Megalopolis
November 2, 2025
4:00pm | SIFF Film Center
Presented by Grand Illusion Cinema
Inspiring work of passionate filmmaking or bloated vanity project? Or perhaps something in-between? Released just over a year ago, Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis caused much debate among people who love movies. Not available to stream and without a physical release in North America, one of the only ways to see Coppola's long-gestating epic is in a theater, the way the legendary director intended.
Genius artist Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver) seeks to leap the City of New Rome into a utopian, idealistic future, while his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero (Giancarlo Esposito), remains committed to a regressive status quo, perpetuating greed, special interests, and partisan warfare. Torn between them is socialite Julia Cicero (Nathalie Emmanuel), the mayor’s daughter, whose love for Cesar has divided her loyalties, forcing her to discover what she truly believes humanity deserves.
"MEGALOPOLIS is exactly what movies can and should be—unflinchingly earnest.”—Robert Daniels, RogerEbert.com
- Director: Francis Ford Coppola
- Principal Cast: Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza
- Country: USA
- Year: 2024
- Running Time: 138 min.
- Language: English