Francis Ford Coppola: his wife Eleanor died before Cannes, their daughter Sofia had a big project with him.

It’s sad for the Coppola tribe. Eleanor, the great mother, passed away surrounded by her family at the age of 87. Less known than her husband, director Francis Ford Coppola, also worked in cinema. The couple had also met on the same set in 1963. Together, they had three children: Gian-Carlo, who died at the age of 22 in a boating accident, Roman, a film producer, and Sofia, also a director.

And lastly, he prepared a big project: behind the scenes film Marie AntoinetteSofia Coppola’s famous film, released in 2006. Actress Kirsten Dunst played the famous queen, who lived a life of ignorance and luxury in the Palace of Versailles. Eleanor Coppola shot over 80 hours of footage for this feature film, which was not a huge success when it was released at the Cannes Film Festival. This invention would never have seen the light of day, unless Romy’s mother took the torch…

Director of worship document

Eleanor Coppola had already signed a film of this kind in 1991 on the difficult photography ofApocalypse Nowher husband’s masterpiece on the Vietnam War, released in 1979. This film, Hearts of Darkness: The Director’s Apocalypse, chronicled hurricane-damaged sets, the death of a crew member and the heart attack of lead actor, Martin Sheen. Eleanor Coppola received two Emmys, the Oscars of television, for her work.