The first version of this film was released in 1979, but the Redux version released in 2001 adds in 49 minutes of footage cut from the original.
The first Francis Ford Coppola film I've watched, and slated a masterpiece work. Certainly deserves a lot of credit for boldness on stylistic matters all over, from the cinematography to the screenplay. Very theme driven type of film, and at its center is the buildup of Marlon Brando's character, COL Hertz, who only actually appears on screen toward the end. And the film is so successful in building up a larger than life image of the character, that Brando has a lot to live up to when he finally comes on.
Darkly disturbing in so many ways, every single motif used pushing the essence of the film ever deeper in its exploration of issues as universally human as they are historical.
Very very heavy stuff, not always my kind of film. But I recognise its brilliance.
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