Eleanor Coppola

Directing

Eleanor Coppola

Born 1936-05-04 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Eleanor Jessie Coppola (née Neil; May 4, 1936 – April 12, 2024) was an American documentary film director, screenwriter, and artist. She was married to director Francis Ford Coppola from 1963 until her death. She was best-known for her 1991 documentary film Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse as well as other documentaries chronicling the films of her husband and children. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eleanor Coppola, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse poster
7.9

A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued the filming of Apocalypse Now, increasing costs and nearly destroying the life and career of Francis Ford Coppola.

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

1991

The Rain People poster
6.6

When a housewife finds out she is pregnant, she runs out of town looking for freedom to reevaluate her life decisions.

The Rain People

1969

Megadoc poster
6.5

Presenting a behind-the-scenes account of a visionary at work. From Oscar-nominated Mike Figgis, Megadoc gives audiences an unfiltered and intimate look at the making of Francis Ford Coppola’s epic sci-fi drama Megalopolis.

Megadoc

2025

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4.8

A behind-the-scenes look at the trials and tribulations of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola directing his first film in ten years, Youth Without Youth (2007).

Coda: Thirty Years Later

2007

Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto poster
6.0

Jacqui Getty's behind-the-scenes look at Gia Coppola's directorial debut Palo Alto, starring Emma Roberts, James Franco, Jack Kilmer, Nat Wolff, and Val Kilmer.

Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto

2014

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope poster
7.6

A fascinating chronicle of the birth and rise of the radically different independent studio founded by director Francis Ford Coppola.

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

2004

The Making of The Virgin Suicides poster
7.2

While Sofia Coppola directed her first feature, her mother, the artist and filmmaker Eleanor Coppola, was there to document the experience.

The Making of The Virgin Suicides

2000

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10.0

History of the Russian Alaska.

Ryska Alaska

1992

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7.0

Documentary short on the set of CQ.

On the Set of CQ

2002

Eleanor Coppola: Art is All Around Us poster
NR

A look at the creative life of documentary film director, screenwriter, author, and artist Eleanor Coppola.

Eleanor Coppola: Art is All Around Us

2025

Tell Them We Were Here poster
NR

Tell Them We Were Here is an inspirational feature-length documentary about eight artists who show us why art is vital to a healthy society and reminds us that we are stronger together.

Tell Them We Were Here

2021

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9.0

A documentary from Eleanor Coppola has her traveling through China.

A Visit to China’s Miao Country

1996

Behind the camera

Paris Can Wait poster
5.9

Anne is at a crossroads in her life. Long married to a successful, driven but inattentive movie producer, she unexpectedly finds herself taking a car trip from Cannes to Paris with Jacques, a business associate of her husband. What should be a seven-hour drive turns into a carefree two-day adventure replete with diversions involving picturesque sights, fine food and wine, humor, wisdom and romance - reawakening Anne's senses and giving her a new lust for life.

Paris Can Wait

2016

Paris Can Wait poster
5.9

Anne is at a crossroads in her life. Long married to a successful, driven but inattentive movie producer, she unexpectedly finds herself taking a car trip from Cannes to Paris with Jacques, a business associate of her husband. What should be a seven-hour drive turns into a carefree two-day adventure replete with diversions involving picturesque sights, fine food and wine, humor, wisdom and romance - reawakening Anne's senses and giving her a new lust for life.

Paris Can Wait

2016

Paris Can Wait poster
5.9

Anne is at a crossroads in her life. Long married to a successful, driven but inattentive movie producer, she unexpectedly finds herself taking a car trip from Cannes to Paris with Jacques, a business associate of her husband. What should be a seven-hour drive turns into a carefree two-day adventure replete with diversions involving picturesque sights, fine food and wine, humor, wisdom and romance - reawakening Anne's senses and giving her a new lust for life.

Paris Can Wait

2016

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse poster
7.9

A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued the filming of Apocalypse Now, increasing costs and nearly destroying the life and career of Francis Ford Coppola.

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

1991

Love Is Love Is Love poster
4.7

Three sto­ries that explore love, com­mit­ment, and loy­al­ty between cou­ples and friends. "Two for Din­ner" where a mar­ried cou­ple tem­porar­i­ly liv­ing in two dif­fer­ent loca­tions are more sep­a­rat­ed than they think. "Sail­ing Les­son" about a long-mar­ried cou­ple who spend a day on a sail­boat rekin­dling their romance… and unex­pect­ed events arise. "Late Lunch" where a young woman who recent­ly lost her moth­er gath­ers togeth­er a group of her moth­er’s friends to share mem­o­ries, with sur­pris­ing rev­e­la­tions.

Love Is Love Is Love

2021

Love Is Love Is Love poster
4.7

Three sto­ries that explore love, com­mit­ment, and loy­al­ty between cou­ples and friends. "Two for Din­ner" where a mar­ried cou­ple tem­porar­i­ly liv­ing in two dif­fer­ent loca­tions are more sep­a­rat­ed than they think. "Sail­ing Les­son" about a long-mar­ried cou­ple who spend a day on a sail­boat rekin­dling their romance… and unex­pect­ed events arise. "Late Lunch" where a young woman who recent­ly lost her moth­er gath­ers togeth­er a group of her moth­er’s friends to share mem­o­ries, with sur­pris­ing rev­e­la­tions.

Love Is Love Is Love

2021

The Making of Marie Antoinette poster
5.0

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette (2006).

The Making of Marie Antoinette

2007

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4.8

A behind-the-scenes look at the trials and tribulations of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola directing his first film in ten years, Youth Without Youth (2007).

Coda: Thirty Years Later

2007

No artwork available
4.8

A behind-the-scenes look at the trials and tribulations of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola directing his first film in ten years, Youth Without Youth (2007).

Coda: Thirty Years Later

2007

No artwork available
4.8

A behind-the-scenes look at the trials and tribulations of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola directing his first film in ten years, Youth Without Youth (2007).

Coda: Thirty Years Later

2007

Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker' poster
NR

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film The Rainmaker (1997), and director Francis Ford Coppola's creative methods of getting great performances from his cast.

Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'

2007

The Making of The Virgin Suicides poster
7.2

While Sofia Coppola directed her first feature, her mother, the artist and filmmaker Eleanor Coppola, was there to document the experience.

The Making of The Virgin Suicides

2000

No artwork available
NR

Eleanor Coppola's behind-the-scenes documentation of her daughter Sofia Coppola directing the 2006 film Marie Antoinette, capturing the craftsmanship and challenges of being a young female director.

Making Marie Antoinette

2026

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Refrigerator

1976

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Joyce Goldstein

1976

Victorian House poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Victorian House

1976

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Peeling a Potato Is a Work of Art

1976

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9.0

A documentary from Eleanor Coppola has her traveling through China.

A Visit to China’s Miao Country

1996