The film-maker has been accused of acting inappropriately on the set of his self-funded sci-fi epic Megalopolis
Videos have emerged of director Francis Ford Coppola trying to kiss female extras on the set of his new filmobtained footage of the film-maker taken by a crew member during a nightclub scene on set last year. The Guardian had originallythat the 85-year-old was seen as “old school” in his behaviour around women while shooting, pulling women to sit on his lap and kissing extras to get “them in the mood”.
Reportedly after multiple takes, Coppola announced on a microphone: “Sorry, if I come up to you and kiss you. Just know it’s solely for my pleasure.”“Because Coppola funded it there was no HR department to keep things in check,” a source told Variety. “Who were they supposed to talk to? Complain to Coppola and report Coppola to himself?”
The film’s first assistant director, Mariela Comitini, called it “a vibrant, professional and positive environment”.
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