Fifty years after winning the coveted Palme d’Or, film director Francis Ford Coppola returned to Cannes with his self-financed masterpiece ‘Megalopolis.’ Described as a Roman epic fable, the film stars numerous stars, including Adam Driver and Giancarlo Esposito. Costing $120 million to create, Coppola sold his winery to finance his project himself. This is his fourth Cannes competition entry, with “Megalopolis” competing for the Palme d’Or against 21 other films.
Film director Francis Ford Coppola returns to Cannes with a self-financed epic.Megalopolis” It’s been 50 years since it won the coveted Palme d’Or. Described as an epic Roman fable, the film stars numerous stars, including Adam Driver and Giancarlo Esposito. Production cost 100 million 200 million Costing $10 million, Coppola self-financed the project by selling his own wine.Megalopolis“is competing with 21 other films for the Palme d’Or.
