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Synopsis: Paris, 1969. The filming of a sci-fi movie set in the distant year 2000 is in trouble. The director's obsession with the actress who plays the sexy secret agent Dragonfly has clouded his judgment and the film has no ending. A young American, in Paris to document his life on film with total honesty, is brought in to finish the movie with a bang. This proves to be difficult when the line between his fantasy life and reality becomes blurred, and he finds himself seduced by the charms of Dragonfly.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Director(s): Roman Coppola
Production: United Artists Pictures/MGM
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.3
Metacritic:
56
Rotten Tomatoes:
66%
R
Year:
2001
88 min
$301,194
Website
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Recent intelligence reports...

indicate that a band

of youthful revolutionaries...

have set up a secret base

in the far out region...

of the dark side of the moon.

Their leader is a man

who's known as Mr. E.

His many followers

regard him as a great poet...

orator, inventor,

and expert in martial arts.

He appears to be leading his

group in training exercises...

which we believe are linked

to a plan to attack Earth...

to spread his dangerous

anarchistic philosophy.

Not since our troubles began

way back in May, 1968...

have we seen

such a cause for concern.

Most distressing

are the reports...

that he has developed

a top-secret weapon...

which we feel we must capture

to preserve our way of life.

Gentlemen,

we're left with only one option.

To use Agent Codename:

Dragonfly.

- But she's so expensive.

- And so difficult.

I know she's exasperating,

but we need her.

Now, I've arranged

a teleconference.

Please, Agent Dragonfly.

We had an appointment.

I need my sleep.

We need to get down to business.

OK. What is it?

Your mission is

to infiltrate the community...

by whatever means available...

find Mr. E, and

take possession of his weapon.

He's pretty cute, isn't he?

Please. Are you prepared

to accept this mission?

I'll take the mission,

but you know how much I cost.

Of course.

We're relying on you,

Dragonfly.

The future of the world

is in your hands.

So, are you prepared

to take this mission?

If you can meet my price.

That sounds like fun.

I love science fiction.

I could probably

make this amazing.

I want to tighten it up...

reshoot some things,

fix the ending...

because you don't

seem to have that...

and...

I could start once

the vampire picture wraps.

Perfect.

While Felix shoots...

we continue with the trailer

and the looping.

Felix, give the editor

your thoughts on the trailer.

Stick to Felix like glue.

Hear his ideas, his visions.

Write it.

Yes, we have to go.

We have another projection.

The Three Killers, no?

It just hit me.

I know how the trailer

needs to be.

Are you going back to set?

I'll let you know if

I get any other great ideas!

And we're up! We're back!

I want two cameras

and another here with me!

We're going to do two!

So, we finally meet.

I like what I see.

- I'm Paul.

- Valentine.

- Very nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you.

The director's still on his way.

I'll just get us set up

in the meantime.

Sorry about my voice.

My apartment's flooding.

I'm getting a cold.

You'll be fine. Maybe it's...

I was just...

I was just...

- Would you like some tea?

- Yeah.

Paul... Felix is missing.

Go ahead and get

the session going. Come on.

Yes, yes. People, come on.

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Roman Coppola

Roman François Coppola (born April 22, 1965) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, and entrepreneur. With the 2012 film Moonrise Kingdom, he and co-writer Wes Anderson were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. In 2016, his television series Mozart in the Jungle won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Comedy. Coppola serves as president of the San Francisco-based film company American Zoetrope. He is also founder and owner of The Directors Bureau, a commercial and music video production company. more…

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