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REVIEW: “Megalopolis” is a bold and bizarre allegory for the future that’s stuck in the past

Megalopolis

KVI’s Big Mike was invited to review Megalopolis, the Roman epic from visionary director Francis Ford Coppola. Was this vanity project worth selling his wine label for?

Find out when you listen to the audio here:

 

Megalopolis poster

 

Written, Produced and Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola

Produced by: Barry Hirsch, Fred Roos, Michael Bederman

Cast: Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Kathryn Hunter, and Dustin Hoffman

Synopsis: MEGALOPOLIS is a Roman Epic set in an imagined Modern America. The City of New Rome must change, causing conflict between Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver), a genius artist who seeks to leap into a utopian, idealistic future, and his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero (Giancarlo Esposito), who remains committed to a regressive status quo, perpetuating greed, special interests, and partisan warfare. Torn between them is socialite Julia Cicero (Nathalie Emmanuel), the mayor’s daughter, whose love for Cesar has divided her loyalties, forcing her to discover what she truly believes humanity deserves.

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