Say 'Francis Ford Coppola' and The Godfather immediately comes to mind. But Coppola's career and legacy are so much richer than tha.
A central figure of the New Hollywood filmmaking movement of the 1960s and 70s, Coppola is a visionary who predicted that digital cameras no larger than one's hand would one day allow anyone to make movies. And then set up a studio, Zeotrope, to make his dreams a reality.
This book chronicles the highs and lows of both his personal and professional lives, as Coppola sought to transform the process of filmmaking.
Sam Wasson adeptly captures the indelible essence of a man who has redefined the art of movie-making.
