Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)

Ready-to-hang: Includes hanging kit, ready to hang directly on the wall.
Frame Material: Durable pine wood.
Frame Measurements: 20-25mm (0.79"-0.98") thick, 10-14mm (0.4"-0.6") wide.
Paper Weight: 200 gsm (80 lb), thickness: 0.22 mm (8.7 mils).
Paper Finishing: Matte, smooth, non-reflective surface.
Protection: Shatterproof plexiglass protects the poster.
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Hearts of Darkness is a critically acclaimed documentary that chronicles the notoriously troubled and chaotic production of Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 Vietnam War epic, Apocalypse Now. Using behind-the-scenes footage shot by Coppola's wife, Eleanor, combined with retrospective interviews, the film provides an unprecedented look at a production spiraling out of control. It captures the director's artistic obsession, the immense psychological pressures on the cast and crew, and the series of disasters—from typhoons destroying sets to a lead actor's heart attack—that pushed the film and its creators to the brink of insanity.

Did You Know?

The core of the documentary is built from over 60 hours of on-set footage and private audio recordings captured by Eleanor Coppola. Martin Sheen, who played Captain Willard, actually suffered a near-fatal heart attack during the grueling shoot in the Philippines, a fact the production team initially tried to downplay. Marlon Brando, who was paid millions to play Colonel Kurtz, arrived on set significantly overweight and had not read Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness," the source material, forcing Coppola to rewrite scenes and shoot the actor largely in shadow. In a famous quote featured in the documentary, Coppola stated at the Cannes Film Festival, "My film is not about Vietnam; it is Vietnam... We were in the jungle, there were too many of us, we had access to too much money, too much equipment, and little by little we went insane."

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