One from the Heart (1982)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Francis Ford Coppola

Writers:

Armyan Bernstein (screenplay) &
Francis Ford Coppola (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

6 August 1982 (Sweden)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

The Francis Coppola classic that audiences never had the chance to see [re-release]

Plot:

Hank and Frannie don't seem to be able to live together anymore. After a five-year relationship, lustful...

Plot Keywords:

Fourth Of July | Stockings | Marital Crisis | Stylization | Las Vegas Nevada

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Cast

Frederic Forrest	...	Hank
Teri Garr	...	Frannie
Raul Julia	...	Ray
Nastassja Kinski	...	Leila (as Nastassia Kinski)
Lainie Kazan	...	Maggie
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Moe
Allen Garfield	...	Restaurant Owner (as Allen Goorwitz)
Jeff Hamlin	...	Airline Ticket Agent
Italia Coppola	...	Couple in Elevator
Carmine Coppola	...	Couple in Elevator
Edward Blackoff	...	Understudy
James Dean	...	Understudy
Rebecca De Mornay	...	Understudy (as Rebecca de Mornay)
Javier Grajeda	...	Understudy
Cynthia Kania	...	Understudy
Monica Scattini	...	Understudy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Luana Anders	...	(uncredited)
Judith Burnett	...	Eleanore (uncredited)
Michelle Johnston	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Douglas Brian Martin	...	Triplet (uncredited)
Lezlie Mogell	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Tom Waits	...	Trumpet player (uncredited)

Directed by
Francis Ford Coppola		(as Francis Coppola)

Writing credits
Armyan Bernstein		(screenplay) &
Francis Ford Coppola		(screenplay) (as Francis Coppola)
Armyan Bernstein		(story)
Luana Anders		additional dialogue (uncredited)

Produced by
Kim Aubry	....	co-producer
Armyan Bernstein	....	co-producer
Gray Frederickson	....	producer
Bernard Gersten	....	executive producer
Fred Roos	....	producer
Mona Skager	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Tom Waits

Cinematography by
Ronald Víctor García		(director of photography) (as Ronald V. Garcia)
Vittorio Storaro

Film Editing by
Rob Bonz		(2004 edition)
Rudi Fehr
Anne Goursaud
Randy Roberts

Casting by
Jennifer Shull

Production Design by
Dean Tavoularis

Art Direction by
Angelo P. Graham		(as Angelo Graham)

Set Decoration by
Gary Fettis
Leslie McCarthy-Frankenheimer

Costume Design by
Ruth Morley

Makeup Department
Jeff Angell	....	makeup artist
Lillian Barb	....	assistant hair stylist
Jene Fielder	....	makeup artist
Barbara Lorenz	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Donald Heitzer	....	production manager (as Don Heitzer)
Ralph S. Singleton	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Daniel Attias	....	second assistant director
Kenneth D. Collins	....	second assistant director (as Kenneth Collins)
Arne Schmidt	....	first assistant director

Art Department
William Cruse	....	set designer
Roger Dietz	....	set artist
George Flaherty	....	leadman
Dennis Gassner	....	graphic designer
Claudia Gilligan Ivanjack	....	painter (as Claudia Gilligan)
Joe Griffith	....	production illustrator (as Joseph Griffith, Jr.)
David Jonas	....	production illustrator
Donald Krafft	....	leadman
Sharon Lee	....	miniature electronics maintenance
Bruce Wayne Mecchi	....	set dresser
Nancy Mickelberry	....	set designer
James J. Murakami	....	assistant art director (as James Murakami)
John J. Rutchland Jr.	....	construction coordinator (as John Rutchland)
Tom Shaw Jr.	....	property master
Alex Tavoularis	....	illustrator
Rick Young	....	assistant property master (as Richard Young)
Richard Lund	....	translite photographer (uncredited)

Sound Department
James Austin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard Beggs	....	sound designer
Richard Beggs	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard Burrow	....	sound editor
Teresa Eckton	....	sound editor
Vivien Hillgrove Gilliam	....	sound editor
Randal A. Goya	....	foley mixer
Pete Horner	....	sound supervisor: 2003 director's cut
George E. Marshall Jr.	....	boom operator: second unit
Chris McLaughlin	....	production recordist
Thomas Scott	....	sound re-recording mixer
Leslie Shatz	....	supervising sound editor
Jim Stuebe	....	production recordist
James E. Webb	....	production recordist (as James Webb)
Bernadette F. Dugas	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Nancy Jencks	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Barbara McBane	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Joe Lombardi	....	special effects coordinator (as Joseph Lombardi)
Robert G. Willard	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Kathryn Campbell	....	visual effects editor
Robert Eberlein	....	miniature photographer
Robert Eberlein	....	visual effects photographer
Raymond Fielding	....	additional visual effects (as Ray Fielding)
Wally Gentleman	....	additional visual effects
Rocco Gioffre	....	matte artist
Bill Hansard	....	process coordinator
Thomas Hollister	....	motion control photographer (as Tom Hollister)
Fred Iguchi	....	motion control photographer
Gregory Jein	....	miniature supervisor (as Greg Jein)
Jeffery Roth	....	digital effects artist
Scott Squires	....	motion control photographer
Robert Swarthe	....	special visual effects
Robert Waddell	....	motion control photographer
Don Weed	....	additional visual effects
Hoyt Yeatman	....	motion control photographer (as Hoyt Yeatman Jr.)
Bill Bannerman	....	visual effects trainee (uncredited)
Bill George	....	model maker (uncredited)
Karl Herrmann	....	visual effects camera operator (uncredited)
Tom Koester	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Rick Thompson	....	model maker (uncredited)

Stunts
Bruce Paul Barbour	....	stunt double
Conrad E. Palmisano	....	stunt coordinator (as Conrad Palmisano)

Camera and Electrical Department
Thomas E. Ackerman	....	camera operator (as Thomas Ackerman)
Jamie Anderson	....	assistant camera
James O. Blair	....	gaffer (as James Blair)
Garrett Brown	....	Steadicam operator
Mitch Dubin	....	camera department supervisor (as Mitchell Dubin)
Mark Freund	....	assistant camera
Michael J. Jacobs	....	special still photographer
Paul Kenworthy	....	snorkel camera
Tommy Klines	....	assistant camera (as Thomas Klines)
John R. Leonetti	....	assistant camera (as John Leonetti)
Scott Lloyd-Davies	....	cinematographer: titles
Keith Lundy	....	assistant camera
Alfredo Marchetti	....	key grip
Roger Montgomery	....	additional camera operator
Robert Moore	....	key grip
Morgan Renard	....	still photographer
Phillip R. Sarabia	....	best boy grip (as Phillip Sarabia)
Darryl Smith	....	best boy
Peter Sorel	....	still photographer
Enrico Umetelli	....	camera operator
Nicholas Josef von Sternberg	....	publicity photographer
Mario Zavala	....	assistant camera
Alexander Seligman	....	videographer (uncredited)
David A. Smith	....	video assist operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Susan Landau Finch	....	extras casting (as Susie Landau)
Elisabeth Leustig	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
April Ferry	....	costumer
Dean Skipworth	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Carrie Ellison	....	assistant editor
Kaja Fehr	....	assistant editor
Chris Lebenzon	....	first assistant editor (as Christopher Lebenzon)
Deborah Roberts	....	assistant editor
Loolee DeLeon	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Bob Alcivar	....	composer: additional musical score
Bob Alcivar	....	conductor
Bob Alcivar	....	music arranger
Bob Alcivar	....	orchestrator
Gene L. Gillette	....	music editor
Bones Howe	....	music producer
Tom Waits	....	additional orchestrator

Transportation Department
Tim Roslan	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Luana Anders	....	special assistant to director
Jean A. Autrey	....	production auditor (as Jean Autrey)
Max Bercutt	....	publicist
Joanie Blum	....	script supervisor
Thomas Brown	....	electronic cinema
Estelle Changas	....	production coordinator
Gian-Carlo Coppola	....	special assistant to director
Edward S. Feldman	....	production representative
Teri Fettis-D'Ovidio	....	production assistant (as Teri Fettis)
Jeff Hamlin	....	dialogue director
Murdo Laird	....	electronic cinema
Lise Lang	....	assistant choreographer
Michael Lehmann	....	electronic cinema
James T. Mockoski	....	film archivist
Ernesto Novelli	....	supervising color technician
Julie Offer	....	location projectionist
Kenny Ortega	....	choreographer
Otto Paoloni	....	supervising color technician (as Otto Paolini)
Susan Royal	....	production auditor
Anne Schwebel	....	publicist
Tony St. John	....	electronic cinema (as Anthony St. John)
Daniel R. Suhart	....	production assistant (as Dan Suhart)
Mitchell Amundsen	....	production assistant (uncredited)
David Parker	....	staff member (uncredited)
Randy Thom	....	staff member (uncredited)
Karen G. Wilson	....	staff member (uncredited)
Bob Yerkes	....	tightrope instructor (uncredited)

Thanks
Larry Albright	....	with the participation of
Mitchell Amundsen	....	with the participation of
Mary Andrews	....	with the participation of
James Austin	....	with the participation of
Elizabeth Bailey	....	with the participation of
Steve Calou	....	with the participation of
Jim Jack Campbell	....	with the participation of
Daniel Candib	....	with the participation of
Ruth Carlson	....	with the participation of (as Ruth Carlsson-Wollbruck)
Carl Carlsson-Wollbruck	....	with the participation of
Stephen Cohn	....	with the participation of
Ronald Colby	....	with the participation of
Tom Dahlgren	....	with the participation of
Loolee DeLeon	....	with the participation of (as Loolee de Leon)
Foster K. Denker	....	with the participation of (as Foster Denker)
Tony Dingman	....	with the participation of
Jim Dunn	....	with the participation of
Donald Elmblad	....	with the participation of (as Don Elmblad)
Laura Fine	....	with the participation of
Michael L. Fink	....	with the participation of (as Michael Fink)
Merri Lisa Formento	....	with the participation of (as Merrilisa Formento)
Suzanne Fox	....	with the participation of
Bill George	....	with the participation of (as William George)
Lyn Gerry	....	with the participation of
Ron Gress	....	with the participation of (as Ronald Gress)
Michael Hacker	....	with the participation of
Tess Haley	....	with the participation of
Mickey Hart	....	special thanks
Karl Herrmann	....	with the participation of (as Karl Herrman)
Clark Higgins	....	with the participation of
Pete Jasper	....	with the participation of
Nancy Jencks	....	with the participation of
Roy Thomas Johns	....	with the participation of
Jill Kearney	....	with the participation of
Tom Koester	....	with the participation of
Kenneth A. Larson	....	with the participation of (as Kenneth Larson)
Kathleen Lawrence	....	with the participation of (as Kathleen Gale)
Jack Lindauer	....	with the participation of
Dan Lutz	....	with the participation of
Michael Lynn	....	with the participation of
Bonnie Macker	....	with the participation of
Michael Magill	....	with the participation of
Cathy Masom	....	with the participation of
Barbara McBane	....	with the participation of
Marita McCarthy	....	with the participation of
Mark Monette	....	with the participation of
Katherine Morton	....	with the participation of
Anahid Nazarian	....	with the participation of
Jim Neidhart	....	with the participation of
David Parker	....	with the participation of
Holle Robertson	....	with the participation of
Marcia Roseff	....	with the participation of
Edward Rugoff	....	with the participation of (as Ed Rugoff)
Jeff Scheftel	....	special thanks
Nick Seldon	....	with the participation of (as Nicholas Seldon)
David A. Smith	....	with the participation of (as David Smith)
Ann St. John	....	with the participation of
Barbara Stones	....	with the participation of
Holland Sutton	....	with the participation of
Judy Thomason	....	with the participation of
Rick Thompson	....	with the participation of (as Richard Thompson)
Randy Thom	....	with the participation of
George Turner	....	with the participation of
Bobby Vega	....	special thanks
Jeffrey A. Watts	....	with the participation of
Gary Weimberg	....	with the participation of
Christopher Weir	....	with the participation of
Jenny Weyman-Cockle	....	with the participation of (as Jennifer Weyman-Cockle)
Karen G. Wilson	....	with the participation of
Bob Yerkes	....	with the participation of
Richard Zarro	....	with the participation of (as Rick Zarro)
Ronald Zarro	....	with the participation of (as Ron Zarro)

Production Companies

• Zoetrope Studios

Distributors

• Fantoma (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• American Zoetrope (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• Europa Film (1982) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Hoyts Distribution (1982) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Artificial Eye (UK)
• Cinemax (2009) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Columbia Pictures
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2003) (Finland) (DVD)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (1994) (Finland) (TV)

Other Companies

• Colossal Pictures  title design by
• Dream Quest Company  matte paintings (as Dreamquest, Inc.)
• Dream Quest Company  motion control photography (as Dreamquest, Inc.)
• Modern Film Effects  opticals
• Moviola  Zoetrope film/video transition by (as Moviola®)
• Optical House, The  opticals
• Pacific Title  titles
• Post Logic Studios  digital film mastering
• Sony Corporation of America  produced in cooperation with (as The Sony Corporation)
• Zoetrope Images  opticals

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Australia:M | USA:R (No. 26579) | Finland:K-7 (DVD rating: 2003) | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

American Zoetrope Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Zoetrope Studios

Trivia:

Rebecca De Mornay's first movie.

Quotes:

Hank: If I could sing, I'd sing. I can't sing, Frannie!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Dream Studio (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Take Me Home

The end of the great Coppola

Many film fans are keenly aware of the circumstances surrounding Francis Coppola's "One From the Heart." It was the first film to launch his self financed Zoetrope Studios. He recruited many of the industries best and brightest for the production. It was Coppola's follow up to the legendary "Apocalypse Now." The film was supposed to mark a new direction for filmmaking as a whole. Zoetrope was to be a place where directors and storytellers could produce their films without studio interference. The artists would control the medium, not the business men. And with "One From the Heart", Coppola's dream came to a thundering halt after just one movie. Though not as well known, it stands along side "Heaven's Gate" as a film that proved that the wonder directors of the 70's would not be given the keys to the castle. "Heart" was that once in a decade disaster and it's not hard to see why it was such an ignored film. It turns out that this story behind the film is far more interesting to follow than the film itself.

"One From the Heart" is as stylized as films can come. Shot entirely on the sets at Zoetrope, "Heart" attempts to tell the story of Franny and Hank, a long together couple possibly nearing the end of their rope with one another. The couple calls it quits and they seek solitude in the arms of more adventuresome lovers for one night in an entirely reproduced Las Vegas. Coppola's decision to cast Frederic Forest and Teri Garr seems daring at first, almost brave. But casting two such down to Earth actors against the overwhelming design of "One From the Heart" leaves the two with nothing to do but drown under the neon cinematography. Garr and Forest give it a go, but their problems seem minor against the wave of the film itself. It's possible no two actors could've asserted themselves against this backdrop. Coppola has infused every shot in "Heart" with enough technique and design that he seems to have completely forgotten to add any element of genuine drama into the proceedings. The story never moves far beyond the 'will they stay together or break up' arc. It isn't without possibility, but it's more suited to a smaller more intimate scale, not the phantasmagoric, neon coated reality that constantly draws attention to itself that Coppola labors to construct. All the design is admirable and on occasion very gorgeous. But it won't take an astute viewer very long to see that "One From the Heart" is a film more intended to be looked at than actually watched. A technological achievement in filmmaking? Yes. A genuinely involving film? No.

Despite disliking the film I'm glad to see it's finally available on DVD in a watchable format. Viewers can finally see this much maligned film for themselves and decide about its merits. The film is also noted for it's songs and score by Tom Waits and Crystal Gail.