Critical reception Īs of March 2023, it has a 47% "rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 36 critics. The commercial failure of the film resulted in a decade of financial turmoil for Coppola and his production companies. At almost the last minute, Coppola forged a new deal with Columbia Pictures. Paramount ultimately pulled out of the distribution of the film despite the fact that it was booked in theaters throughout America. These screenings further soured the relationship between Coppola and Paramount, which was problematic during the arduous shooting and only increased as a result of the poor screening in San Francisco. The studio also stated that it would hold Oscar-consideration screenings in December 1981, but backed out Coppola perceived that Paramount wanted to focus on Oscar campaigns for Reds and Ragtime, but the studio insisted that they didn't want to pose a threat to the wide release.Ĭoppola booked a New York City preview on Januat Radio City Music Hall without the authorization of Paramount. Paramount decided on a general release in February 1982. Release Ī screening of an unfinished print in San Francisco, California in August 1981 resulted in many exhibitors backing out of showing the film. Coppola used his own preference for the theatrical release, although the film's 2003 restoration depicted Kelly’s original idea. Kelly disagreed with Coppola over the story the dance was meant to portray. Gene Kelly was a dance consultant for the sequence involving Teri Garr and Raul Julia. Dubbed the " electronic cinema", it involved shooting and editing a visual storyboard on videotape, allowing for a reference during the actual shooting on film. Mickey Hart and musician Bobby Vega also were credited for their contributions to the production.Ĭoppola used the opportunity to introduce a more economic method of filmmaking. Dean Tavoularis, whose art department was next door to the musical rehearsal space, used Waits' music as tonal inspiration, incorporating it into the film's highly stylized "look". Waits received an Academy Award nomination for Best Musical Score. One from the Heart features an original soundtrack from Crystal Gayle and Tom Waits. The sets for the film took up all of the sound-stage space at Coppola's recently acquired American Zoetrope studio. Set construction included a replica of part of Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport-complete with a jetway and jet airliner (built from the nose section of a crashed plane)-that was used for the penultimate scene. In February 1981, Paramount Pictures took over as distributor. Eventually, Coppola received support from Canadian businessman Jack Singer, who agreed to lend $8 million to Zoetrope. The film's tax-shelter investors pulled out, and MGM thus withdrew its support for the project. However, Zoetrope was struggling to stay afloat, and its staff wound up working on a reduced payroll. Coppola insisted on building sets to add to the artificiality of the proscenium. The film was almost entirely shot on Zoetrope soundstages. Initially, the film was to be a romantic comedy, but Coppola wanted a more ambitious production, raising the film's budget from $15 million to $23 million, paying for miniatures and lavish backgrounds. Zoetrope raised financing via foreign pre-sales and a loan from Chase Manhattan Bank. Coppola initially rejected the offer, then bought the rights to the property through his Zoetrope Studios, with MGM remaining as a distributor for North America. One From the Heart originally was to be financed by MGM, with the studio giving Coppola a record $2 million to direct. The director's parents, Carmine and Italia Coppola, appear as a couple in an elevator. Hank, distraught, goes home and is about to burn Frannie's clothes when Frannie returns, realizing she "made a mistake". Hank sings to Frannie to prove he is willing to be more romantic, but Frannie boards the plane. Hank follows Frannie to the airport, where Frannie is about to leave for her dream trip to Bora Bora. They both spend a night with their idealized partners - Hank goes with Leila, a circus performer, and Frannie goes with Ray, a waiter who passes himself off as a cocktail pianist and singer.Īfter their mutual nights away from each other, Hank breaks down, tracks Frannie to the motel room she and Ray are in, and abducts Frannie. He has been insensitive to her yearning for adventure and excitement. Hank, a mechanic, and Frannie, a travel agent, break up while celebrating their fifth anniversary. The story begins on the evening of Independence Day in Las Vegas. The film was a colossal critical and commercial flop. One from the Heart is a 1982 American musical romantic drama film co-written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Frederic Forrest, Teri Garr, Raul Julia, Nastassja Kinski, Lainie Kazan, and Harry Dean Stanton.
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