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Frederic Forrest, Teri Garr, Nastassja Kinski, Raul Julia, Lainie Kazan ... see more see more... , Harry Dean Stanton , Allen Garfield , Carmine Coppola , Italia Coppola , Edward Blackoff , Rebecca De Mornay , Javier Grajeda , Cynthia Kania , Monica Scattini , Ron Colby , Tom Dahlgren , Jim Dunn , Michael Fink , Jack Lindauer , Barbara McBane , Michael Hacker , Jeff Hamlin

After completing Apocalypse Now, Francis Ford Coppola initially planned for his next picture to be an intimate romantic musical shot on a low budget in Las Vegas. Three years later, One from the Heart... read more read more... had mushroomed into a big-budget spectacular, shot on strikingly stylized sets at his newly opened Zoetrope Studio and costing a then-massive $27 million. The story concerns Hank (Frederick Forrest) and Franny (Terri Garr), a working-class couple living on the outskirts of Las Vegas; after five years together, their relationship has fallen into a rut, and they both set off in search of new partners. Hank meets up with Leila (Nastassia Kinski), a beautiful high-wire artist, and Franny has a fling with Ray (Raul Julia), a dashing actor-waiter. But Hank and Franny still love each other, and their search for romance brings them back into each other's arms. Singer/songwriter Tom Waits received an Oscar nomination for his widely acclaimed song score, performed with country crooner Crystal Gayle. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 41 min.

Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola

Release Date: February 12, 1982

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DVD Release Date: January 27, 2004

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  • kenstachnik
    January 10, 2012
    kenstachnik
    Gorgeous to look at, but kind of slow, but the cinematography is stunning, but it's fairly uneven, but that uneven-ness is photographed by Vittorio Storaro.

    I would also like to note that it's a crime that so much of Stararo's work isn't avaliable on blu-ray.
  • ajv2688
    January 12, 2011
    ajv2688
    I liked this movie for the most part, the story, sets, and songs go well together, but it could have been better.
  • ceWEBrity
    May 27, 2010
    ceWEBrity
    One From the Heart is really only recognized as a box office torpedo anymore, which is sort of a shame. It has a bevy of flaws, and its status as an obvious vanity project will turn off most viewers (especially those coming into the movie off of the high of Coppola's previous mov... read moreie, Apocalypse Now). I found most of it unconventional and sweet, and the soundtrack is just fantastic - it has turned me into a Tom Waits fan. The plainness of the two leads is sort of difficult to get behind, but they have to be ordinary in contrast with the extraordinary people they meet up with later, and thus to convince us that they belong together. The bombing of this film confuses me in a sense, as Frannie and Hank make for successful audience avatars. You could blame it on the lack of market value of Frederic Forrest and Teri Garr, both of whom give strong performances here. They aren't completely depthless or without personality, but their struggles and lives are immediately relatable; they feel more like friends or acquaintances than surrogates or metaphors.

    One From the Heart falters in its excess, such as a scary propensity toward slapstick comedy that is every bit as bad as it sounds. Forrest + Bugs Bunny = the stuff of my nightmares. The film also has a tendency to let its characters shriek unbearably about whatever's troubling them, which grows obnoxious after a while. The first half an hour of the movie is sort of an endurance test, when their relationship is at its rockiest. If you can't stomach these people in this passage of the film, you should really just stop watching. Furthermore, the visual approach is distracting and, though unique, doesn't seem to serve much of a purpose in the film's goals at large. Bathing the shot in overcontrasted red or blue or yellow looks cool the first couple of times, but then you start to wonder what it's all for.

    Despite all that excess, One From the Heart sort of registers as a trifle, which is the last think Coppola wanted it to be I think. With its comparatively high budget, histrionic composition and the overall challenge that appreciating the film seems to bring, something about it doesn't really feel consistent. Perhaps musical romantic comedy is just a genre in which I'm not versed, but I didn't find it to be an exceptional movie, even though I appreciated and sympathized with it. This will assuredly be remembered as the point of Francis Ford Coppola's burnout, an unfair role for it to assume in history. I do recommend it, but only as a strange pit stop into some of the murkier depths of his filmography.
  • burgerstar
    July 12, 2011
    burgerstar
    Well, there is brief nudity from Teri Garr, but otherwise you can see why this movie flopped and ruined Francis financially. It is always good to see Raul Julia though.
  • fb20312798
    July 12, 2010
    fb20312798
    The film that ruined Francis Ford Coppola. I know it gets a lot of shit, but I rather enjoyed it. The sets, the lighting, and the music creates am eerie, dreamlike quality that allows the story to transcend the real world. Not all of the film works, but Coppola was really trying ... read moresomething different here and I really like that. In my opinion he mostly succeeded. The best thing is that Tom Waits score with some wonderful sad songs.
  • Doctor0Quinzel
    November 8, 2008
    Doctor0Quinzel
    I felt the music took me out of the story, it was too distracting. An interesting, surrealistic feeling and background were the best thing about the film.
  • donnarenee2006
    August 30, 2008
    donnarenee2006
    Oh...this one I loved from Frances Ford Coppola so long ago in 1982. The movie was awesome, but I need to rewatch it again to review it accurately. But it was a great movie. :)
  • The80sExpert
    August 11, 2010
    The80sExpert
    Although it is quite interesting that they were able to film an entire movie on a stage in a theater, I can't decide weather that was a good idea or not. On one hand, the whole movie feels really claustrophobic and everything looks fake. On the other hand, the fake sets enhance... read more the feelings of Garr's character, and the idea that Las Vegas is a fake city. Another device I don't think worked well was the Tom Waits songs sung while the characters were either lying around, walking around, or just sitting around. Why couldn't they sing themselves like in an ordinary musical? They just looked lazy. I loved the part where Raul Julia gets to sing and dance with Terri Garr, it was very romantic. Plus, the ending is predictable, but unexplained. There were a lot of things I liked about this movie, but some things that I didn't like. You just have to see it for yourself.
  • mmars2
    October 21, 2009
    mmars2
    Got mixed feelings. First, it's not really my kind of music or film, so it's kind of hard to be objective. Visually it was very well done. Strangely, I liked the supporting roles by Raul Julia & Nastassia Kinski better than the leading roles (especially Frederic Forrest). Why did... read more they show so much of Teri Garr's skin, but the men couldn't even be seen from behind without their tighty whities on? I watched this just to hear Tom Waits and sadly he was truly out of his element. It's probably the best singing he's ever done, but without the edge, well, Tom Waits just isn't Tom Waits. For lovers of musicals only.
  • nicholasvargo1
    September 21, 2007
    nicholasvargo1
    In 1982, Francis Ford Coppola made a film that if it didn't succeed, it would close Zoetrope Studios, his studio, forever. This was the result. Built and filmed entirely at his studio lot, the film stars Teri Garr and Fredric Forrest as Frannie and Hank, a couple who have been to... read moregether for almost five years, but the relationship threatens to break apart at every turn. Finally, she breaks it off, and off into the night they wander with their friends (He, with Moe, played by Harry Dean Stanton, and she, with Maggie, played by Lainie Kazan) and they both end up having romanitc liasons. Frannie, with a siner/waiter named Ray (Raul Julia), and Hank, with a circus performer (Nastassia Kinski). But are they willing to give it one more try? The film's backdrop is Las Vegas, and as built entirely on the Zoetrope soundstages is a sight to behold. The performances are great, and the music, by Tom Waits and Crystal Gayle is beautiful to listen to. It's almost as if the music gives the film another dimension to it. I'll admit, the closing moments brought tears to my eyes, but I guarantee that this movie will not play for everybody, but it might play for you just like it played for me.

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Critic Reviews

Variety Staff
December 11, 2007
Variety Staff, Variety

A hybrid musical romantic fantasy, lavishing giddy heights of visual imagination and technical brilliance onto a wafer-thin story of true love turned sour, then sweet. Full Review

Roger Ebert
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

An interesting production but not a good movie. Full Review

Janet Maslin
August 30, 2004
Janet Maslin, New York Times

There's not a moment in One From the Heart when Mr. Coppola isn't after something romantic and glorious, something inexpressibly grand. At times, he even gets what he's after. Full Review

Douglas Pratt
April 15, 2004
Douglas Pratt, Hollywood Reporter

[An] often maligned, giddy, superlative romantic musical.

Desson Thomson
January 16, 2004
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

A playful, delightfully unfathomable piece of magic.

Ruthe Stein
January 2, 2004
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle

An integral piece of the oeuvre of one of America's great directors. Full Review

Kevin Thomas
December 26, 2003
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

A bold experiment in style and technique that doesn't work. Full Review

Geoff Pevere
December 5, 2003
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star

An ambitious misfire by a brilliant filmmaker. Full Review

Ty Burr
December 5, 2003
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

Underwritten and overdirected. Full Review

Chris Vognar
November 25, 2003
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News

It still feels like an exercise, but it's a beautiful one. Full Review

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