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"Coppola's presence in Athens illuminates our city. We award him this medal in recognition of his long contribution to art. Coppola chose a path off Hollywood's limits. He is a critic of the American Dream. He described it and he exposed its dark side, its sweet and sour taste," Kaklamanis stressed in his address.
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Mayor of Athens Nikitas Kaklamanis (R) shakes hands with multi-award-winning American film director, screenwriter and producer Francis Ford Coppola, after awarding him "Medal of City of Athens" during a press conference for the screening of his new film "Tetro" in Athens, capital of Greece, on Oct. 30, 2009 |
The American director, who has won five Oscars and various other awards for films such as "The Godfather" and "Apocalypse Now", is a special guest at the film festival, which ends Sunday evening, when he will present his latest movie "Tetro".
It has a few autobiographical clues, he said.
"A few years ago, I decided that I want to proceed my career filming more personal movies, based on my own stories. At my age, it's a great pleasure to learn new things. We learn most things through family. So, I wrote a script based on my memories from my family," Coppola said. He wrote the script of Tetro 30 years ago.