Megadoc

Francis Ford Coppola wanted to make Megalopolis for forty years. In the end he sold his wine business and decided to shoot it with his own money. This documentary shows that production from inside: how decisions were made on set, how the actors tried to adapt to the director's method, and how a man whose budget comes out of his own pocket faces risk. Mike Figgis's film is not behind-the-scenes promotional material. The narrative neither defends nor attacks Coppola; it keeps a record. The moments when things on set are not going well are in the film too. Shia LaBeouf, Aubrey Plaza, Adam Driver and Jon Voight appear in the footage. The most interesting part is the tension between an old director's confidence in his method and his crew's doubt. Who it's for: Anyone curious about film production, Coppola, and behind-the-scenes documentary. Who it's not for: Context is missing for anyone who has not seen Megalopolis. The narrative is also unstructured and reaches no conclusion.