Review of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) by Bob M — 20 Mar 2008

Well worth the viewing ... creation of a film classic / destruction of a director's psyche ...

This review of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) was written by Bob M on 20 Mar 2008.

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse has generally received very positive reviews.

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