Francis Ford Coppola on Ashes and Diamonds

[@AnnetteInsdorf]

This excerpt is from the onstage interview I did with Coppola on June 9, 2015 at Manhattan's 92nd Street Y. I asked him about "Ashes and Diamonds" because I think it's one of the greatest films of all time!

[@jeshkam]

Another great movie with Zbigniew Cybulski and also my all-time favorite Polish movie is "Night Train" ("Pociąg") from 1959. Masterpiece.

[@Thermoesq01]

There are several scenes in Cybulski's movies that pretty much mirror the way he would eventually die in 1967. Namely scenes of him jumping into a moving train at the last moment. That's the way he died in real life.

[@Claytone-Records]

His eyesight was also very poor and possibly contributed to his accident.

[@krzyztof85]

Not an obscure film, or at least it shouldn't be for anyone who watches & appreciates world cinema. Sure the themes are complex for anyone who doesn't know Polish culture or history, but it is quite simply a masterpiece. Also would be good to hear the entire interview & what he has to say about it

[@WalterBurton]

👍👍👍

[@deakensomoza3305]

Francis Ford Coppola on Pixar?

[@Simone-Bucn]

God responses like this frustrate me. 😠 He basically said *nothing* about the film, WHY he loves it specifically, WHAT makes it so special... Just "it's a great film, it's not well known, the actor died young - which is sad." 🙄 Gee, thanks Coppola.

[@ct6852]

Yeah he's obviously a brilliant director but so many of his interviews weirdly suck. I guess he really took that 'show, don't tell' motto to heart.