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00:00Despite this controversy, the 70s marked the actor's strong comeback.

00:04Especially with what is undoubtedly his most legendary role,

00:07Vito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather.

00:30Marlon Brando will never make this movie.

00:57These are the words of the president of Paramount during the pre-production of The Godfather.

01:00The actor was no longer in good odour at the time.

01:02He has a reputation for being unbearable on a set.

01:05But on top of that, it doesn't sell anymore.

01:07Yet he wants this role.

01:08And he even goes so far as to pass a test to get it.

01:10Made up in the image of his character, unrecognizable in front of the studio executives,

01:14who find him fascinating without even knowing he's Brando.

01:17After director Coppola's insistence, he was finally hired, but under certain financial conditions.

01:22A much lower salary than in his previous films.

01:24And the assurance that he will cover the production surplus if he delays filming.

01:28And for once, Marlon Brando looks like he's having a good time.

01:31This wish is quite professional.

01:33Well, sure, he plasters his text on Robert Duval's chest.

01:36But he enjoys playing with this new generation of actors.

01:38And above all, he appreciates his character.

01:40The film was released in March 1972 and was a phenomenal success.

01:44Grossing over $280 million worldwide on a budget of $6 million.

01:48Francis Ford Coppola now has carte blanche in Hollywood.

01:51Al Pacino becomes a star.

01:53And Marlon Brando becomes an actor who matters again.

01:55He will of course capitalize on this artistic renaissance to make even more money.

01:59He took $1 million to star in Missouri Break, alongside Jack Nicholson.

02:034 million for 12 days of work on Richard Donner's Superman.

02:07Where he plays Superman's father.

02:09But doesn't even bother to learn his lines.

02:11Preferring to leave notes everywhere.

02:13Sometimes even on the baby's diapers.

02:25In the making of the film, he justifies himself in this way.

02:33And it makes strange sense.

02:47Brando is brilliant enough to make us believe it anyway.

02:49When he plays Napoleon in Désiré, he does it reluctantly.

02:52And it shows.

02:53Since his character looks upset all the time.

02:56Which ultimately gives it more substance.

02:58Proof that his talent goes beyond his cunning.

03:01And its rather dubious working methods.

03:03And he will confirm this in Apocalypse Now.

03:15We all know the story of the chaotic filming.

03:17And the excess surrounding the production of Apocalypse Now.

03:20It is perfectly told in the documentary Heart of Darkness.

03:23Directed in 1992 by Eleonor Coppola.

03:26The director's wife.

03:27And in this general chaos.

03:29Where the budget explodes the ceiling.

03:30Where the main actor has a heart attack.

03:32Where bad weather destroys the scenery.

03:34Coppola had the idea of adding his two cents in the form of Marlon Brando.

03:39The actor negotiates a $3 million contract for 3 weeks of filming.

03:42Coppola agrees and gives him simple instructions.

03:45His character is puny.

03:47So he needs to lose weight.

03:48And he also has to read Joseph Conrad's book.

03:50In order to understand his psychology.

03:52Race results.

03:53The actor arrives on set without having read a line of the book.

03:56And weighs over 95 kilos.

03:58The director at this point is on the verge of burnout.

04:01Spend days and days with Brando in his caravan.

04:03In order to adapt to his condition.

04:05Finally he decides to hide the actor's body in the darkness.

04:07Let the latter improvise and compose his character as he can.

04:11And the result will be truly brilliant.

04:13The chaos of this end of filming suits the character and Brando perfectly.

04:16Iconized to the extreme thanks to his last-minute lighting choices.

04:20This ambient madness will inspire the actor who will go on captivating tirades.

04:24Ending with two words that will resonate as a foretaste of what his life will be like later.

04:40Apocalypse Now was released in 1979 to enormous critical and commercial success.

04:44Winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes.

04:47With this unconventional ending that he intentionally set up through his nonchalance.

04:52The film has this mystical aura that critics will also praise.

04:55Believing the conclusion could not have been better.

04:58This is the actor's last major role.

05:00We won't see him in the cinema in the 80s.

05:02But he made a comeback in the 90s with forgettable films.

05:05And he doesn't care because he continues to fill his bank account.

05:08He played twice alongside his friend Johnny Depp.

05:11Parodies his character of Vito Corleone in a half-hearted comedy.

05:14stars in John Glenn's flop, Christopher Columbus.

05:17And keep going until people forget the greatness of an actor.

05:21who is now only a shadow of himself.

05:23At this time, Brando's private life was a much more exciting subject than his career.

05:27And the latter will find himself mixed up in a tragedy that will change him forever.

05:31It became the move for the university debris.

05:37The criteria W sauce will test it.

05:39It's good.

05:41The best is to leave it.

05:42And the latter will not give life.

Marlon Brando 5/6 - Le Parrain et Apocalypse Now

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