Tetro (2009)

The real Coppola

“F. Coppola said about Tetro (according to imdb.com): "I think Tetro (2009) is the most beautiful film I've ever done in terms of how it was made". Apparently a little bit earlier, he said that his favorite movies from his own personal filmography are The Rain People (1969), The Conversation (1974), Apocalypse Now (1979), Rumble Fish (1983) and Youth Without Youth (2007). Note that the most popular and acclaimed "The Godfather" trilogy is missing from this short list, and only one big production is present, Apocalypse Now. But even "Apocalypse Now" is not a big studio production. It was produced by his company "Zoetrope Studios". "The Godfather" movies were produced by Paramount Pictures (starting with the second part, Zoetrope also participated).

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A good movie

“Back in the 70's, Francis Ford Coppola made 4 movies and all of them became masterpieces. I mean, the guy was on fire and, basically, the best film director working at the time. Unfortunately, 40 years later, even though he had a prolific career, he never reached this level again. Coppola has recently made a come back after 10 years without directing anything and the end result was actually pretty good. First of all, the black and white cinematography was really gorgeous and reminded me of those good old neo-realist features (as a matter of fact, Coppola was inspired by 'La notte'). Concerning Vincent Gallo, you may hate the guy or not but he delivered here a really solid performance, like the rest of the cast. Still, even though the story was intriguing, it was not really mesmerizing. I t” read more

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"Osvaldo Golijov Contemporary film music has generally gone down the tubes, with a lot of dependence on half-assed, synth mock-up composition. But Golijov is a real, true-blue composer, and his score for TETRO is a lovely, passionate bit of work. See also his work for YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH, although it doesn't have the same variety as TETRO."

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"First viewing Visually amazing, excellently acted and directed. It's not Francis Ford Coppola's masterpiece, but it's a damn good film & a great story. My top films of 2009 just got rearranged again. Currently streaming on Netflix"

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"Home - New At first I thought this reminded me of RUMBLE FISH because of the black and white cinematography, but I think it mines a lot of the familial stuff that that film did so well. It's a striking film, although I agree with the consensus that the story feels very slight. However I think that is a directorial choice, the sparse (and at times melodramatic) story feels really of the new-wave mould and I think in a way this is Coppola getting back to his roots. Building himself up by going ba"

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"Worldwide Gross: $2,852,915 Budget: $15,000,000 Country: USA / Italy / Spain / Argentina Release: 11 June 2009"