First trailer for Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola's final project
“A Roman epic in an imaginary modern America in full decadence”: in competition for the Palme d’Or, Megalopolis with Adam Driver is dedicated to Eleanor Coppola, who died last April.
“Megalopolis has always been a film dedicated to my darling wife, Eleanor.”wrote Francis Ford Coppola on Instagram. “I was sincerely hoping to celebrate her birthday with her this May 4th. But, sadly, that can't happen, so let me give you this gift from her.” The gift is the trailer for Megalopolis : Coppola's first film since Twixt in 2011, a project dreamed of for 40 years and in which he invested part of his fortune.
This “fable”, as the subtitle indicates, is in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival which starts on May 14. Eleanor Coppola died on April 12. And here is the promised trailer:
And what does it say? The detailed synopsis is also available: “Megalopolis is a Roman epic set in an imaginary modern America in full decadence. The city of New Rome must absolutely change, which creates a major conflict between Caesar Catilina, a genius artist with the power to stop time, and the arch mayor -conservative Franklyn Cicero. The first dreams of an ideal utopian future while the second remains very attached to a regressive status quo protective of greed, privilege and private militias The daughter of the mayor and jet-setter Julia Cicero, in love. by Caesar Catiline, is torn between the two men and will have to discover what seems best for the future of humanity.”
Megalopolis does not yet have a release date, but the film has a French distributor (Le Pacte) and should arrive in our theaters this fall.
