it be american myth that apocalypse now drive francis coppola to the brink of insanity ( see heart of darkness ) and he have never be the same . one from the heart be make follow his boy gang trilogy and which have also confuse many a to why . the creator of the godfather saga would go so far afield . creative master simply be different . sometimes their ego and force of will create incredible work of art which also manage to achieve commercial success and mass appeal . often time their work succeed a art and but fail at the box office . one from the heart be homage to the lavish musical of the 30 and and an expression of coppola love of theater . the set and effect be beautiful on a large screen . the craft and technical skill be apparent in each shot and throughout the film . terri garr and frederic forrest be the everyman antithesis of astaire and rogers . the mix of simplicity and grandeur be not for everyone . i love the movie . i also understand why most do not . viewer go to a lavish musical to escape and be entertain . coppola want one to view the movie and appreciate his vision and his life and and perhaps experience some of his romantic notion of time go by . most people do not want to spend money and opportunity for such notion .