Film Forum

U.S./Argentina, 2009
Written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Starring Vincent Gallo, Alden Ehrenreich, Maribel Verdú, Klaus Maria Brandauer
Approx. 127 min.

“Vincent Gallo lends his suitably spikey presence to the title character, Tetro, a hobbling, boho literary genius in exile. Holed up in Buenos Aires with doting partner Miranda (Maribel Verdú), he works as the lighting operator for a saucy tinpot burlesque show while trying to escape the Freudian nightmare of his upbringing. A visitation from his baleful younger brother Benny (newcomer Alden Ehrenreich—solid, if hardly a revelation) forces Tetro to attend to his severely knotted family ties as well as make a decision about what to do with the unfinished book that’s lurking on top of the wardrobe.” – Time Out

Reviews

“Coppola returns to form with his richest, most enrapturing film since APOCALYPSE NOW. The black-and-white cinematography alone is as intoxicating as a bottle of the director’s finest red.”
 – Aaron Hillis, Village Voice

“A dazzling stylistic exercise, Francis Ford Coppola’s TETRO pays tribute to great bygone European filmmakers.”
 – Mark Jenkins, NPR

“TETRO is a delirious surprise—an experimental film from Francis Ford Coppola that has the sizzle and vim of his great narrative work.”
 – Michael Sragow, Baltimore Sun