Monday, November 30, 2009

Apocalypse Now is the best film of the past three decades



Francis Ford Coppola's Vietnam war movie topped a poll marking 30 years of the London Film Critics' Circle Awards, where it won best film in 1980.
The critics did not think there has been a better film since and placed it ahead of Steven Spielberg's Holocaust epic Schindler's List and the critics' circle's 2007 foreign-language winner The Lives Of Others.
Starring Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen, Coppola's work is an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 19th Century colonial novella Heart Of Darkness.
Chairman of the Film Critics' Circle Jason Solomons said: ''I'm delighted that such a powerful and brilliant film as Apocalypse Now has won the enduring admiration of the London critics.
''Coppola's towering film is a worthy winner and clearly its anti-war message, monumental performances and dazzling film-making technique have stood the test of time, making it as relevant to critics today as it was when it won best film at our first awards ceremony 30 years ago.''
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