Finding out who was behind them in the discovery phase is largely the reason he sued Variety.
Beyond that, Coppola said he was pleased with the films result.
People dont make notice of the fact that its a film that is made for controversy.
Francis Ford Coppola attends the ‘Megalopolis’ pre-opening at Rome Film Fest in October 14Rocco Spaziani/Archivio Spaziani/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images
I always knew that.
Pre-labeled a disaster as he made it,Apocalypse Nowgrew in appreciation.
The only reason he owned it was, nobody else would back him.
I feel thatMegalopoliswill go the way ofApocalypse Nowin that regard, he said.
I have an allegiance to our human family; were all one unique and marvelous family around the world.
Thats all Im saying.
He has chosen a spate of controversial cabinet candidates.
I recalled Coppolas experience with the disease.
People dont understand that polio is a fever that just hits you for one night, Coppola told me.
You only are sick for one night.
I remember that night.
I was feverish and they took me to a hospital ward.
They didnt understand why they were suddenly in these steel cabinets.
It quickly became clear he was not just going to walk away from the nightmare.
I couldnt get up.
There was no clear course of treatment.
It was only clear when they took me to one doctor, a French doctor.
But then he added, but always in a wheelchair.
And thats when I realized what I was up against.
Coppola was saved by his fathers unwillingness to accept the diagnosis.
My father didnt trust the opinion, he said.
It didnt sound logical to him.
So my father went to what was called in those days, the March of Dimes.
It was the charity that helped kids with polio.
Her method was sort of mild exercise, Coppola said.
The idea was that if you were immobile, you wouldnt further damage to muscles.
They sent to me this wonderful lady, I remember her name, Ms. Wilson.
She was an elderly lady with white hair.
Everyone believed in the immobile theory.
Im looking forward to it because hopefully its a movie I can have fun with, he said.
But I always say that.
