Hollywood legends gathered on Saturday night to celebrate Frances Ford Coppola, where he won the prestigious AFI Life Accevement award, the highest honor awarded by the American Film Institute.
Stephen Spielberg and George Lucas Coppola presented the AFI AFI AVIVELEMEMENT.
Spielberg Coppola called “without fear.” “On the one hand, you are a warrior of independent artists, you are always inhibiting their causes, but also, always, you are without fear of how open to ideas, opinions and inspiration,” said Spielberg, who first met Coppola in 1967.
Remember that he was watching an early collection of “The End of the World Now”, which was five hours, with other film makers. “When the movie ended, I asked us to tell you what we saw, and how we felt. We called all of us, so one after another, we told you where we were lost and the place to find us, I sat there in awe, and you know that leaving yourself open and searching, in fact, in fact,.
“The godfather, for me, is the greatest American movie ever. Many artists can take the bow from their work on a page, on a cloth, on a screen, but our applause for you is French, it is a different kind of audience. No,” Spielberg said: “I took what happened before and re -defined it in the Canon of America, and thus, I have inspired a generation of narrators Stories who want to make you proud of their work, proud of our work, and I always want to make you proud of my work. “
Lucas remembers his lifelong link with the director of “The End of the World Now” – the two first met when Lucas Coppolas the collection of his movie “Finan’s Rainbow” in 1968. Lucas Coppola described his hero. “When I was 22 years old, he taught me, do not be afraid to jump from the slopes. I lived with the rest of my life, although I do not go to the highest level he is doing.”
Then Lucas and Spielberg Coppola were presented with AFI Life Aniviefment Award. Coppola was transferred by giving a gave.
In his speech, Coppola was reflected in memories with friends and family. “There is a lot of the void in which I played, most of them with new buildings that I do not get to know. Many friends and neighbors who return my smiles, this child who did not allow me to be in his team now and still throws the ball in his club, and many others still remember him, but this is old, but he is still the same. He continued,“ There is a decline where my family used to sit on the hot summer night The old nickel, which took advantage of the first cashew nut at all? All I have, my aunt, everyone is still here, and I encourage them to do so, and they behave, and they give them, and they behave. Their special reasons, and forgive them another one, because I learned that the only impossible person is to forgive yourself. ”
Coppola ended by saying: “Now I understand here, this place that created me, my home, is not really a place at all, but you, your friends, colleagues, teachers, playmates, family, neighbors, all beautiful faces welcome me, because I will not always be more than you.”
Coppola was clearly transferred by a greeting from Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Adam, a driver, Harrison Ford, Morgan Freeman, Dustin Hoffman, Ron Howard, C Tomas Hu’al, Diane Lyn, Spike Lee and Ralph Macchio.
“The Godfather” de niro and Pacino moved to the theater to honor Coppola. “I changed my life,” said De Niro. Pachino echoed the feelings that lie to him to see the nurse. “Francis fought for a long time. Pattino Coppola thanked “I believe in me more than I believed in myself.”
Hoffman was one of the many actors who praised Coppola because of his unique ability to identify and care for talents. Hoffman told the audience how Coppola fought for stars such as Diane Keaton, Al Pacino, Talia Shayer, James Kan and more. “By throwing them, you have a lifetime chance.” “Unfortunately, I waited until I was 86 years old,” said Hoffman, who played the starring role in “Megalopolis”.
Coppola has strengthened himself as one of the great greats thanks to his impressive production of films, including “The Godfather”, “The Conversation”, “Apocalypse Now” and “Bram Stoker’s Dracula”.
Earlier in the evening, I was given a greeting of Franklin G graduates. Shavener after his death to David Lynch. In a video recorded before his death, Lynch said: “AFI learns by experimenting with the history of cinema and analyzing it through work.” Lynch continues, “AFI helps you find your unique cinema sound and AFI heroes your voice ring. I love AFI.”
The annual event was held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, where the Coppola family, close friends and colleagues in his career praised his career.
AFI Life Account: AFI Life Account Prize: Honoring Francis Ford Coppola “,” Greetings to Frances Ford Coppola “, with Encore broadcast on TCM later.
Among the AFI Life Account Awards AFI ACCIEIEEMEMENT AWARDS OESON WELLES, Bette Davis, Alfred Hitchcock, Gene Kelly, Sidney Poiteier, Steven Spielberg, Meryl Streep, Denzel Washington and more. Last year, AFI honored Nicole Kidman.
