This summer, the Salon reaches back in time for a classic.
In the late 1970s, as renegade filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola struggled to complete his epic allegory of the Vietnam War, Apocalypse Now, his wife Eleanor films his daily travails with a camera of her own. The result, released in 1991, as described by critics at the time:
There have been few sharper portraits of the filmmaker as alchemist than Hearts of Darkness. -Janet Maslin, NY Times
As the portrait of an artist in crisis, Hearts of Darkness is unparalleled. -Hal Hinson, Washington Post
The making of a film has never been documented with more penetration and truth than in Hearts of Darkness. -Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Best film of the year -Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune
The Harris Theater presents Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse as lead-up to their special August 15 screening of the original version of Apocalypse Now.
Sunday, August 10 5:30p
The Harris Theater, Downtown Pittsburgh
Admission: $8 for Doc Salon members (that's $5 off regular admission)
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