One From the Heart

Play trailer

One From the Heart

R

Released Aug 17, 1981

1h 38m

Musical

Romance

Drama

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

50%

Tomatometer

44 Reviews

60%

Popcornmeter

2,500+ Ratings

The five-year romance of a window dresser and her boyfriend breaks up, as each of them finds a more interesting partner.

Watch on Fandango at Home

Buy Now

Critics Consensus

One from the Heart belies its reputation as a flop with Francis Ford Coppola's earnest intentions and technical virtuosity, but not even the director's ardor for the genre is enough to make audiences feel much for these characters.

Read Critics Reviews

Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

There’s plenty to enjoy here, especially the sparkling emotional openness of Garr, who is a terrific natural dancer and seems always to be dancing, even when she isn’t.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 14, 2024

Full Review

Richard Brody

The New Yorker

A movie that takes a drastic and original approach to the very notion of character, to the essence of subjectivity in cinema.

Jan 19, 2024

Full Review

Adam Solomons

IndieWire

It’s the sheer commitment to artificiality that makes One from the Heart an important inspiration for the modern musical, even while it stares backward.

Rated: B

Sep 1, 2023

Full Review

Megan Fisher

Loud and Clear Reviews

There are moments of movie magic, such as Nastassja Kinski’s tightrope walk and Garr’s dance with Raul Julia, but they are brief flashes in the midst of flamboyant spectacle and dull characterization.

Jan 11, 2025

Full Review

Ray Pride

Newcity

<i>One From The Heart</i> straps itself to a neon rocketship of elemental romance rather than taking a boat upriver to documentary-style madness. [It and <i>Apocalypse Now</i>] make a pretty pair, and <I>Heart</i> has things you don’t see in the jungle,

Rated: 7/10

Jul 2, 2024

Full Review

Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

The original cut is as flawed as it is gorgeous. The Reprise edit is utterly clueless — both introducing continuity errors and clipping out context that really worked about the original version's blue-valentine vibes.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jun 24, 2024

Full Review

Read all reviews

Joseph

classy love story in LV but featured in the low end of town. And the best? Tom Waits and Crystal Gayle. Wow!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/26/24

Full Review

Alain E

Very entertaining and released under the name Francis Coppola (no Ford). I thought it predated Apocalypse Now, but it actually follows it. In essence the director does what he wants. There is a love story, the two protagonists split, but in the end they belong together. There are scenes illuminated with expressionistic use of color because that’s what the director chooses to do. Nastassja Kinski is lovely as a circus girl who in the end cannot replace the hero’s true love. This is not Godfather IV, but far from the complete failure that its meager ticket sales implies.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/15/25

Full Review

Esra Y

Cinematography, sets, music absolutely dazzling. Teri Garr is captivating. Unfortunately there is no chemistry whatsoever bw any of the actors. Main romance feels like they hold onto each other out of habit and possessiveness not love.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/20/25

Full Review

santana !

one of the best looking films ever

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/24/23

Full Review

John A

Dazzling, light-hearted, visually ambitious and somewhat experimental. Francis Ford Coppola's 80's financial blunder is far better than any review-reader would expect.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/04/23

Full Review

Audience Member

A very underrated Coppola work! Amazing!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Francis Ford Coppola

Director

Frederic Forrest

Hank

Teri Garr

Frannie

Nastassja Kinski

Leila

Raul Julia

Ray

Lainie Kazan

Maggie

Purple Rain

73%

78%

Purple Rain

Watchlist

Once

97%

91%

Once

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Once

Endless Love

26%

50%

Endless Love

Watchlist

Pennies From Heaven

83%

64%

Pennies From Heaven

Watchlist

Nine 1/2 Weeks

58%

55%

Nine 1/2 Weeks

Watchlist

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

View more photos

Synopsis

The five-year romance of a window dresser and her boyfriend breaks up, as each of them finds a more interesting partner.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Producer: Gray Frederickson, Armyan Bernstein, Fred Roos
Screenwriter: Armyan Bernstein, Francis Ford Coppola
Production Co: Zoetrope Studios
Rating: R
Genre: Musical, Romance, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 17, 1981, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $61.1K
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Surround

Most Popular at Home Now