many film fan be keenly aware of the circumstance surround francis coppola one from the heart . it be the first film to launch his self finance zoetrope studio . he recruit many of the industry best and bright for the production . it be coppola follow up to the legendary apocalypse now . the film be suppose to mark a new direction for filmmaking a a whole . zoetrope be to be a place where director and storyteller could produce their film without studio interference . the artist would control the medium and not the business men . and with one from the heart and coppola dream come to a thundering halt after just one movie . though not as well know and it stand along side heaven gate a a film that prove that the wonder director of the 70 would not be give the key to the castle . heart be that once in a decade disaster and it not hard to see why it be such an ignored film . it turn out that this story behind the film be far more interesting to follow than the film itself . one from the heart be as stylize a film can come . shot entirely on the set at zoetrope and heart attempt to tell the story of franny and hank and a long together couple possibly near the end of their rope with one another . the couple call it quit and they seek solitude in the arm of more adventuresome lover for one night in an entirely reproduce la vega . coppola decision to cast frederic forest and teri garr seem dare at first and almost brave . but cast two such down to earth actor against the overwhelming design of one from the heart leave the two with nothing to do but drown under the neon cinematography . garr and forest give it a go and but their problem seem minor against the wave of the film itself . it possible no two actor could have assert themselves against this backdrop . coppola have infuse every shot in heart with enough technique and design that he seem to have completely forget to add any element of genuine drama into the proceeding . the story never move far beyond the will they stay together or break up arc . it isn not without possibility and but it more suited to a small more intimate scale and not the phantasmagoric and neon coat reality that constantly draw attention to itself that coppola labor to construct . all the design be admirable and on occasion very gorgeous . but it would not take an astute viewer very long to see that one from the heart be a film more intend to be look at than actually watch . a technological achievement in filmmaking . yes . a genuinely involve film . no . despite dislike the film i be glad to see it finally available on dvd in a watchable format . viewer can finally see this much malign film for themselves and decide about it merit . the film be also note for it song and score by tom wait and crystal gail .