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How Francis Ford Coppola Returned to ‘Student’ Filmmaking to Pave the Way for ‘Megalopolis’

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Francis Ford Coppola's " Megalopolis " opens in theaters on September 27 .

The film is a classical Roman epic transposed to a near-future America .

It's the director's most audacious and visionary work.

"I learned a lot about acting on the movies I made in that period when I wasn’t a professional".

Coppola credits his actors with coming up with a lot of the best material in “ Megalopolis” The director wanted to continue his practice of improvisational rehearsals for “ The Godfather” He says he’s still eager to continue learning who he is as a filmmaker.