If there ever was a true “tortured artist” it would be Mr. Coppola between the years of 1976 and 1979. His is one of the greatest filmmaking accomplishments in the history of cinema, and his wife’s tribute to him is equally as inspirational and uplifting.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Aug 12, 2023

The documentary isn't assembled with the steadiest of hands, but it's difficult not to be enthralled by what shaped one of the most remarkable of all war movies.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Sep 14, 2020

A fascinating, vivid and complex portrait of an obsessed artist. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 28, 2020

| Original Score: A | Sep 7, 2011

For a portrait of cinematic obsession and unbridled megalomania... one would be hard pressed to find a more satisfying piece of work than Hearts of Darkness

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 20, 2007

It does a good job of painting an honest portrait of out-of-control egos and the excess of Hollywood in the '70s, while also being informative and entertaining.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Nov 19, 2007

A fascinating 1991 postmortem on the making of Francis Coppola's Apocalypse Now.

| Nov 19, 2007

There is something very carnal about watching the production fall apart and see the reputation of Coppola hang in the balance.

| Nov 18, 2007

We come away from the documentary with a profound admiration for Coppola, if only because he didn't kill himself or someone else.

| Original Score: A | Apr 9, 2007

This is an interesting docu but some important issues are missing, such as Coppola's infidelity during the shoot and the question of whether or not the chaos on the set had bearing on the artistic quality of Apocalypse Now, acknowledged as a masterpiece

| Original Score: B+ | Dec 8, 2006

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 29, 2006

At once anecdotal and revealing, this excellent film both illuminates the catastrophes that beset one particular project, and shows, by way of comparison, exactly what American film has foregone since the '70s.

| Feb 9, 2006

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 21, 2005

A phenomenal documentary about one of the most notorious film shoots of all time.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Feb 19, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Jan 13, 2004

One of the best documentaries ever made, more fascinating an exploration of obsession than the film it's about.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Nov 4, 2003

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | May 23, 2003

There have been few sharper portraits of the film maker as alchemist than Hearts of Darkness: A Film Maker's Apocalypse.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | May 20, 2003

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 2, 2003

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Oct 29, 2002