45-448: Gian-Carla Coppola (born January 1, 1987) is an American film director and screenwriter. She made her directorial feature film debut with Palo Alto in 2013. A member of the Coppola family , she is the granddaughter of director Francis Ford Coppola and niece of Sofia Coppola . Coppola is the only child of film producer Gian-Carlo Coppola and Jacqui de la Fontaine . Her father died in
90-406: A 70% rating based on 129 reviews, with an average rating of 6.2/10. The site’s critics consensus states: "A promising debut for director Gia Coppola, Palo Alto compensates for its drifting plot with solid performances and beautiful cinematography." On Metacritic , the film has a rating of 69 out of 100, based on 34 reviews, signifying "generally favorable reviews". Ian Freer of Empire gave
135-462: A better understanding of the film. According to the taxonomy, combining the type with the genre does not create a separate genre. For instance, the "Horror Drama" is simply a dramatic horror film (as opposed to a comedic horror film). "Horror Drama" is not a genre separate from the horror genre or the drama type. Crime dramas explore themes of truth, justice, and freedom, and contain the fundamental dichotomy of "criminal vs. lawman". Crime films make
180-469: A couple of teen stoners. Teddy is artistically inclined, but Fred constantly gets the pair into trouble with his reckless behavior. Emily has a reputation as the promiscuous girl. April is a shy student who is made fun of by her classmates for still being a virgin, and is also teased by her soccer teammates because of their coach Mr. B.'s favoritism of her. At soccer practice, Mr. B., who is a divorced father, asks April to babysit his son Michael again because he
225-571: A large chef's knife. Afterwards, Fred insists on driving down a one-way street. Teddy, worried by his friend’s behavior, asks to be let out. Fred drives down the street alone, repeating "I'm not Bob" as oncoming cars swerve out of his way. As Teddy walks home, April sends him a text message that makes him smile. The film adapted the stories "Jack-O", "Emily", and "April" from the collection Palo Alto . Filming took place throughout November and December 2012 in Southern California, and at
270-438: A little burnt out on taking pictures after years of churning out so many for classes". This resulted in her turning to film as a medium of interest. Coppola's film career began when she directed a short film for her friend's fashion label. Subsequently, Coppola was hired to make short films for Opening Ceremony which starred Kirsten Dunst and Jason Schwartzman (her father's cousin), Zac Posen (who said that "she's going to be
315-685: A more central component of the story, along with serious content. Examples include Three Colours: White (1994), The Truman Show (1998), The Man Without a Past (2002), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), and Silver Linings Playbook (2012). Coined by film professor Ken Dancyger , these stories exaggerate characters and situations to the point of becoming fable, legend or fairy tale. Examples: Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) and Maleficent (2014). Light dramas are light-hearted stories that are, nevertheless, serious in nature. Examples: The Help (2011) and The Terminal (2004). Psychological dramas are dramas that focus on
360-400: A particular setting or subject matter, or they combine a drama's otherwise serious tone with elements that encourage a broader range of moods . To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict —emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in
405-639: A party, Fred begs Emily to go night swimming with him. She goes with him to a pool but when he undresses and gets in, she declines on joining him. They get into an argument, with Fred calling her derogatory names and threatening her. Emily smashes a beer bottle on his head, injuring him and shattering his bravado. Teddy and April are also at the party and find themselves reconnecting. Teddy confesses his love for April, surprising her because they do not talk often. With his head bleeding, Fred asks Teddy to accompany him to buy weed from drug dealer Skull. During their meetup with Skull, Fred acts increasingly erratic and holds
450-633: A person's life and raises their level of importance. The "small things in life" feel as important to the protagonist (and the audience) as the climactic battle in an action film, or the final shootout in a western. Often, the protagonists deal with multiple, overlapping issues in the course of the film – just as we do in life. Films of this type/genre combination include: The Wrestler (2008), Fruitvale Station (2013), and Locke (2013). Romantic dramas are films with central themes that reinforce our beliefs about love (e.g.: themes such as "love at first sight", "love conquers all", or "there
495-457: A specific approach to drama but, rather, consider drama as a lack of comedic techniques. Examples: Ghost World (2001) and Wuthering Heights (2011). According to the Screenwriters' Taxonomy, all film descriptions should contain their type (comedy or drama) combined with one (or more) of the eleven super-genres. This combination does not create a separate genre, but rather, provides
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#1732855964082540-488: A speed boating incident while her mother was pregnant with her. The credits of the 1996 film Jack , directed by her grandfather Francis Ford Coppola , include the dedication "for Gia 'When you see a shooting star...'" (with her name stylised in lower case). She was close in age to the characters in the film at the time. Peter Getty, son of Gordon Getty , became her stepfather when he married her mother in 2000. They separated in 2009. Coppola grew up in both Los Angeles and
585-580: A study session, he kisses her, but tells her he is hesitant about pursuing anything further with her because she is underage. April says she understands and kisses him back. In class, Teddy's art teacher observes Fred's art and tells him how he went down the "tunnel of death" and realized he is "not Bob" as he drove down the highway. April expresses her frustration with Mr. B because he has lessened communication with her. He apologizes and claims he’s in love with her. April dismisses him and says she needs to date guys her own age, against his protestations. One night,
630-526: Is a final fight to the death; the idea of the protagonists facing death is a central expectation in a war drama film. In a war film even though the enemy may out-number, or out-power, the hero, we assume that the enemy can be defeated if only the hero can figure out how. Examples include: Apocalypse Now (1979), Come and See (1985), Braveheart (1995), Life Is Beautiful (1997), Black Book (2006), The Hurt Locker (2008), 1944 (2015), Wildeye (2015), and 1917 (2019). Films in
675-421: Is going on a date. In return, he offers her the striker position. Teddy and April have unspoken feelings for each other. At a party, they drink alcohol with everyone and get jealous seeing each other flirt with and kiss other people. Teddy and Fred get into a car crash after leaving the party. A police officer pulls Teddy over and arrests him for driving under the influence . Instead of serving any jail time, he
720-571: Is later moved to a nursing home for his volunteer work, and he bonds with seniors over the portraits he draws of them. Meanwhile, Fred sets his sights on Emily, who invites him back to her home where they have sex. Although Emily has genuine feelings for Fred, he treats her as nothing more than a hookup. In a voiceover, he admits that at a friend's house, he got her naked in a bed so multiple guys could rape her. Mr. B. and April grow closer, and after she misses soccer practice because of falling behind in school, he offers to help her with schoolwork. During
765-408: Is placed on probation and ordered to perform community service at a children's library. While Teddy is doing his community service, Fred visits him and draws a penis in a children's book; Teddy later gets in trouble for both this and carving April's name into a bench. When Teddy goes to Fred's house to talk to him, Fred's father Mitch, also a stoner, makes Teddy uncomfortable by hitting on him. Teddy
810-421: Is someone out there for everyone"); the story typically revolves around characters falling into (and out of, and back into) love. Annie Hall (1977), The Notebook (2004), Carol (2015), Her (2013) , and La La Land (2016) are examples of romance dramas. The science fiction drama film is often the story of a protagonist (and their allies) facing something "unknown" that has the potential to change
855-622: Is that in a documentary it uses real people to describe history or current events; in a docudrama it uses professionally trained actors to play the roles in the current event, that is "dramatized" a bit. Examples: Black Mass (2015) and Zodiac (2007). Unlike docudramas, docu-fictional films combine documentary and fiction, where actual footage or real events are intermingled with recreated scenes. Examples: Interior. Leather Bar (2013) and Your Name Here (2015). Many otherwise serious productions have humorous scenes and characters intended to provide comic relief . A comedy drama has humor as
900-650: The Telluride Film Festival in Colorado . After befriending James Franco , Coppola was asked to adapt and direct his collection of short stories Palo Alto . She said she agreed to do the project because of how well she connected with the source material. When working on the film, she drew inspiration from films such as American Graffiti , Fast Times at Ridgemont High , The Outsiders , and The Virgin Suicides . Coppola collaborated with her teenage cast to write
945-755: The western super-genre often take place in the American Southwest or Mexico, with a large number of scenes occurring outdoors so we can soak in scenic landscapes. Visceral expectations for the audience include fistfights, gunplay, and chase scenes. There is also the expectation of spectacular panoramic images of the countryside including sunsets, wide open landscapes, and endless deserts and sky. Examples of western dramas include: True Grit (1969) and its 2010 remake , Mad Max (1979), Unforgiven (1992), No Country for Old Men (2007), Django Unchained (2012), Hell or High Water (2016), and Logan (2017). Some film categories that use
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#1732855964082990-456: The "standout", giving the film 3 stars out of 5. He also lauded Gia Coppola's "eye for cool composition", for posing Roberts against "repetitive, bland, pastel-colored surfaces" until her "pale, luminous beauty pops." However, he felt that away from Roberts, "the film drifts and drags, and some of the image-making is rote." Other reviews critiqued the film as feeling "incomplete", with underdeveloped plots and characters. The film's soundtrack
1035-489: The Apes (1968), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Blade Runner (1982) and its sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Children of Men (2006), Interstellar (2014), and Arrival (2016). In the sports super-genre, characters will be playing sports. Thematically, the story is often one of "Our Team" versus "Their Team"; their team will always try to win, and our team will show the world that they deserve recognition or redemption;
1080-822: The Coppola family vineyard in Napa Valley . Coppola spent much of her childhood on the sets of her aunt Sofia Coppola 's films. Coppola worked as a staff assistant in the costume department in Sofia Coppola's Somewhere , and as a creative consultant in Francis Ford Coppola 's Twixt . Coppola dropped out of high school ( Archer School for Girls ) and subsequently earned her GED . After attending community college , Coppola studied photography at Bard College in New York. After attending Bard College, Coppola stated that she "felt
1125-407: The audience jump through a series of mental "hoops"; it is not uncommon for the crime drama to use verbal gymnastics to keep the audience and the protagonist on their toes. Examples of crime dramas include: The Godfather (1972), Chinatown (1974), Goodfellas (1990), The Usual Suspects (1995), The Big Short (2015), and Udta Punjab (2016). According to Eric R. Williams ,
1170-412: The broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis ) characters . In this broader sense, drama is a mode distinct from novels, short stories , and narrative poetry or songs . In the modern era, before the birth of cinema or television, "drama" within theatre was a type of play that was neither a comedy nor a tragedy . It is this narrower sense that
1215-533: The characters' inner life and psychological problems. Examples: Requiem for a Dream (2000), Oldboy (2003), Babel (2006), Whiplash (2014), and Anomalisa (2015) Satire can involve humor, but the result is typically sharp social commentary that is anything but funny. Satire often uses irony or exaggeration to expose faults in society or individuals that influence social ideology. Examples: Thank You for Smoking (2005) and Idiocracy (2006). Straight drama applies to those that do not attempt
1260-473: The course of the film. Thematically, horror films often serve as morality tales, with the killer serving up violent penance for the victims' past sins. Metaphorically, these become battles of Good vs. Evil or Purity vs. Sin. Psycho (1960), Halloween (1978), The Shining (1980), The Conjuring (2013), It (2017), mother! (2017), and Hereditary (2018) are examples of horror drama films. Day-in-the-life films takes small events in
1305-481: The family as a whole reacts to a central challenge. There are four micro-genres for the family drama: Family Bond , Family Feud , Family Loss , and Family Rift . A sub-type of drama films that uses plots that appeal to the heightened emotions of the audience. Melodramatic plots often deal with "crises of human emotion, failed romance or friendship, strained familial situations, tragedy, illness, neuroses, or emotional and physical hardship". Film critics sometimes use
1350-429: The film 4 stars out of 5, calling it a "terrific, truthful, portrait of teenage lives, delivered with a naturalness and compassion of which seasoned directors can only dream." He praised the performances, particularly Emma Roberts ', who he said "is the standout, heartbreaking as she suggests longings and anxieties without over-hyping it. Much like the film itself." Tom Shone of The Guardian also acclaimed Roberts as
1395-409: The film and television industries, along with film studies , adopted. " Radio drama " has been used in both senses—originally transmitted in a live performance, it has also been used to describe the more high-brow and serious end of the dramatic output of radio . The Screenwriters Taxonomy contends that film genres are fundamentally based upon a film's atmosphere, character and story, and therefore
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1440-416: The future of humanity; this unknown may be represented by a villain with incomprehensible powers, a creature we do not understand, or a scientific scenario that threatens to change the world; the science fiction story forces the audience to consider the nature of human beings, the confines of time or space or the concepts of human existence in general. Examples include: Metropolis (1927), Planet of
1485-416: The hallmark of fantasy drama films is "a sense of wonderment, typically played out in a visually intense world inhabited by mythic creatures, magic or superhuman characters. Props and costumes within these films often belie a sense of mythology and folklore – whether ancient, futuristic, or other-worldly. The costumes, as well as the exotic world, reflect the personal, inner struggles that the hero faces in
1530-830: The homes of Val Kilmer and Gia Coppola's mother. Palo Alto premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in August 2013 and at the Venice Film Festival in September 2013. The film was shown at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 24, 2014, and at the San Francisco International Film Festival on May 3, 2014. Palo Alto was released in a limited release on May 9, 2014. The film was later released on video on demand on July 29, 2014. On review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes , Palo Alto carries
1575-408: The labels "drama" and "comedy" are too broad to be considered a genre. Instead, the taxonomy contends that film dramas are a "Type" of film; listing at least ten different sub-types of film and television drama. Docudramas are dramatized adaptations of real-life events. While not always completely accurate, the general facts are more-or-less true. The difference between a docudrama and a documentary
1620-454: The next Coppola force to be reckoned with"), Diane von Fürstenberg , Rodarte , and Elle China . Coppola made her directorial feature film debut with Palo Alto , an adaptation of James Franco 's short story collection of the same name . The film premiered in the Orizzonti section of the 70th Venice International Film Festival , as well as the 38th Toronto International Film Festival and
1665-520: The same name . The film stars Franco alongside Emma Roberts , Jack Kilmer , Nat Wolff and Zoe Levin . It concerns a group of disaffected teenagers in a California suburb dealing with lust, boredom, and self-destruction. The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on August 29, 2013 and later had a limited theatrical release on May 9, 2014. The film follows four teenagers in the Northern California city of Palo Alto . Teddy and Fred are
1710-516: The script with Tom Stuart. The film, starring Andrew Garfield , Maya Hawke and Jason Schwartzman , follows three lovers who struggle to preserve their identities as they form an eccentric love triangle within the modern internet age. Short film Feature film Documentary film Television Music video Acting roles Palo Alto (2013 film) Palo Alto is a 2013 American drama film written and directed by Gia Coppola , based on James Franco 's 2010 short story collection of
1755-505: The script. Many parallels have been drawn between Coppola's debut and Sofia Coppola 's The Virgin Suicides , in terms of the style and genre. In December 2013, it was announced that distributor Tribeca Film had picked up the film for distribution, and it was released theatrically on May 9, 2014. The film was released on DVD in the United States on September 9, 2014. In May 2019, Coppola began filming Mainstream , for which she co-wrote
1800-439: The soccer team has a bad game, with April missing multiple chances to score. Mr. B offers her a ride back home but takes her back to his place, which is empty because Michael is staying at his mom's. April loses her virginity to Mr. B. that night. Later, while babysitting, April learns from Michael that Mr. B employs another babysitter, her teammate Raquel. Realizing the coach's predatory nature, April breaks things off with him. At
1845-530: The story does not always have to involve a team. The story could also be about an individual athlete or the story could focus on an individual playing on a team. Examples of this genre/type include: The Hustler (1961), Hoosiers (1986), Remember the Titans (2000), and Moneyball (2011). War films typically tells the story of a small group of isolated individuals who – one by one – get killed (literally or metaphorically) by an outside force until there
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1890-514: The story." Examples of fantasy dramas include The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003), Pan's Labyrinth (2006), Where the Wild Things Are (2009), and Life of Pi (2012). Horror dramas often involve the central characters isolated from the rest of society. These characters are often teenagers or people in their early twenties (the genre's central audience) and are eventually killed off during
1935-578: The term "pejoratively to connote an unrealistic, pathos-filled, camp tale of romance or domestic situations with stereotypical characters (often including a central female character) that would directly appeal to feminine audiences". Also called "women's movies", "weepies", tearjerkers, or "chick flicks". If they are targeted to a male audience, then they are called "guy cry" films. Often considered "soap-opera" drama. Focuses on religious characters, mystery play, beliefs, and respect. Character development based on themes involving criminals, law enforcement and
1980-488: The word "comedy" or "drama" are not recognized by the Screenwriters Taxonomy as either a film genre or a film type. For instance, "Melodrama" and "Screwball Comedy" are considered Pathways, while "romantic comedy" and "family drama" are macro-genres. A macro-genre in the Screenwriters Taxonomy. These films tell a story in which many of the central characters are related. The story revolves around how
2025-568: Was released June 3, 2014 through Domino Recording Company . Drama film In film and television , drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction ) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera , police crime drama , political drama , legal drama , historical drama , domestic drama , teen drama , and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate
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