70 mm: APOCALYPSE NOW

In the organizer's words:

In September, Arsenal is showing APOCALYPSE NOW by Francis Ford Coppola as part of its 70 mm series. The film is loosely based on Joseph Conrad's story "Heart of Darkness", set in the Congo during the colonial era, and Michael Herr's Vietnam War reportage "Dispatches". Francis Ford Coppola edited the film several times over the decades. In 2001, a director's cut with a running time of 202 minutes was released under the title Apocalpyse Now Redux; in 2019, Coppola presented the 183-minute final cut. We are showing a 153-minute 70 mm first screening print, which has slight color changes.

Program

Wed 25.9., 20h
APOCALPYSE NOW Francis Ford Coppola USA 1967-79 70 mm English OV with Swedish subtitles 153'
In 1969, Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) receives an order from the CIA to liquidate the highly decorated Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando), who, having apparently gone insane during the Vietnam War, has retreated into the Cambodian jungle and established his own empire far from the official chain of command, where he is worshipped like a god. While traveling through the jungle in a patrol boat, Willard is confronted with the insanity of war and begins to doubt the justification for his mission.