Francis Ford Coppola Is Here to Change Your World

Filmmaking legend Francis Ford Coppola needs little introduction, but it can be daunting to keep track of everything that this prolific director, producer, screenwriter, and (yes) winemaker has been responsible for. For instance, we'd completely forgotten that he directed the amazing 1986 3-D space opera, Captain EO (see below).

Youth Without Youth, his first directorial effort in over a decade, is set to be released later this year. The romantic thriller is set in pre-WWII, and stars Tim Roth (Reservoir Dogs) as a fugitive ex-professor who is pursued across Europe and Asia. Based on a novella by Romanian author Mircea Eliade, the film was shot in Europe and, according to Coppola explores such themes as "time, consciousness and the dream-like basis of reality."

Next week, the UT Department of Radio-Television-Film (RTF) will stage their biggest coup yet: they've invited Mr. Coppola to Hogg Memorial Auditorium, where he'll be screening his new documentary, CODA: Thirty Years Later, that was created in tandem with Youth Without Youth. It's equal parts career retrospective and 'making of' piece for the upcoming Sony Pictures release, and has been described as "both introspective and illuminating."

In order to attend this special event, you'll need to show up at the ticket office of either Bass Concert Hall or Hogg Memorial Auditorium tomorrow, May 1st, at noon. A maximum of two free tickets will be distributed per person. UT students and the general public are welcome.

[RTF Page For More Information]
[Youth Without Youth Official Site]

Francis Ford Coppola Screens CODA: Thirty Years Later
Monday, May 7th
Hogg Memorial Auditorium
7pm, Free

Ticket Distribution
Tuesday, May 1st
Bass Concert Hall or Hogg Memorial Auditorium
Noon, First Come First Served