Director Francis Ford Coppola doesn&rsquo;t just want to make movies. He wants to change them. This was true in 1969 when he co-founded Zoetrope Studios with George Lucas, and it remains true today. &nbsp; Watch the video of our conversation <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiKqETNujSI&t=1877s">on YouTube</a>. &nbsp; We return to our talk with Coppola upon the anniversary of his modern-day Roman epic fable <a href="https://www.megalopolis.movie/">Megalopolis</a>, discussing his decades-long process developing the film (6:16) and the inspiration he&rsquo;s taken from Georges M&eacute;li&egrave;s (17:00) and Jacques Tati (19:07). Then, he reflects on the origin of how he became &lsquo;Francis Ford Coppola&rsquo; (23:07), the irrepressible spirit he forged in childhood (26:34), and where he sees himself in films like The Godfather (33:17), Apocalypse Now (35:51), and Gardens of Stone (36:10). &nbsp; On the back-half, we unpack the parallels between the titular city of Megalopolis and Zoetrope Studios (42:35), his capacity to keep dreaming, even in the face of financial ruin (43:30), where he believes America is headed (49:04), and the lasting memory of his late wife, Eleanor (58:08). &nbsp; Thoughts or future guest ideas? Email us at <a href="mailto:talkeasypod@gmail.com">talkeasypod@gmail.com</a>. &nbsp; Get 50% Off Monarch Money, the all-in-one financial tool at <a href="http://www.monarchmoney.com/TALKEASY">www.monarchmoney.com/TALKEASY</a>.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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