We went to see this Final Cut of Apocalypse Now on Thursday night it has a limited season at Dendy Cimenas. I think we have seen, pretty well every cut of this film ... this one is not to be missed.
Yes it is long - take a snack - but the power of this film still resonates and may have grown in clarity of message.... War, Hate and conflict with corrupt the soul.
Also remember to check out Eleanor Coppola's documentary Hearts of Darkness about the making of the film and her book Notes on the Making of Apocalypse Now.
A photojournalist I admire hugely the late Mary Ellen Mark did the stills for the film
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Oscar-winning Vietnam cult war epic, Studiocanal will release in cinemas this summer a special, never-before-seen cut restored with breathtaking realism by Coppola himself to the highest and finest audio and visual standards, for a truly visceral cinema experience.
Restored from the original negative for the first time ever, Apocalypse Now Final Cut is Coppola’s most realized version of his multi-awarded classic -a haunting journey into madness that fascinated generations of movie lovers.
Apocalypse Now was nominated for 8 Academy Awards® (including Best Picture) and won 2 Academy Award® for Best Cinematography and Best Sound, 2 BAFTAs for Best Direction and Best Supporting Actor and the Palme d’Or in Cannes. Starring Academy Award® winner Marlon Brando (The Godfather), Academy Award® winner Robert Duvall (Tender Mercies), Golden Globe® winner Martin Sheen (“The West Wing”), Academy Award® nominee Dennis Hopper (Easy Rider), Academy Award® nominee Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix), and Academy Award® nominee Harrison Ford (Star Wars), the film follows Army Captain Willard (Sheen), a troubled man sent on a dangerous and mesmerizing odyssey into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade American colonel named Kurtz (Brando), who has succumbed to the horrors of war and barricaded himself in a remote outpost.
https://www.dendy.com.au/movies/apocalypse-now-the-final-cut
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its not often that you can watch an amazing film progress through 3 different cuts as you progress through your own life from age 24 to 47 to 65, and still be overwhelmed by the artistry and power of Apocalypse Now.
It is only getting a limited release of less than a week – don’t miss out.
1978 and 1979 were magic movie years that changed my life and made me determined to make films.
Overseas – Coppola’s astonishing ‘Apocalypse Now’ was at the very top of the list, followed by Altman’s ‘3 Women’ and ‘The Wedding’ (and just a couple of years earlier ‘Nashville’), Allen’s ‘Annie Hall’; Cimino’s ‘The Deer Hunter’;
Locally – Peter Weir’s too oft forgotten ‘The Last Wave’, Fred Schepisi’s ‘The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith’; Phil Noyce’s ‘Newsfront’; Esben Storm’s ‘In Search of Anna’; John Duigan’s ‘Mouth to Mouth’; George Miller’s ‘Mad Max’; Gillian Armstrong’s ‘My Brilliant Career’; Tom Jeffrey’s ‘The Odd Angry Shot’.
How I would love to see those inspirational films again !