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American Zoetrope

American Zoetrope
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Foundation date 1 january 1969
Creator Francis Ford Coppola
Creator George Lucas

American Zoetrope, parfois appelé Zoetrope Studios, est une société de production américaine créée en 1969 par Francis Ford Coppola et George Lucas. La société a actuellement son siège dans le quartier de North Beach à San Francisco, en Californie.

Ont été produits ou coproduits par American Zoetrope l'ensemble des films de la famille Coppola (Francis et ses enfants Roman et Sofia) mais aussi les premiers films de George Lucas, Mishima de Paul Schrader, Barfly de Barbet Schroeder, Sleepy Hollow de Tim Burton ou encore la série télévisée Les 4400.

George Lucas n'est désormais plus dans la société. Francis Ford Coppola a ensuite laissé la gestion à ses enfants Roman et Sofia Coppola.

Le nom de la société est dû à un cadeau qu'a reçu Francis Ford Coppola dans les années 1960 : un zootrope (« zoetrope » en anglais).

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Filmography of American Zoetrope (64 films)

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Production

Mainstream
Mainstream (2021)

Directed by Gia Coppola
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Andrew Garfield, Maya Hawke, Nat Wolff, Jason Schwartzman, Johnny Knoxville, Chris Messina

Voici les aventures de deux garçons et une fille se retrouvant au centre d'un triangle amoureux, à l'ère du numérique.
The Beguiled, 1h31
Directed by Sofia Coppola
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Western
Actors Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning, Oona Laurence, Angourie Rice

En Virginie en 1864, alors que la guerre de Sécession fait rage, le pensionnat pour jeunes filles tenu par Martha Farnsworth demeure totalement en dehors des conflits. Mais un jour, le pensionnat recueille un soldat, gravement blessé.
Jeepers Creepers 3, 1h40
Directed by Victor Salva
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Meg Foster, Jonathan Breck, Stan Shaw, Joyce Giraud, Michael Papajohn, Ray Wise

L'histoire prend place juste après la fin de Jeepers Creepers. La créature vient de s'envoler avec Daryl, et sa soeur Trish attend ses parents au commissariat. La police arrive sur place et encercle le camion du monstre. Ils y trouvent de nombreux corps sans vie et des pièges mortels pour quiconque s'en approche. Danny, chef de la police, décide de se lancer à la poursuite du creeper avec une équipe d'hommes qui ont tous des comptes personnels à régler avec la bête. Pendant ce temps, Addison qui habite chez sa grand-mère, doit faire face à la folie apparente de cette dernière qui a perdu son fils Kenny 23 ans plus tôt, disparu sur la route avec sa petite amie Darla, le soir du bal de promo. Kenny apparaît régulièrement à sa mère, c'est ainsi qu'elle sait qu'il est mort, puisque son corps n'a jamais été retrouvé. Seuls Daryl et Trish l'ont vu dans la cave de l'église qui a ensuite éte incendiée dans le premier opus. Kenny prévient sa mère que le creeper va venir récupérer quelque chose qui lui appartient et qui a été enterré devant la maison. Très vite, le monstre se met à nouveau en quête de proies pour terminer son cycle en ayant dévoré suffisamment d'âmes.
A Very Murray Christmas, 56minutes
Directed by Sofia Coppola
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Christmas films, Musical films
Actors George Clooney, Bill Murray, Paul Shaffer, Amy Poehler, Julie White, Michael Cera

L'acteur Bill Murray est très inquiet. En raison d’une tempête de neige qui s'abat sur New York, aucun invité ne peut venir pour son émission de télévision. Heureusement, des célébrités arrivent au Carlyle Hotel pour l’aider à célébrer l’esprit de Noël.
Life After Beth, 1h29
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Romantic comedy, Horror, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Comedy horror films, Disaster films
Actors Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, Matthew Gray Gubler, Dane DeHaan, John C. Reilly, Cheryl Hines

After his girlfriend Beth Slocum (Aubrey Plaza) dies, Zach Orfman (Dane DeHaan) is left devastated. He begins to spend time with Beth's parents Maury (John C. Reilly) and Geenie (Molly Shannon) as a source of comfort. Zach confesses to Maury that he and Beth were having problems in their relationship; Maury advises him not to let the end of the relationship define it.
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, 1h25
Directed by Roman Coppola
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Charlie Sheen, Katheryn Winnick, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Patricia Arquette, Mary Elizabeth Winstead

In the 1970s, successful graphic designer and ladies' man Charles Swan III (Sheen) is dumped by his girlfriend Ivana (Winnick), and it throws his life into a tailspin. He does not know whether he loves her or hates her or wants her back or never wants to see her again. Along with his best friend, Kirby (Schwartzman) and his manager, Saul (Murray), Charles starts to suffer from nightmares, fever dreams of past relationships and hits rock bottom as he tries to recover from the recent breakup and tries to turn his life around.
The Bling Ring, 1h20
Directed by Sofia Coppola
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Crime
Actors Emma Watson, Kirsten Dunst, Leslie Mann, Israel Broussard, Katie Chang, Taissa Farmiga

Quiet teenager Marc Hall (Israel Broussard) arrives as a new student at Indian Hills High School in Agoura Hills, California. He is befriended by fame-obsessed Rebecca Ahn (Katie Chang). While at a party at Rebecca's house, the pair check unlocked vehicles on the street, taking valuables such as cash and credit cards.
On the Road, 2h20
Directed by Sam Riley, Walter Salles
Origin France
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Films about writers, Films about sexuality, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart, Amy Adams, Tom Sturridge, Alice Braga

In 1947, on the day his father is buried, Sal Paradise (Sam Riley) is invited by his friend Chad to meet Dean Moriarty (Garrett Hedlund) and Moriarty's 16-year-old wife Marylou (Kristen Stewart). Sal befriends Dean, smoking marijuana with him and visiting a jazz nightclub where they meet saxophonist Walter (Terrence Howard), who also befriends them. Dean gets a job as a chauffeur (having previously been a car thief). Sal teaches Dean how to write before another friend, Carlo Marx (Tom Sturridge), leaves with Dean for Denver.
Twixt
Twixt (2011)
, 1h30
Directed by Bruce Dern, Val Kilmer, Elle Fanning, Francis Ford Coppola, Ben Chaplin
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Actors Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, Ben Chaplin, Elle Fanning, Joanne Whalley, Don Novello

Hall Baltimore est un écrivain sur le déclin. Alors qu'il est en tournée de promotion dans une petite ville, il découvre qu'une jeune fille a été assassinée. La nuit, Hall rêve d'un fantôme nommé V qui lui raconte une étrange histoire, peut-être en rapport avec le meurtre. À sa grande surprise, certaines des réponses à ces questions se trouvent dans sa propre vie…
Somewhere
Somewhere (2010)
, 1h38
Directed by Sofia Coppola
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about television
Actors Stephen Dorff, Elle Fanning, Michelle Monaghan, Erin Wasson, Chris Pontius, Nathalie Fay

As the film opens a black Ferrari circles on a race track in the desert, its engine roaring in and out of the shot. When it eventually stops, Johnny Marco (Stephen Dorff) steps out. Marco is a Hollywood actor who, despite his recent rise to fame, does not feel much meaning in his daily life. He resides at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles from where he completes various publicity obligations for his new film: he is photographed with his co-star (Michelle Monaghan), gives interviews to the press, and attends an award ceremony in Italy. Despite drinking and socializing occasionally with Sammy (Chris Pontius), a fellow actor and childhood friend, Marco spends much time alone, driving his Ferrari motorcar, drinking beer, taking pills, and having casual sex with various women. Twice he has pole-dancing twins (Kristina and Karissa Shannon) set up their equipment and perform in his room, the first time he falls asleep and the second routine is more calisthenic than erotic.
Tetro
Tetro (2009)
, 2h6
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Vincent Gallo, Alden Ehrenreich, Maribel Verdú, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Carmen Maura, Rodrigo de la Serna

Set in Argentina with a high content of film noir, this story of the reunion of two brothers follows the rivalries born out of creative differences passed down through generations of an artistic Italian immigrant family.
Youth Without Youth, 2h5
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Seafaring films, Films about religion, Transport films, Political films, Films about Buddhism, Films about language and translation
Actors Tim Roth, Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara Claudia Paolina, André Hennicke, Marcel Iureș, Matt Damon

The film opens in 1938. Dominic Matei (Tim Roth), is a 70-year-old professor of linguistics. On the eve of World War II, Dominic attempts to visit the Café Select but is denied access due to wearing his pyjamas. Dominic realises that he is getting no younger, and has essentially failed his aim in life – to fully discover the origin of human language. His tireless labours have condemned him to a solitary existence, often spent pining after Laura (Alexandra Maria Lara), the love of his youth. Intent on committing suicide, Dominic travels to Bucharest, the city where he and Laura met at university. He is struck by lightning. In hospital, he is initially diagnosed by Professor Stanciulescu (Bruno Ganz) to be dying of his burns. However, Stanciulescu is startled when his patient regenerates into a much younger man. The Professor helps Dominic out of the hospital so as to continue studying him. Shortly afterwards, Romania is occupied by the Nazis, whose interests are aroused by Stanciulescu’s miracle patient.
Marie Antoinette, 2h3
Directed by Sofia Coppola
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy-drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Feminist films, Politique, Marie-Antoinette, Political films, Histoire de France, French Revolution films, Films about royalty
Actors Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Judy Davis, Rip Torn, Rose Byrne, Asia Argento

Fourteen-year-old Maria Antonia Josephina Johanna Habsburg (Kirsten Dunst) is the beautiful, charming, and naive archduchess of Austria, youngest of Empress Maria Theresa's (Marianne Faithfull) daughters. In 1770, the only one left unmarried among her sisters, she is sent by her mother to marry the Dauphin of France, the future Louis XVI of France (Jason Schwartzman), to seal an alliance between the two rival countries. Marie Antoinette travels to France, relinquishing all connections with her home country, including her pet Pug "Mops", and meets the King Louis XV of France (Rip Torn) and her future husband, Louis Auguste. The two arrive at the Palace of Versailles, which was built by the King's great-grandfather. They are married at once, and are encouraged to produce an heir to the throne as soon as possible; but the next day it is reported to the king that "nothing happened" on the wedding night.
The Good Shepherd, 2h47
Directed by Robert De Niro
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Spy, Historical
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, William Hurt, Alec Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Billy Crudup

A photograph and an audio recording on reel-to-reel tape are dropped off anonymously at the home of Edward Wilson (Matt Damon), a senior CIA officer, after the 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba fails due to an undisclosed leak. While riding to work on the bus, Edward is approached by a young boy who asks if Edward has change for a dollar. Upon arriving at work, Edward's assistant checks the serial number of the dollar against a long list of serial numbers assigned to various code names and confirms that Edward has been given a dollar from "Cardinal". The story then flashes back to 1939.
Kinsey
Kinsey (2004)
, 1h58
Directed by Bill Condon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Peter Sarsgaard, Chris O'Donnell, Will Denton, Timothy Hutton

Professor Alfred Kinsey is being interviewed about his sexual history. Interspersed with the interview, are flashbacks from his childhood and young-adulthood. The young child years show his father, a lay minister, denouncing modern inventions as leading to sexual sin, then in early adolescence, humiliating him in a store by denouncing its keeper for showing him cigarettes, while his adolescence shows his experiences as a Boy Scout and a late teenage scene shows Kinsey disappointing his father by his chosen vocational intentions. It then shows adult Kinsey teaching at Indiana University as a professor of biology lecturing on gall wasps. Kinsey falls in love with a student in his class, whom he calls Mac, and marries her. Consummation of their marriage is difficult at first, because of a medical problem Mac has that is fixed easily with minor surgery, after which it is shown that she has an equally intense sexual appetite as her husband. Meanwhile, at the University, Professor Kinsey, who is affectionately called "Prok" by his graduate students, meets with students after hours to offer individual sexual advice. Later, in a fictional scene where his mother has just died and Alfred Jr. is back at his parents home with grieving friends and relatives, ex. his sister being too fat and thus unattractive to get a husband and his brother as a possible early boomerang generation man who moved back home after losing his business, Kinsey shocks his father by telling his "big secret": that he's doing a sex survey and want his father to contribute his own sexual history to it.