🤣

[@buymyrv6517]

I know the first experience with It was in a packaging that look like chocolate milk That’s the stuff that’s gotta be fixed that’s what you have SOP’s

[@buymyrv6517]

OK well that’s great

[@gurlwhowants2dj]

Reading about Jeepers Creepers would have you change your mind about this man.😢

[@buymyrv6517]

She daddy if you just tell the truth you can tell Jerry what characters who played

[@624radicalham]

11:04 The "remastered" scenes from 2022 look like crap. Soft, lost all of the deep blacks, and too washed out. Now it looks like an HD KZbin video

[@dflf]

the book is real trashy and Coppola turned it into screen art

[@laned6245]

Why must you protect victor salva?

[@Daniel_B_23]

Bonus.

[@buymyrv6517]

James Caan Reso as well. Oh he plays Russo Hey so as him Should I get the other version of Russo after Or send it so I can see it in my map cover up everything I did or not doing it Oh well too

[@buymyrv6517]

Is that really a star stone No yes no

[@buymyrv6517]

Did you know there was human trees when you wrote lion witch and the wardrobe No

[@buymyrv6517]

Money minerals or money Life

[@christ.8547]

🆒💙🆒💙🆒💙🆒💙🆒💙🇺🇸🇮🇹!!!!!

[@buymyrv6517]

He sounds like a Russo There’s a plane to park

[@buymyrv6517]

Same thing for wasabi Why would you make it look like avocado Avocado supposed to be the best thing for So you make wasabi look exactly like avocado Guess what I did And they did it on purpose First time ever had sushi was in batter Is it a restaurant that they keep changing They changed it in the country restaurant it was Italian restaurant bars I want phone it was a sushi rush I guess that’s the target for the world is a dude whatever this restaurant Yes 100% is Probably if I go in there Anyway so I get the sushi roll on that this big old slab of avocado sitting right no so I stuck the whole thing in my mouth And they were just waiting for me to do it I tried to hide it w

[@robogarda]

the thing all young film makers should take out of this is...grow a beard

[@buymyrv6517]

So any thing that’s called a mineral is valuable

[@benrosn8154]

Awesome movie

[@buymyrv6517]

Computer out that the fire

[@buymyrv6517]

Can we all these people are like someone else and I was like I’m a realist Meadowlawn nothing

[@buymyrv6517]

So I’ll ever played Rousseau and Rousseau shot JFK accidentally Oliver played Russo played Oliver What is the bus driver got on the bus And I think he was confused because they change the direction the mayor of Dallas change the direction And he grabbed a gun from probably Vince over his dad Just so they could get the scene done I have a feeling they might win real people And right around the back because he was definitely shot from the back Because it you can’t ricochet a bullet from his chest to the other guy I like that it Hass to come from the back and then through the guys body into the other guys chill Do you do it on purpose No yes she did it on purpose Russo.

[@buymyrv6517]

Did you know that he was really going to get killed No

[@buymyrv6517]

Nope how come you guys say nope what is that more letters NOPE. Oh so you could add to let people know that you got it yay That they got it He is electronics In the Rhodies

[@etchedinstone7562]

WASHED UP.

[@buymyrv6517]

Grandpa know that

[@buymyrv6517]

Oh my God in the world Why is there wasabi so people won’t eat avocado

[@buymyrv6517]

So is there an actual grandpa character at the JFK grandpa Linda Grandpa Linda. Linda play grandpa oh she can no. But she was She supposed to switch him JERRY

[@buymyrv6517]

Lucille Ball your phone

[@buymyrv6517]

BYOF is bring your own friend. He said bring your own flashlight Should we bring your own friend Linda still on with his

[@schooooification]

Such a bad way of reporting. Showing it most via VO and calling it an interview.

[@buymyrv6517]

Oliver shot JFK was Arella roll it yes no Yes Oliver accidentally shot JFK Purposely What are you confused He doesn’t know if he shot it It was a different Oliver It was Rousseau Russo who is the person in my house No his name is Michelle Michelle that’s not Rochelle Ramos Michelle She got mamas eyes Yes this Michelle