PARK CITY, Utah – “Goats” is the type of Sundance movie you could accidentally drive right past. The title isn’t all that enticing. Its Tuesday-night premiere slot is deep in the festival, when your attention is starting to sputter.
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But take a closer look at most films here, and you’ll find a compelling reason to pay attention. “Goats” is no exception. Its director, Christopher Neil, is Francis Ford Coppola’s nephew. And, yes, Mr. Coppola gave him pointers.
“Francis has seen a number of different cuts,” Mr. Neil said. “He was enormously helpful in the area of editing. He challenged me to reshape certain parts of the story. He pointed me back toward aspects of the movie I had kind of forgotten.”
He added, “We’re always helping each other out,” referring to his cousins Sofia (he has worked as a rehearsal coach on three of her films), and Roman. Another cousin, the actor Jason Schwartzman (“Bored to Death”), co-wrote the score.
“Goats,” nine years in the making, is a coming-of-age comedy that stars Vera Farmiga, Justin Kirk, Minnie Driver, Ty Burrell, David Duchovny and a buzzy young actor named Graham Phillips that may be more familiar as the son on “The Good Wife.”
It centers on a colorful family of outsized personalities. Sound familiar?
“Sofia and Francis and everyone else told me that my first movie should be personal,” Mr. Neil said. “I’m a good listener.”
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