Renowned filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola hospitalized in Italy
Renowned filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, aged 86, was recently hospitalized in Italy amid reports of a suspected serious cardiac issue. The incident occurred on August 5 in Rome while Coppola was attending the Magna Grecia Film Festival in Calabria, where he was presenting his film "Megalopolis."
Clarification on health status
Following initial media speculation about a potential heart surgery, Coppola issued a statement clarifying that he was in good health and had only undergone a routine procedure to manage atrial fibrillation. An insider revealed that the experience of being rushed to the hospital triggered intense memories of his childhood battle with polio, which he described as "sheer terror."
Childhood memories and past health struggles
Coppola recounted that the fear he felt during the hospital visit reminded him of his early struggles with polio, a disease he contracted at nine years old. He vividly recalls the crowded hospital wards, the iron lungs used by affected children, and the night his legs lost function. These childhood memories resurfaced during his recent hospit...