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Ford Unveils the 2024 Transit Custom Nugget Camper Van

By: Cameron Cardwell Published: Aug 28, 2023

Camping season is in full swing, and these days, with the rising popularity of Overlanding and camper vehicles, it’s not uncommon to see a variety of camping-friendly vehicles at your campsite rather than the traditional A-frame. Campervans , in particular, have been a historically popular choice for vehicle camping and are only getting more popular. Based on the Ford Transit, the Ford Nugget is a campervan that first hit the scene in 1986 and was developed in partnership with Westfalia. Last week, Ford announced the latest version of the Transit Custom Nugget camper, the 2024 Ford Transit Custom Nugget Camper Van with an electric powertrain.

This campervan comes equipped with Ford’s new vehicle platform, launching later this year, courtesy of Transit and Tourneo Custom. Westfalia is back in the mix again and was tasked with converting the vehicle , making it an ample living space capable of housing two double beds and designed for ease of movement. The streamlined cockpit features a 13” touchscreen, and the updated dashboard layout, along with the level floor, enhances accessibility between the front seats and the living area, simplifying movement. 

The Nugget Titanium series (which features a tilted roof and the 170 PS EcoBlue engine with an eight-speed automatic transmission) will begin delivering in the spring of 2024, and the plug-in hybrid model will be coming within the next 12 months (marking the first ever PHEV powertrain in a Nugget). It uses a 2.5L Atkinson engine, an 11.8 kWh battery, and an electric motor to achieve 229 hp.

The 2024 Ford Transit Custom Nugget Camper Van is available to order from Ford dealers right now, and according to Autocar , “The Nugget is priced from €76,500 in Germany, suggesting an entry price of around £65,000 in the UK.”

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Die ford firmengeschichte.

Ford als amerikanisches Unternehmen gründete 1925 als europäisches Standbein zur Markteroberung in Berlin die Ford-Werke AG. Bereits 1930 zog das Unternehmen zum heutigen Standort in Köln um. Seitdem verließen über 30 Millionen Fahrzeuge die Produktionsbänder. Ford baute in mehreren europäischen Ländern Produktionsanlagen, überstand den 2. Weltkrieg und fasste während des Wirtschaftswunders erneut Fuß im Automarkt. Schnell wuchs der Konzern zu einem der größten Hersteller von PKW und Nutzfahrzeugen. Ford bemühte sich immer gegen die Konkurrenten Opel und Volkswagen um die Produktion von Fahrzeugen für die breite Masse. In der Zeit des Wiederaufbaus wurde der Ford Transit als erschwingliches Nutzfahrzeug entwickelt. Mit dem Transit kamen in vielen Variationen Personentransporter, Pritschenwagen, Kipper und Pick-Ups auf den Markt. In mehreren Modellgenerationen erreichte der Transit Millionenauflage.

Der Ford Transit als Basisfahrzeug

Ein Ford Reisemobil war noch lange nicht in Sicht, als von einigen Herstellern das Fahrgestell des Transit zum Aufbau von Wohnmobilen nachgefragt wurde. Ford erkannte schnell das Potenzial und beteiligte sich mit eigenen Konstruktionen an dem aufstrebenden Markt. Der Ford Transit wurde schon in den 60er Jahren als Pendant des erfolgreichen VW Bulli für Campingzwecke ausgestattet. Die Fahrzeuge waren preislich konkurrenzfähig, ließen aber in Ausstattung und Zuverlässigkeit bisweilen zu wünschen übrig. Ford betrieb intensive Modellpflege und erweiterte das Angebot von Campingbussen, Kastenwagen und Fahrgestellen. Für viele Hersteller wurde die Plattform des Ford Transit Basisfahrzeug für den Aufbau ihrer Wohnmobile. Bis heute bietet Ford ein Sortiment von Chassis und Motoren für Spezialaufbauten aller Art an. Daneben wurde der Bau für ein eigenes Ford Reisemobil stets im Auge behalten. Der Name Transit zieht sich durch alle Modellpflegemaßnahmen. Mehrmals wurde der Transit komplett neu konstruiert und an die neuen technischen Standards angepasst.

Das Ford-Wohnmobil

Das aktuelle Ford Wohnmobil ist der Transit Nugget . Auch er hat bereits mehrere Verjüngungskuren hinter sich. Auf dem Markt ist er als Fahrzeug mit hohem Reifegrad und guter Praxistauglichkeit etabliert. Mit seinem Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis zählt er zu den günstigen und hochwertigen Fahrzeugen. Die modernen Motoren und die Vielfalt der Varianten sind nach dem Geschmack der Kunden. Auf der Basis des Ford Transit werden durch mehrere andere Produzenten Wohnmobile mit und ohne Alkoven bis zu bemerkenswerter Größe gefertigt. Ford reagiert mit der Größe der Chassis dabei flexibel auf die Wünsche der Hersteller. Aus der Eigenproduktion großer Reisemobile hält sich der Konzern jedoch konsequent heraus. Mit dem Ford Nugget ist das Unternehmen mit einem Ford Reisemobil aufgrund der Seriennähe gut vertreten. Der Schwerpunkt der Ford AG bleibt der Bau von PKW und LKW. Die Konkurrenz durch Spezialisten im Bau von Wohnmobilen ist zu groß, um einen wirtschaftlichen Erfolg zu erwarten. Ohne die Plattform des Ford Transit wären dennoch viele Wohnmobile nicht zu ihrem Bekanntheitsgrad gelangt. Daher spielt der Transit auch außerhalb von Ford eine im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes tragende Rolle.

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Ford Tourneo Connect (2022) : Campingtauglicher Hochdachkombi in neuem Look

Im Mai 2022 soll die dritte Generation des Hochdachkombis von Ford erscheinen. Der Tourneo Connect setzt dabei auf maximale Flexibilität und macht sich so auch fürs Camping attraktiv.

Hochdachkombis sind nicht ohne Grund beliebt: Sie eignen sich durch den flexibel nutzbaren Innenraum und die vergleichsweise günstigen Preise nicht nur als Alltagswagen, sondern lassen auch unkompliziert als Campingfahrzeug einsetzen. Dieses Potenzial hat Ford bereits früh erkannt: Bereits Anfang der 2000er Jahre stieg der Hersteller in den Markt ein, indem er die erste Pkw-Version des kleinen Kastenwagens Transit Connect entwickelte. Seitdem ist viel passiert – bei der für Mai 2022 geplanten Überarbeitung mit dem Namen Tourneo Connect handelt es sich inzwischen um die dritte Generation.

Vier Ausstattungslinien im Angebot

Für den neuen Tourneo Connect nutzt Ford die MQB-Plattform von Volkswagen, auf der auch der neue VW Caddy basiert – dabei werden beide Modelle in gewisser Weise zu Modellbrüdern. Beide laufen zudem im Volkswagen-Werk im polnischen Posen vom Band.

Die komplett modernisierte Generation des Ford geht mit vier Ausstattungslinien an den Start: Das Basismodell Trend und die Modelle Sport, Titanium und Active bieten KäuferInnen unterschiedliche Optionen. In allen vier Ausstattungslinien zeichnet sich der Aufbau durch Schiebetüren auf beiden hinteren Seiten aus.

Beim Active handelt es sich um die außergewöhnlichste Variante: Er hat spezielle 17-Zoll-Felgen mit Plastik-Planken an den Radläufen, dunkle Akzente an der Karosserie und blaue Akzente im Innenraum. Der Sport wird ebenfalls mit 17-Zoll-Felgen ausgestattet, dafür erhält er jedoch nur Dekorstreifen. Beim Titanium setzt Ford zwar auf Chrom-Akzente, gleichzeitig schrumpfen jedoch die Räder im Vergleich zu den anderen beiden Modellen.

Äußerlich haben sich die Designer von Ford viel Mühe bei der Überarbeitung gemacht: Der Tourneo Connect bleibt zwar ein typischer Hochdachkombi, wurde jedoch deutlich erkennbar modernisiert. Die LED-Scheinwerfer sind kompakter, der Kühlergrill zackiger und die Heckklappe ist nicht nur tief nach unten gezogen, sondern steht ebenfalls fast senkrecht. Die Rückleuchten wurden vertikal ausgerichtet und sind ab der Sport-Ausstattung mit LED-Technik ausgestattet.

Wie sieht es im Inneren aus?

Hier setzt Ford auf maximale Flexibilität . Unabhängig davon, ob CamperInnen den kurzen Radstand (L1) oder den langen Radstand (L2) wählen, sind bis zu sieben Sitze möglich. Werden diese nicht benötigt, können die Plätze in der ersten und zweiten Reihe entweder ausgebaut oder umgeklappt werden.

Ähnlich flexibel steht es um den Beifahrersitz : Er lässt sich bei Bedarf zusammenfalten. Dadurch wird beim längeren Radstand der Transport von bis zu drei Meter langen Gegenständen möglich.

Das maximale Ladevolumen beträgt im kurzen Radstand 2600 Liter. Ford Turneo Connect mit langem Radstand sind es sogar ganze 3100 Liter.

Bis zu 19 Assistenzsysteme erhältlich

Im Cockpit finden sich eine Vielzahl von Getränkehaltern, Ablagefächern und Anschlussmöglichkeiten für elektronische Geräte. Smartphones können mit dem zentralen Touchscreen gekoppelt werden, der in der Serie 8,25 Zoll und optional 10 Zoll groß ist. Bei der größeren Variante ist automatisch das FordPass-Connect-Modem im Fahrzeug integriert, das auch unterwegs für Internet sorgt.

Assistenzsysteme gibt es nicht zu knapp: Über die digitale Instrumententafel können in einer Ansicht alle aktiven Fahr-Assistenzsysteme angesehen werden. Bis zu 19 Posten sind möglich, erwähnenswert ist dabei unter anderem die adaptive Geschwindigkeitsregelanlage mit Verkehrsschild-Erkennung. Auch ein Stau-Assistent, der Stop&Go-Fahren kann, und ein Fahrspur-Pilot kann der Hochdachkombi mitbringen. Somit ermöglicht er automatisiertes Fahren auf Level 2.

Nur als Benziner oder Diesel

Ford bringt den Turneo Connect mit zwei Motoren: Einem 1,5-Liter-Turbobenziner mit 114 PS und einem 2-Liter-Vierzylinder-Turbodiesel. Dieser ist mit Allradantrieb nur in der 122 PS-Version und mit manuellem Schaltgetriebe erhältlich. Beim Turbobenziner hingegen kann man wählen zwischen einer Sechsgang-Handschaltung oder einer Siebengang-Automatik mit Lenkradwippen und Sportmodus.

Für den VW Caddy gibt es auch einen Elektromotor. Über einen Elektroantrieb für den Turneo Connect hüllt sich Ford derzeit noch in Schweigen. Auch die Preise sind aktuell noch nicht bekannt, sollen aber rechtzeitig zum Verkaufsstart 2022 weitergegeben werden.

Kompakte Außenmaße, flexible Innenraumnutzung und eine Vielzahl an Assistenzsystemen machen den Ford Tourneo Connect auch für CamperInnen interessant. Dabei fallen besonders die vielfältigen Möglichkeiten im Innenraum ins Gewicht. Enttäuschend ist nur der fehlende Elektroantrieb, über den Ford derzeit noch keine Aussagen trifft. Wie sich der Tourneo preislich positioniert, bleibt abzuwarten.

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CaraBus Ford

Schmal gebaut für volles Fahrvergnügen. Wendig und souverän auf allen Wegen, bietet der CaraBus Ford überraschend viel Raum im Innenleben. Seine Raumhöhe bringt volle Kopffreiheit, die unglaubliche Ladekapazität sorgt dafür, dass Du alles einpacken kannst, was Dein Urlaub braucht.

Anstoß für die CHAMPIONS DEALS! Nutze Deine Chance und sichere Dir rekordverdächtige Angebote und Preisnachlässe von 6.000 Euro auf WEINSBERG Reisemobile, Camper Vans und CUV sowie 4.000€ auf unsere Editionsmodelle und sagenhafte 3.000€ auf unsere Wohnwagen. Jetzt Händler besuchen, Preisvorteil sichern und Preischampion werden!

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Mit maximaler Kopffreiheit, einem einzigartigen Raumgefühl und genialer Fahrdynamik kannst Du Deinen Urlaub mit dem CaraBus Ford jetzt noch toppen. Attraktives Preis‐Leistungs‐Verhältnis inklusive! 

Die drei wichtigsten Details:

• 205 Zentimeter durchgehende Raumhöhe
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Kopf anstoßen war gestern – dank 205 Zentimeter durchgehender Stehhöhe und einem hellen, offenen Raum ist der CaraBus Ford der perfekte Camper Van für alle, die hoch hinaus wollen!

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Der CaraBus Ford verbindet sein klassisch-elegantes Interieurdesign mit dem modernen Exterieur des Ford Transit. So entsteht ein Camper Van, der beeindruckenden Stil mit automotiver Fahrdynamik vereint.

Entdecke die CaraBus Ford Grundrisse

Zwei Querbett-Grundrisse für kompakten Wohnkomfort! Dank seines effizient genutzten Innenraums bietet der CaraBus Ford auf maximal 599 Zentimeter Außenlänge enorm viel Platz für alles, was Deinen Urlaub so besonders macht.

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Wir sind das erste Mal so richtig mit einem Camper Van unterwegs, voller Vorfreude und ziemlich aufgeregt. Unser achttägiger Road‐Trip führt uns von Freyung über Köln bis Sylt. Der CaraBus ist dafür perfekt – man kann eigentlich genau so schnell fahren wie mit dem PKW, und das ist bei einer Strecke von 1300 km und einer Beifahrerin, die möglichst schnell am Ziel sein will, ein absoluter Vorteil.

Klasse auf neuen Wegen findet sich im CaraBus Ford im ganzen Interieur – vom Heckquerbett bis zur Sitzgruppe.

Ein moderner Van, der neue Wege geht – für mehr Stil, mehr Alltagstauglichkeit und mehr Dynamik unterwegs. 

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6 Kleine Wohnmobile Von Ford (inkl. Video)

Der nächste Urlaub steht vor der Tür, zeit, Ort und die Aktivitäten sind bereits geplant, doch du brauchst noch das passende Wohnmobil für dich und deine Ferien? Wir stellen dir gleich sechs kleine Wohnmobile von Ford vor. Diese verfügen über unterschiedliche Aufbauten und stammen aus verschiedenen Preisklassen. Sodass sicherlich auch ein passendes Modell für dich und deine Urlaubspläne dabei sein dürfte.

Mobiles Reisen mit einem Wohnmobil bedeutet Freiheit, besonders die kleinen Wohnmobile von Ford finden überall einen Stellplatz und sind einfach zu steuern. Mit Toilette, Dusche und Kochmöglichkeit bist du vollkommen unabhängig unterwegs. Die Modelle, die wir dir vorstellen, sind  Wohnmobile unter 6 Meter  und haben alle die Ford als Basismodell.

Unsere Auswahl an kleinen Ford Wohnmobilen

• Roller Team Kronos 291 P
• Roller Team Kronos 291 TL
• Bürstner Copa Holiday C500
• Ford Nugget Camper
• Westfalia Big Nugget
• Movovan Tourneo Custom

1.Roller Team Kronos 291 P

Der Roller Team Kronos 291 P ist eines der best ausgestatteten Modelle in der Kategorie  kleines Wohnmobil mit Toilette und Dusche . Das neue Modell verfügt über ein integriertes Hubbett , welches bis zu drei Erwachsenen Personen platz bietet.

Roller Team setzt bei der Herstellung seiner Wohnmobile vor allem auf Sicherheit und optimalem Schutz vor Wind und Wetter. So verfügen die Modelle über besonders isolierte Fenster und haben ein ausgeklügeltes Wärmesystem.

Der Preis des Modells liegt bei 54.689 Euro in de Grundausstattung.

Technische Daten – Roller Team Kronos 291 P

• Basismodell: Ford Transit 2,0 TDCi 130CV
• zul. Gesamtgewicht: 3.500 kg
• mögl. Zuladung: 685 kg
• Fahrzeuggesamtlänge: 599 cm
• Fahrzeuggesamtbreite: 235 cm
• Fahrzeuggesamthöhe: 295 cm
• Schlafplätze: 3

2.Roller Team Kronos 291 TL

Das zweite Modell von Roller Team ist der Kronos 291 TL. Dieser verfügt über einen zusätzlichen Schlafplatz und bietet somit bis zu vier erwachsenen Personen platz.

Der Aufbau ist Teilintegriert und hat dennoch genügend Freiraum nach oben. Der Preis für das Modell beginnt ab 54.689 Euro.

Technische Daten – Roller Team Kronos 291 TL

• Fahrzeuggesamthöhe: 320 cm
• Schlafplätze: 4

3.Bürstner Copa Holiday C500

Das erste Modelle in unserer Liste, welches direkt von Ford angeboten wird. Das Modell verfügt über ein Aufstelldach und ist auf dem ersten Blick eher als normales Fahrzeug einzuordnen, dies erleichtert die Steuerung für Anfänger und vermindert auch die Diebstahlgefahr, auf öffentlichen Plätzen.

Der Preis für das Grundmodell liegt bei 69.840 Euro. Das Modell hat Platz für 4 Personen.

Technische Daten – Bürstner Copa Holiday C500

• zul. Gesamtgewicht: 3.200 kg
• mögl. Zuladung: 750 kg
• Fahrzeuggesamtlänge: 497 cm
• Fahrzeuggesamtbreite: 199 cm
• Fahrzeuggesamthöhe: 209 cm

4.Ford Nugget Camper

Das zweite Modell von Ford hat eine besondere Ausstattung, es verfügt über eine Markise und ist bereits als Gebrauchtwagen zu finden. In der Grundausstattung kostet das Modell 47.750 Euro.

Es können insgesamt vier Personen mitfahren und auch im Camper übernachten. Er eignet sich auch für junge Familien und selbst eine Sportausstattung findet ihren Platz in dem kleinen Raumwunder.

Technische Daten – Ford Nugget Camper

• mögl. Zuladung: 680 kg
• Fahrzeuggesamtlänge: 512 cm
• Fahrzeuggesamtbreite: 203 cm
• Fahrzeuggesamthöhe: 280 cm

5.Westfalia Big Nugget

Dies ist wohl das schlichteste Modell in der Liste, dennoch bietet der Innenraum den gewohnten Komfort den die Nutzer von Ford gewöhnt sind.

Das Wohnmobil kostet in der Grundausstattung 69.940 Euro und ist eines der größten Modelle der Liste. Dennoch ist das Grundmodell für nur zwei Personen ausgelegt, wobei es auch möglich ist auf vier Schlafplätze aufzustocken.

Dies ist allerdings mit einem Aufpreis verbunden und nicht beim Standardmodell verfügbar.

Technische Daten – Westfalia Big Nugget

• Basismodell: Ford Transit 2,0 l TDCi Eco Blue
• mögl. Zuladung: 640 kg
• Fahrzeuggesamtlänge: 598 cm
• Fahrzeuggesamtbreite: 205 cm
• Fahrzeuggesamthöhe: 270 cm
• Schlafplätze: 2

6.Movovan Tourneo Custom

Bei dem letzten Modell in unserer Reihe handelt es sich um ein Wohnmobil mit Aufstelldach. In der Grundausstattung findet sich das Modell für einen Preis von 69.840 Euro. Das kleine Wohnmobil ist mit Dusche und WC komplett ausgestattet und bietet einen hohen Fahrkomfort, da es sich wie ein normaler Sprinter steuern lässt.

Das Aufstelldach kann mit wenigen Handgriffen aufgeklappt und auch wieder eingefahren werden. Es bietet eine sichere Schlafoption, wobei die zwei Schlafplätze auch auf vier erweitert werden können.

Wenn du noch weitere Wohnmobile von Ford finden möchtest, haben wir für dich weitere Artikel rund um den Hersteller. Besonders empfehlenswert ist der Artikel:  Ford Rimor Katamarano .

Technische Daten – Movovan Tourneo Custom

• Basismodell: Ford Tourneo 2,0 l TDCi Eco Blue
• Fahrzeuggesamtlänge: 534 cm
• Fahrzeuggesamtbreite: 227 cm
• Fahrzeuggesamthöhe: 208 cm

Zusammenfassung

Einige Hersteller von Vans und Reisemobilen haben sich auf Ford spezialisiert, wenn es um das Basisfahrzeug geht.

Da die meisten Campingfans bei Wohnmobilen jedoch nicht an Ford denken, haben wir die Liste mit den 6 kleinen Ford Wohnmobilen zusammengestellt.

Bei allen Modellen in der Liste handelt es sich um komplette Wohnmobile, mit Küche und Bad. Du kannst die Daten vergleichen und auf der Händlerseite die einzelnen Modelle genau ansehen, um die beste Kaufentscheidung für dich zu treffen.

Wenn du noch weitere Vergleiche oder wichtige Informationen zum Camping im Wohnmobil brauchst, findest du bei uns auf CAMPERWELTEN viele weitere hilfreiche Artikel – schau dich einfach um und entdecke viele Facetten der Campingfahrzeuge!

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Ausstattung Sicherheit und technische Details

• Zulässiges Gesamtgewicht: 3500 kg
• Zuladung: 500 kg
• Kraftstoffart: Diesel
• Leistung (PS): 130
• Abgasnorm: Euro 6d
• Schaltgetriebe
• Sitzplätze: 4
• Schlafplätze: 4
• Querbett im Heck: Breite: 140 cm Länge: 195 cm
• Aufstelldach: Breite: 130 cm Länge: 200 cm
• Länge: 599 cm + ausgeklappter Fahrradträger (+ 40cm)
• Breite: 210 cm
• Höhe: 285 cm
• Auf Wunsch WLAN europaweit, unbegrenzt
• Klimaanlage im Fahrerhaus
• Rückfahrhilfe
• Standheizung
• Gasherd, mit 2 Platten
• Kühlschrank Volumen: 85 L
• Gefrierschrank
• Badezimmer mit WC und Dusche
• Isofix Für 1 Kindersitz
• Außendusche
• Frischwassertank: 90 L
• Abwassertank: 75 L
• Fahrradträger: Für 2 Räder, Traglast 35 Kg
• Kein Fernseher

Campingbus Mieten - Urlaub im Journey 4 Was genau ist eigentlich ein Campingbus?

Campingbusse sind zum Wohnmobil ausgebaute Kastenwagen und sind eine Mischung zwischen Bus und Lieferwagen. Die Fahrzeuge, die eigentlich für Handwerke gedacht sind, werden zu diesem Zweck von Wohnmobilherstellern zu komfortablen Wohnmobilen ausgebaut. Dennoch sind Sie von außen leicht als Wohnmobil zu identifizieren. Die verbauten Fenster und die Beklebung entlarven den Kastenwagen schnell als Campingbus. Der Campingbus von ROADfans zeichnet sich vor allem durch die vier Schlafplätze aus. Zwei davon liegen im komfortablen Aufstelldach. Trotz des Angebots and Schlafplätzen ist der Campingbus besonders wendig und meistert auch enge Gassen ohne Probleme. Dank der vollausgestatteten Küche, dem vollwertigen Bad mit Außendusche und den 4 Schlafplätzen, können Sie flexibel reisen und Europa erkunden. Campingbus mieten und Europa von seinen schönsten Seiten kennen lernen.

Campingbus Vorteile

Der Journey 4 ist alles andere als ein gewöhnlicher Campingbus. Das Wohnmobil überzeugt durch sein modernes Design und seinen praktischen Raumlösungen. Im Wohnbereich befinden sich mehrere Fenster, die den Bereich mit ausreichend Licht durchfluten. Jedes Fenster lässt sich zudem verdunkeln, um Ihnen Privatsphäre zu spenden. Auch Fliegengitter sind an jedem Fenster installiert, um Sie an warmen Sommerabenden vor hartnäckigen Moskitos zu schützen. Das Herzstück des Wohnbereichs ist die Sitzgruppe mit dem verstellbaren Tisch. Lassen Sie hier den Abend gemütlich ausklingen. Mit nur wenigen Handgriffen können Sie die beiden Sitze im Fahrerhaus zur Sitzgruppe umdrehen und schon finden hier bis zu 4 Personen Platz. Mit Gesellschaftsspielen im Gepäck wird jeder Abend zu einem schönen Erlebnis für die ganze Familie. Entfliehen Sie noch heute Ihrem Alltag und erleben Sie mit dem Journey 4 einen Camping-Urlaub der Extraklasse.

Für ein ausgewogenes Frühstück bei Ihrem Camping Abenteuer ist eine vollwertige Küche unerlässlich. Im Campingbus in Ihrer Nähe befindet sich eine große Küche mit einer Spüle, einem Gasherd und einem Kühlschrank. Der Gasherd bietet Ihnen die Möglichkeit sich kulinarisch völlig auszuleben. Der Kühlschrank hat ein integriertes Gefrierfach, in dem Sie im Sommer Ihr Lieblings-Eis oder andere tiefgekühlte Lebensmittel lagern können. In den großen Schubladen und Dachschränken können Sie zusätzliche Lebensmittel oder Küchenutensilien verstauen. Eine 230V Steckdose an der Küchenzeile ermöglicht Ihnen auch Küchengeräte nutzen zu können. 

Um frisch in den nächsten Tag zu starten, gönnen Sie sich eine warme Dusche am Morgen. Dank des großen Frischwassertanks haben Sie immer genügend Wasser mit an Bord und können unterwegs besondere Freiheit fühlen. Dabei sind Sie nicht auf die Sanitäranlagen der Campingplätze angewiesen. Zusätzlich befindet sich im Badezimmer eine Toilette und ein Waschbecken. Die Schränke im Badezimmer bieten ausreichend Platz für all Ihre Kosmetikartikel und das Fenster spendet reichlich Licht und frische Luft. Nutzen Sie noch heute unsere Mietangebote, treffen Sie Ihre ganz persönliche Auswahl und verreisen Sie bestens ausgestattet.

Nach einem langen Tag möchte man am liebsten einfach ins Bett fallen und den Tag Revue passieren lassen. Im Journey 4 haben Sie sogar die Möglichkeit sich zwischen zwei Betten entscheiden zu können. Ein Bett befindet sich im Heck des Wohnmobils. Die gemütliche Matratze lädt zu erholsamen Stunden ein. Hier finden Sie garantiert ausreichend Schlaf und können gestärkt in den nächsten Tag starten. Das zweite Bett befindet sich im Aufstelldach des Journey 4. Hier erleben Sie das besondere Schlaferlebnis. In nur wenigen Handgriffen ist das Bett aufgestellt und Sie können beim Einschlafen dem Rauschen des Meeres lauschen. Das große Fenster im Aufstelldach ermöglicht es Ihnen sogar die Sterne am Himmel beobachten zu können. Genießen Sie noch heute in Ihrem Urlaub die Nächte im Campingbus mit Aufstelldach.

In der Heckgarage haben Sie ausreichend Platz, um alle Ihr Camping Equipment verstauen zu können.  Wenn Sie auf der Suche nach einem kompakten Camper für Ihre Reise zu viert sind, dann sind Sie mit dem Journey 4 Campingbus fündig geworden.

Camping Equipment im Campingbus

All unsere Wohnmobile verfügen über eine Serienausstattung. Diese umfangreiche Ausstattung beinhaltet zum einen das moderne Design und die praktischen Raumlösungen im Innenbereich. Zusätzlich befindet sich an jedem von unseren Campern im Heck ein montierter Fahrradträger. Erkunden Sie die Umgebung mit den Rädern und entdecken Sie kleine Gassen und traumhafte Städte. Für ein schattiges Plätzchen an warmen Sommertagen bietet Ihnen der Journey 4 eine Sonnenmarkise. Hier können Sie sich mit einem gebuchten Campingtisch und -stühlen ein gemütliches Plätzchen einrichten. 

Um auch mit dem Wohnmobil frei und flexibel sein zu können verfügen Sie bei jeder Buchung über eine kostenlose Gasflasche . Diese können Sie je nach Bedarf auch bei Ihrer Buchung aufstocken. Sie möchten mehr Komfort in Ihren Fahrzeugen erleben? Zusätzlich bieten wir Ihnen die Möglichkeit weitere Extras hinzuzufügen. Wählen Sie aus Küchenpaketen, europaweitem WLAN und vielem mehr. Entdecken Sie noch heute die schönsten Ecken von Europas und machen Sie reichlich neue Erfahrungen auf Ihrer Reise ins Abenteuer mit dem Reisemobil.

Roadfans Standorte

Sie befinden sich mitten in Ihrer Reiseplanung? Dann besuchen Sie uns an unseren deutschlandweiten Stationen und lernen Sie Ihr Reisemobil für Ihren langersehnten Campingurlaub kennen. Dabei finden Sie uns an den folgenden Standorten in Nordrhein-Westfalen und ganz Deutschland:

• Essen: Bonifaciusstraße 156, 45309 Essen
• Mönchengladbach: Alsstraße 254, 41063 Mönchengladbach
• Berlin: Neue Späthstraße 47, 12359 Berlin
• Dresden: Scharfenberger Str. 151, 01139 Dresden
• Duisburg: Heiligenbaumstr. 40, 47249 Duisburg
• Düsseldorf: Professor-Oehler-Straße 3, 40589 Düsseldorf
• Hamburg: Schiffbeker Weg 307, 22043 Hamburg
• Köln: Fuggerstraße 27, 51149 Köln
• München: Ingolstädter Straße 172, 80939 München
• Bielefeld: Paderborner Straße 325-327, 33689 Bielefeld
• Stuttgart-Sindelfingen: Maybachstraße 15, 71069 Sindelfingen

Besuchen Sie noch heute unsere Wohnmobilvermietung und besichtigen Sie vor Ort unsere Wohnmobile unzähliger Marken. Bei Fragen stehen Ihnen unsere Mitarbeiter gerne für eine umfangreiche Beratung bereit. Nutzen Sie unser Angebot und verreisen Sie mit dem Wohnmobil Ihrem Reiseziel entgegen.

Alternative Camper zum Campingbus von ROADfans

Wenn der Campingbus Journey 4 noch nicht das richtige Fahrzeug für Sie war, dann sollten Sie sich die anderen Kategorien in unserer Wohnmobilvermietung ansehen. In einer unserer Standorten in ganz Deutschland finden Sie das richtige Urlaubszuhause für Ihren Traumurlaub.

Die Campervans der Kategorie " Journey " bieten ähnliche Vorteile wie der Campingbus "Journey 4". So haben Sie auch hier eine vollwertige Küche und ein tolles Bad mit an Bord. Anders als der Journey 4 hat der Campervan allerdings kein Aufstelldach. Die Reisemobile dieser Kategorie sind die perfekte Wahl wenn Sie einen Roadtrip zu zweit planen.

Wenn Sie etwas mehr Komfort im Urlaub mit dem Wohnmobil haben möchten, dann ist der Freedom 4 die richtige Wahl für Sie. Die Modelle dieser Kategorie lassen jedes Camperherz höher schlagen. Neben einer vollwertigen Küche und einem Bad mit Toilette, Dusche und Waschbecken genießen Sie hier noch viele weitere Vorteile. Die beiden Längsbette im Heck lassen sich mit einem Verbindungsstück zu einer gemütlichen Liegewiese zusammenbauen. Das Hubbett über der Sitzecke lässt sich mit wenig Hilfe herunterfahren und bietet Platz für zwei weitere Personen.

Wohnmobil kaufen in der Nähe

Sie wollen sich den Traum von einem eigenen Wohnmobil erfüllen, denn Sie haben genug von Ihrem veralteten Wohnwagen? Dann können Sie sich bei Roadfans jetzt Ihr Traumwohnmobil kaufen . In nur wenigen Klicks erfüllen Sie sich den Traum von einem eigenen Heim auf 4 Rädern. Bei ROADfans haben Sie die Wahl aus vielen verschiedenen Wohnmobilgrößen und -Modellen. Unsere Fahrzeuge werden nach jeder Saison verkauft und Sie erhalten Ihr Fahrzeug in einem neuwertigen Zustand und mit einer geringen Kilometerlaufzahl. Nutzen Sie unseren umfassenden Service und lassen Sie sich bei Ihrer Kaufentscheidung vom Profi beraten.

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Als Vermieter mit langjähriger Erfahrung stehen wir Ihnen bei jeglichen Fragen mit Rat und Tat beiseite. Sie haben Fragen zur Anmietung, dem Verkauf oder auch zur Werkstatt? Dann schreiben Sie uns ganz bequem eine Mail an: [email protected] und unsere Mitarbeiter werden sich schnellstmöglich bei Ihnen rückmelden!

Sie sind auf der Suche nach einer persönlichen Beratung? Auch da können wir Ihnen telefonisch oder vor Ort an unseren deutschlandweiten Stationen weiterhelfen. Unsere Mitarbeiter vom Kundenservice stehen Ihnen von Mo. bis Sa. unter der folgenden Telefonnummer: 021613040994 zur Verfügung.

Bei uns können Sie aber nicht nur Fahrzeuge mieten , sondern auch kaufen oder reparieren bzw. aufrüsten lassen! Weitere Daten und Vorteile rund um unsere Kaufmodelle und Werkstatt-Leistungen finden Sie auf unserer Webseite.

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Savvino-storozhevsky monastery and museum.

Zvenigorod's most famous sight is the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery, which was founded in 1398 by the monk Savva from the Troitse-Sergieva Lavra, at the invitation and with the support of Prince Yury Dmitrievich of Zvenigorod. Savva was later canonised as St Sabbas (Savva) of Storozhev. The monastery late flourished under the reign of Tsar Alexis, who chose the monastery as his family church and often went on pilgrimage there and made lots of donations to it. Most of the monastery’s buildings date from this time. The monastery is heavily fortified with thick walls and six towers, the most impressive of which is the Krasny Tower which also serves as the eastern entrance. The monastery was closed in 1918 and only reopened in 1995. In 1998 Patriarch Alexius II took part in a service to return the relics of St Sabbas to the monastery. Today the monastery has the status of a stauropegic monastery, which is second in status to a lavra. In addition to being a working monastery, it also holds the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum.

Belfry and Neighbouring Churches

Located near the main entrance is the monastery's belfry which is perhaps the calling card of the monastery due to its uniqueness. It was built in the 1650s and the St Sergius of Radonezh’s Church was opened on the middle tier in the mid-17th century, although it was originally dedicated to the Trinity. The belfry's 35-tonne Great Bladgovestny Bell fell in 1941 and was only restored and returned in 2003. Attached to the belfry is a large refectory and the Transfiguration Church, both of which were built on the orders of Tsar Alexis in the 1650s.  

To the left of the belfry is another, smaller, refectory which is attached to the Trinity Gate-Church, which was also constructed in the 1650s on the orders of Tsar Alexis who made it his own family church. The church is elaborately decorated with colourful trims and underneath the archway is a beautiful 19th century fresco.

Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is the oldest building in the monastery and among the oldest buildings in the Moscow Region. It was built between 1404 and 1405 during the lifetime of St Sabbas and using the funds of Prince Yury of Zvenigorod. The white-stone cathedral is a standard four-pillar design with a single golden dome. After the death of St Sabbas he was interred in the cathedral and a new altar dedicated to him was added.

Under the reign of Tsar Alexis the cathedral was decorated with frescoes by Stepan Ryazanets, some of which remain today. Tsar Alexis also presented the cathedral with a five-tier iconostasis, the top row of icons have been preserved.

Tsaritsa's Chambers

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is located between the Tsaritsa's Chambers of the left and the Palace of Tsar Alexis on the right. The Tsaritsa's Chambers were built in the mid-17th century for the wife of Tsar Alexey - Tsaritsa Maria Ilinichna Miloskavskaya. The design of the building is influenced by the ancient Russian architectural style. Is prettier than the Tsar's chambers opposite, being red in colour with elaborately decorated window frames and entrance.

At present the Tsaritsa's Chambers houses the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum. Among its displays is an accurate recreation of the interior of a noble lady's chambers including furniture, decorations and a decorated tiled oven, and an exhibition on the history of Zvenigorod and the monastery.

Palace of Tsar Alexis

The Palace of Tsar Alexis was built in the 1650s and is now one of the best surviving examples of non-religious architecture of that era. It was built especially for Tsar Alexis who often visited the monastery on religious pilgrimages. Its most striking feature is its pretty row of nine chimney spouts which resemble towers.

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Ford heir Alfred Ford building largest Vedic temple to fulfill 500-year-plus prophecy

The Temple of the Vedic Planetarium will be the largest Vedic temple in the world when complete. Alfred Ford, a great-grandson of Henry Ford, is a driving force behind its creation. Courtesy of Temple of the Vedic Planetarium

This great-grandson of Henry Ford is funding a massive, multimillion-dollar religious monument under construction in India that devotees of the Hare Krishna movement say will fulfill a more than 500-year-old prophecy.

Alfred Ford — son of Josephine Clay Ford and Walter Buhl Ford II of the banking Fords — is chairman of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, a blue-and-gold-dome-topped temple being built in east India's Mayapur, roughly three hours north of Kolkata. It'll be the largest Vedic temple in the world honoring a collection of Sanskrit literature that are the oldest scriptures in Hinduism.

It's happening as his cousin, Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr., is in the midst of his own architectural feat in the restoration of the Michigan Central Station in Detroit opening next month to anchor an advanced mobility technology hub.

"We were brought up to feel obligated to return something to society," Alfred Ford, donning a blue kurta tunic , told The Detroit News in an interview at his home in Gainesville, Florida. "Because we receive so much, even if you don't work for Ford Motor Company, at least return something."

Ford, 74, is fundraising for the approximately $125 million project and has supported it with at least $30 million so far of his own funds from the Ford Motor fortune he inherited after his mother’s passing in 2005. The heir declined to specify exactly how much he’s provided, though other leaders involved in the project say his contribution could surpass $50 million once the building is complete. Ford traveled to Mayapur earlier this year alongside 2 million other devotees for the opening of the building’s east wing.

"I hope that they can experience a taste of the spiritual life," Ford said of visitors to the temple. "My mother said to me the last year of her life, she said, 'I'll never say anything bad about the Hare Krishnas, because they've done wonders for you.' And that, in a nutshell, is really, it's changed my life."

The Hare Krishna movement — known formally as the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, or ISKCON — is a Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindu religious organization founded in 1966 by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who was Ford's spiritual leader, or guru. It's a monotheistic tradition within the Vedic culture that teaches the goal for all living beings is to reawaken their love for God, called Lord Krishna, the “all-attractive one.” It emphasizes chanting Krishna’s name and the bhakti yoga tradition.

The plan in Mayapur is for a whole Vedic city, but the initial phase is the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, known formally as Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir. It's a roughly 700,000-square-foot temple made of sandstone, marble and glass-reinforced concrete. It's situated on land off a distributary of the Ganges River that previously was rice fields.

Mayapur is regarded as the birthplace of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who’s revered as an incarnation of Krishna in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. A spiritual guide composed in 1890 describes a prediction from Mahaprabhu’s closest associate of a temple in Mayapur that would preach service to Mahaprabhu everywhere.

The blue ceramic terracotta tile dome with gold accents stretches the building about 370 feet high, taller than Saint Paul's Cathedral in London. Inside, hanging from the dome over the main altar area with larger-than-life-size deities that can hold 10,000 devotees, will be a large chandelier depicting the Vedic conception of the universe. That understanding also will be explored in the temple’s west wing, which is expected to house a planetarium.

The east wing that opened in March has an altar to Nrsimha, who's described as a part-lion, part-man incarnation of Krishna, revered as a healer and protector. This section is 80% complete and is expected to be finished in the next couple of months. The temple is expected to open in late 2026 or early 2027. It broke ground in 2009.

"All of us have to have some sort of spiritual awakening at some point in our lives," Ford said. "And you get old, and if all you've done is had a job, maybe a nice family, whatever, that's all wonderful. But what's going to happen to you at the time of death? You have to think beyond that. So, we're hoping that by coming to Mayapur, having a taste of what's going down there, you're able to go home and practice something."

All of us have to have some sort of spiritual awakening at some point in our lives. And you get old, and if all you've done is have a job, maybe a nice family, whatever, that's all wonderful. But what's going to happen to you at the time of death? You have to think beyond that.

Journey to Krishna consciousness

Ford was raised in Grosse Pointe Farms attending Protestant churches — and getting kicked out of Sunday school for demanding to know what God looked like. He had studied other religions in college and believed in some kind of higher power, opting to walk out and never return to a philosophy class at Tulane University after the professor wrote on the board that the topic of the day was "Did God create man or man create God?" He became interested in the Hare Krishna movement shortly after college when a devotee friend sent him books on it.

"I thought this is exactly what I was looking for," Ford said of Prabhupada's writings. "The No. 1 thing that I latched onto is that God is a person, a personality, and we all have a relationship with him. God is a reservoir of strength, mercy, beauty and knowledge, all these characteristics are there and fall in the Godhead. And we all have access to that through that personal relationship."

Ford was a self-described hippie at the time, partaking in psychedelics, attending Woodstock and protesting in Washington, D.C., over Kent State.

"It was the detachment from material things, that I wasn't really interested in accumulating a lot of material assets," Ford said of what lured him into that lifestyle. "I wanted something more spiritual, and so, that was attractive to me, the rejecting of the material phenomenon. But then once you reject that, you have to pick up something else, and I never knew what that was. Krishna consciousness really gave me the answer."

Industrialist Henry Ford died before Alfred was born, and he said much of what he learned about his great-grandfather came as an adult since he wasn't "dinner conversation" growing up. But the automotive founder did have an interest in reincarnation and was a teetotaler.

"We call him Bhakti Henry," Ford's wife of 40 years this December, Sharmila, quipped, referring to a Sanskrit term used to describe devotion to enlightened beings.

Upon first meeting Prabhupada, the guru asked Alfred about his great-grandfather: "Where is he now?"

"I was taken aback, because immediately, you get put on the spiritual platform," Ford said about the meeting. "I said, 'I don't really know.'"

He recalled growing up, visiting his grandmother Eleanor Clay Ford's home for family get-togethers at Christmas; troublemaking with Edsel Ford II in his cousin's golf cart; and regarding cousin Sheila Ford (now Hamp, principal owner of the Detroit Lions) like a sister. His family knows him as "Alfie." Bill, 67, was a bit younger.

Ford said he remains close to his relatives, though he missed a Ford 120th anniversary celebration last year in Georgia as a neurological condition now limits him to two trips a year: one to India and another to Maine where he has a vacation home.

He described growing up as a Ford coming with privileges, but also challenges. It was a little like living in a "fishbowl." It also was a source of negative attention at boarding school in Pennsylvania during high school.

He never had an interest in working for the automaker, though he did hold roles on the boards of the company's philanthropy arm, the Ford Fund, and the Josephine Ford Cancer Center at Henry Ford Hospital. He also was a co-owner and director of California software firm ChannelNet LLC in addition to other investment and philanthropic activities. For a short time, he ran a gallery at the Renaissance Center, procuring one of the largest collections of Indian art that's now scattered across multiple locations; his mother was his best client, he noted.

Ford declined to characterize his net worth or how much Ford stock he owns. He's listed in the automaker's latest proxy report as a trustee alongside Bill Ford, Benson Ford Jr. and Edsel Ford II for the voting trust of almost 71 million Ford family-owned Class B shares. At Wednesday's close, that stake is valued at $871 million.

"We're very grateful it's in good hands, and it's being run very well now and by Bill, who is the chairman," said Ford, who studied art history in college. "More power to them, and God bless them and everything, but I never had much interest in any of that. I was more interested in the ethereal activity."

Pleasing the guru

Although many Hare Krishna devotees drew attention for shaving their heads and donning robes, Ford said what he also found attractive about the faith was that he never was asked to give up more than he was ready. In 1975, in Hawaii, Prabhupada initiated him, a ceremony that includes swearing off meat, intoxication, gambling and illicit sex. He gave him the Indian name Ambarisa das, which originates from a king in the Vedas.

It wasn't a light commitment. He'd been kicked out of boarding school bars in New York for drunken behavior. Now, Ford says he hasn't had alcohol in 40 years and attended a decade of Alcoholics Anonymous meetings when he lived in Miami before moving to northern Florida.

"There was some wiggle room there," Ford said about his initiation. "For me there was. The main thing is to have a service attitude, and I've always had that. And I've been very fortunate that my guru gave me many things to do, so I was always busy."

A statue of Prabhupada sits alongside other deities in a temple room in the mansion the Fords built 20 years ago in a private neighborhood in Gainesville. The couple also attends a service once a week at the temple in neighboring Alachua, home to the largest Hare Krishna community in North America. At their home, the couple cares for their deities, washing, dressing, feeding and putting them to rest.

“We say this is their home,” Sharmila said after providing guests slippers upon entering their home’s ornate foyer with marble floors and a multicolor chandelier hanging from the ceiling. “We are their servants.”

Friends and colleagues of the Fords describe them as generous, humble and humorous. In 1974, Ford contributed approximately $650,000 to a mansion in Honolulu to house Prabhupada and serve as a temple, a decision that shocked his parents.

"My father especially said something about, 'Couldn't you have bought a smaller house?'" Ford recalled with a chuckle. "In India, to satisfy the guru, that's the hallmark and the cornerstone of any kind of spiritual path."

In 1975, the ISKCON temple in Detroit was looking to move into the Fisher Mansion on the east side of the Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood after outgrowing a site on Jefferson Avenue. Prabhupada approached Ford and Elisabeth Reuther, the daughter of the influential United Auto Workers President Walter Reuther, about purchasing the $300,000 site together. Ford contributed a couple million dollars additionally for renovations.

"I was amazed that my parents came" to the opening of the temple, Ford said. "And they were pleased."

Reuther and her sister split a $1 million inheritance they received following the death of their parents in a plane crash in 1970. Reuther, who had become a Hare Krishna devotee around the same time as Ford, used the remaining $150,000 she had left for the project.

"There wasn't any irony, because we had a common link with Prabhupada," the now-76-year-old Elisabeth Reuther Dickmeyer told The News from her and her husband's home in northern California. "After my parents were killed, I became very philosophical. My mother was very spiritual, and my father was very spiritual, so it was sort of a natural fit for me to become involved with the Hare Krishna movement. ... Ambarisa and I are very close now."

They still correspond by email every so often, Ford said. Her husband, Bruce, served with Ford at the temple for 25 years, and Ford was his best man at their wedding.

"The thought never even crossed my mind," Ford said about whether he was apprehensive about the partnership, given their family histories. "She gave her whole inheritance. I was very impressed with that."

Today, the Detroit temple has 300 core members and more than 2,000 extended congregation members, said Jagadguru das, the temple's reverend. Many of the members are looking forward to traveling to Mayapur for the temple's opening there.

It was at the Fisher Mansion temple where Prabhupada in 1976 gave the commission to Ford where Reuther also was present to build a temple in the state of West Bengal’s Mayapur.

"I said, 'Oh, it sounds very nice,'" Ford said when Prabhupada asked him about it. "He said, 'You can finance it.' I kind of rolled my eyes."

More than a temple

But almost 50 years later, it's coming to fruition. Ford described the plans laid out by Prabhupada as something that could keep him busy for the rest of his life.

Prabhupada died in 1977, resulting in a period of turmoil in ISKCON, as Ford described it, that included struggles over leadership, defections and abuses of power. Ford, though, was encouraged to finish the Fisher Mansion project. He said planning for the Mayapur temple began in 1996, though it ramped up starting in 2006. Communist leadership in West Bengal challenged the ability to move forward.

"I must have been in some sort of fog or something because I just kept moving on," Ford said of the communist obstacles. "I thought this will all work out somehow or another."

It did. The regime fell in 2011, clearing the way for a government that's supporting the project with infrastructure upgrades. Ford traveled throughout the world fundraising. There's been $80 million in private funding secured, said TOVP vice chairman Braja Vilasa das, who left a job in the asset mapping division of railroad company CSX Corp. to live in Mayapur to direct the project.

"I said for him," he said, referring to Ford, "I will do anything, because he has sacrificed so much for the mission, for the welfare of the entire human race. People will know this project as a monument of peace, as a monument of happiness, as a monument of joy."

Most Hindu temples are meant for individual worship and don’t have domes. But on his travels to the United States, Prabhupada pointed to the Capitol in Washington, D.C., in his description of the Mayapur temple. Initially, some feared this could make the temple too Western, but Head Architect Varsha Sharma, also known as Vilasini Devi dasi, incorporated Vedic arches and columns to combine the two cultures.

Her mandate for the TOVP was to pick materials that could last 500 years and create a place that was inspiring since it'll also serve as the ISKCON headquarters. The outcome to balance proportions was the building's large size.

Sharma said the goal was for a pilgrim to experience a journey of both internal reflection and communal worship with the altars like "gemstones" at the end. For the building's colors, blue represents royalty, white is for purity and gold characterizes the abundance of God.

"This building really stands for more than the opulence of the building itself," Sharma said. "It's meant to create a sort of embodied looking, feeling into yourself. So, taking each human being who enters into this building to a different level altogether, where that satisfaction and the love of the divinity is felt inside the hearts of people. At the end of the day, what we really want to do here is uplift character of people, uplift the spirits of people and make this world a better place to live in, to have more conscientious lifestyles and more sensitive social awareness with each other."

Sharmila Ford, who has a doctorate in biochemistry, is involved in the interior designs of the temple, too. A native of northern India's Jaipur, her family was living in Australia when she met her future husband at the Hare Krishna compound on the edge of Sydney. "Krishna played cupid" is how she describes their romance, noting her astrological chart predicted her spouse would take her around the world. They married a year after meeting, corresponding by phone and letters. The couple has two adult daughters and two grandchildren.

Sharmila never met Prabhupada herself, but understood the significance of her husband's role in the project from letters he had sent him.

"There was like no question in my mind that this is going to happen, whether we are the ones who will manage or somebody else," she said. "But since he's been given this order, let's do what we can."

A second phase for the Mayapur project, expected to cost $150 million to $200 million, calls for the upper floors of the temple to be devoted to a Vedic museum and theme park gardens on the 43-acre site on which the temple sits. Additionally, the goal is to expand the Vedic city in Mayapur first established in 1972 that includes the temple, spiritual education centers and a cow protection program known as Goshala. A trust run by ISKCON encapsulates 750 acres for the city, but it's expected to include 1,000 acres in total. The community also has programs to provide half a million free meals a year and health-care services.

Today, 7,500 devotees live on the property, and the goal is to grow it to 50,000. More than 6 million people annually visit the city in Mayapur, according to ISKCON, a number that's expected to balloon once the temple is complete.

"People want some stability, some tradition, something they can latch onto and feel secure," Ford said. "Because otherwise, if you're untethered, it's a brutal world to live in, very difficult, getting bashed around this way, that way. (The Hare Krishna movement) is a wonderful, sublime process, and it's available to anybody."

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In its story about Francis Ford Coppola’s struggle to find a distributor for the wildly ambitious (and very pricey) Megalapolis , The Hollywood Reporter quoted an anonymous industry source, who said: “There is just no way to position this movie.”

The cinephile side of the internet basically lost its dang mind from there, letting out a proverbial cackle of utter disbelief. Really? You’re finding it difficult to market a movie made by the five-time Oscar winner responsible for some of the most influential films ever made? All a distributor has to do — as X user Ryan Lee astutely pointed out — is to whip up a poster listing Coppola’s impressive credentials: The Godfather , The Godfather Part II, The Conversation , and Apocalypse Now .

“I realize that I’ve made a mark and some people think I’m a very important film director,” the director remarked to Empire in 2021 . “I’ve certainly made a handful of films that are going to be around for a while.”

Born on April 7, 1939, Francis Ford Coppola was raised in Queens, New York, the son of composer Carmine Coppola . At the age of eight, he was stricken with polio and confined to his room. In an effort to fill the endless hours of lonely boredom, the future filmmaker turned to “puppets and mechanical things and gadgets” for entertainment, he told The New York Times in 1988. “I'm good with gadgets, and I became a tinkerer. I think what I really am is an inventor.'”

Fascinated by storytelling, he originally dreamed of becoming a playwright, but ultimately switched to a career in movies after viewing Sergei Eisenstein’s Ten Days That Shook the World . Coppola began his career in pornography ( no joke ) and by the late 1960s, he had graduated from UCLA film school and founded his own cinematic banner, American Zoetrope, with a pre- Star Wars George Lucas. Along with Lucas, Martin Scorsese , Steven Spielberg and numerous others, Coppola would become emblematic of Hollywood’s New Wave movement , in which young directors brought a hip new edge (one molded by the turbulent counterculture years) to the old studio system.

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Coppola’s legendary hot streak between 1972 and 1979 yielded four of the most critically-acclaimed and culturally impactful motion pictures ever made: The Godfather , The Godfather Part II , The Conversation , and Apocalypse Now . By the start of 1980, Coppola had amassed a total of five Academy Awards, including one for his screenwriting work on Franklin J. Schaffner’s Patton (1970).

He, of course, continued to make movies in the years that followed, but struggled to find the stratospheric success he’d achieved throughout the ‘70s.

• Dementia 13 (1963)
• You're a Big Boy Now (1966)
• Finian's Rainbow (1968)
• The Rain People (1969)
• The Godfather (1972)
• The Conversation (1974)
• The Godfather Part II (1974)
• Apocalypse Now (1979)
• One from the Heart (1982)
• The Outsiders (1983)
• Rumble Fish (1983)
• The Cotton Club (1984)
• Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
• Gardens of Stone (1987)
• New York Stories (1989)
• The Godfather Part III (1990)
• Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
• Jack (1996)
• The Rainmaker (1997)
• Youth Without Youth (2007)
• Tetro (2009)
• Twixt (2011)

Even if you don’t skip to the end of this list, you can probably guess what the top entries will be. It’s universally accepted that Coppola made his best movies in the 1970s, but there are a few underrated gems amongst his subsequent output, including a memorable interpretation of the most famous vampire in pop culture history. For list in particular, I’ll be ranking Coppola’s filmography based on their respective scores on Rotten Tomatoes. Let’s get to it, shall we?

22. Jack (1996)

Arguably the lowest point of Coppola’s career, Jack asks the audience to swallow a bizarre premise about a young boy who ages faster than any other kid (hence the outward appearance of the late Robin Williams). The film was critically panned and grossed only $58 million at the box office . “It’s got adult themes,” co-writer Gary Nadeau told The Telegraph in 2021. “It’s about death. But they sold it as a comedy, so it looked like a kids’ film. As writers, we had a different movie in our head than the one that came out… The early conception of the film was something more tender and heartfelt.”

Jack scored just 17% approval on Rotten Tomatoes and is now streaming on Disney+ .

21. Twixt, aka B'Twixt Now and Sunrise (2011)

Coppola’s most recent release, Twixt, follows a struggling writer (Val Kilmer), who finds himself caught up in the mystery of a small-town murder case. The horror flick failed to move the needle in terms of enthusiasm from audiences and critics. To quote The Hollywood Reporter : “As a film self-financed and possibly self-distributed with the director accompanying the film on its theatrical journey, there may be elements here to provoke thought or discussions with curious audiences. But as a bona-fide theatrical release, even with Val Kilmer , Elle Fanning and Bruce Dern in the cast, the movie doesn’t stand a ghost of a chance.” Coppola tried again last year with a restored and re-edited version of the film he dubbed “The Authentic Cut.”

Twixt got 30% on Rotten Tomatoes and is available to rent and/or own on YouTube Movies .

20. Youth Without Youth (2007)

Based on the 1976 Mircea Eliade novella of the same name, Youth Without Youth marked Coppola’s return top the world of directing after a decade-long hiatus. The film follows Dominic Matei (Tim Roth), an aging linguistics professor suddenly gifted with a new lease on life. “It had a love story, and it had all sorts of things that I found intriguing, and all sorts of things that I wanted to learn about, like the origins of language and the nature of human consciousness and the concept of time,” Coppola said of his desire to adapt the source material (via Oregon Live ).

Youth Without Youth received 33% approval on Rotten Tomatoes, and is now streaming on Tubi .

19. Gardens of Stone (1987)

What could be considered a companion piece to the vastly superior Apocalypse Now , Gardens of Stone approaches the Vietnam War from a domestic point-of-view. The Godfather alum James Caan headlines the project as a sergeant caught between duty to his country and a girlfriend vehemently against the conflict. Speaking with Vulture in 2020, Coppola voiced deep regret over making the film, as his 22-year-old son, Gian-Carlo Coppola, was killed in a boating accident during production.

“There’s one movie I wouldn’t have made because it cost me everything, and that was one of the movies I made at a time when I had to make a movie every year to just keep my house and my household together,” the filmmaker said. “I fantasize having not made Gardens of Stone . I wouldn’t have lost my son.”

Gardens of Stone hit 44% on Rotten Tomatoes, and is now streaming on Tubi .

18. One from the Heart (1982)

Coppola’s Las Vegas-based love story bombed so hard upon its initial release, that the director himself pulled it from theaters, according to this 2012 interview with The Los Angeles Times . In recent years, however, the film has been positively reevaluated as a beautiful homage to the filmmaking style of Golden Age Hollywood. It even received a limited theatrical re-release earlier this year, with The New Yorker proclaiming :

“The movie plays almost like Coppola’s reaction against his previous decade of acclaimed movies — the two Godfather films, The Conversation , and Apocalypse Now . What those works share is realism, and, as great as they are, they had left Coppola no room to explore the aesthetic side of filmmaking. The physical realism of Apocalypse Now , with its grueling location shooting in the Philippines and its real-life explosions and airborne military aircraft, was so extreme that Coppola in effect filmed it like a documentary. Style had to take a back seat. But, in “One from the Heart,” the events onscreen are fabrications; the reality comes from within, from the cinematic painting, from the seemingly thick impasto of light and shadow and the compositional finesse of stylized movement.”

One From the Heart earned 51% on Rotten Tomatoes, and is now available to rent and/or purchase from Prime Video .

17. Finian's Rainbow (1968)

Coppola’s third directorial effort, Finian’s Rainbow is a big screen adaptation of the 1947 stage musical of the same name . Fred Astaire stars as Finian McLonergan, an Irish immigrant who arrives in the American South with his daughter and a magical piece of gold capable of changing lives for the better. While it did receive two Oscar nods for Best Score and Best Sound, Coppola regretted leaving the film’s post-production work in the hands of its producers.

“As it is, I think the movie is fine, but I left it to the producer and others to finish it after I had done a preliminary edit and went off to make The Rain People ,” he said in 2007 . "Now when I look at Finian’s Rainbow , I think my only dissatisfaction is that I feel I could have greatly improved it if I had done the final postproduction. I might do that someday just for the fun of it—not to ever show it, but just to amuse myself; to see how good I can make it.”

Finian’s Rainbow scored 53% on Rotten Tomatoes, and is available to rent and/or own on YouTube Movies .

16. The Godfather Part III (1990)

Coppola begrudgingly made The Godfather Part III for Paramount, because he was in desperate need of money at the time. Not exactly the most creative conditions under which a film can be made. The end result was an inessential trilogy capper that woefully paled in comparison to its predecessors. Among the sequel’s many shortcomings are the absence of Robert Duvall as consigliere Tom Hagen and the misguided casting of the director’s own daughter, Sofia, in the role of Mary Corleone. Even the story, which sees Michael striking a shady deal with the Vatican, feels somewhat undercooked. Even so, The Godfather III grossed $136 million worldwide and was nominated for seven Academy Awards , including Best Picture.

The Godfather Part III earned 66% on Rotten Tomatoes, and is now streaming on Paramount+ .

15. Dementia 13 (1963)

Produced by low-budget auteur Roger Corman, Coppola’s debut feature is as exploitative as they come. “Unaware of an axe-wielding, psychopathic murderer lurking on the family estate, a scheming widow hatches a plan to get her hands on an inheritance,” reads the synopsis. Chatting with Slash Film last year , Coppola recalled how the entire production took shape on the fly: “I went to Ireland, and I didn't even have a script. I had this one page. I had to write a script while I was shooting it. I was writing it during the night on mimeograph masters so that we could roll it off and give it to the cast.

Dementia 13 scored 69% on Rotten Tomatoes, and is now streaming on Tubi .

14. The Outsiders (1983)

Based on S. E. Hinton’s 1967 novel of the same name, The Outsiders is considered to be one of the best coming-of-age films ever made. A tale of two gangs separated by socioeconomic status, the movie features early acting turns from Tom Cruise, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Ralph Macchio, Matt Dillon, Diane Lane and the late Patrick Swayze. “I read Susan Hinton’s book... and was touched by the level of regard these poor ‘Greaser’ kids had for each other, even though they didn’t have the advantages of their ‘Social’ rivals,” Coppola told The Guardian in 2021 . “I’ve always believed that kids have many more feelings than we give them credit for, and I wanted to make the story. When I was about 17, I had been a drama counsellor at a summer camp, and the idea of being with half a dozen kids in the country and making a movie seemed like being a camp counsellor again. I’d forget my troubles and have some laughs.”

The Outsiders got 70% approval on Rotten Tomatoes, and is now streaming on Tubi .

13. Tetro (2009)

Featuring the film debut of Alden Ehrenreich ( Solo: A Star Wars Story ), Tetro marked Coppola’s first original screenplay since The Conversation . It tells the story of two estranged brothers — Bennie (Ehrenreich) and Tetro (Vincent Gallo) — who reconnect in Argentina. “So much of the story is about a younger brother who idealized an older brother and then the older brother vanished, so he was orphaned by his hero,” the director said during an interview with the Seattle Met . “I have an older brother, and my brother was always good to me from day one. But now that I understand the film, I’ve learned that perhaps I did feel that when he had to go off I really felt like he left me. He left me at a very vulnerable time.”

Tetro scored 71% on Rotten Tomatoes, and is available to rent and/or own on YouTube Movies .

12. The Cotton Club (1984)

Set against the backdrop the Harlem-based jazz hot spot of the 1920s and ‘30s, The Cotton Club is Coppola’s exploration of paradoxical racial divides in early 20th century America.“The club had the most talented Black performers of its day and yet it was segregated and Black people couldn't go see the show. It was the hoi polloi, the real high society people who went and I wanted to try something with two worlds, a Black world and a white world interweaving between each other and of course meeting at the Cotton Club with the numbers and the shows,” he said in 2019 . The film ended up scoring two Oscar nods for Art Directing and Editing.

The Cotton Club scored 74% on Rotten Tomatoes, and is now streaming on Tubi .

10. Rumble Fish (1983)

Shot back-to-back with The Outsiders , Rumble Fish (also based on a novel by S.E. Hinton) stars Matt Dillon as Rusty-James, a young hoodlum longing for the halcyon days of a street gang run by his older brother, Motorcycle Boy (Mickey Rourke). "I decided to shoot in black and white because I wanted to make an art film for young people, and black and white gives a quality of poetic realism,” Coppola explained to The Guardian in 2012 . “I didn't just leave it to the script to tell the story — I also used camera angles, lighting and soundtrack to stimulate a young audience into loving the form as much as I did. I was disappointed when they didn't rush to see it. But it's pleasing its appeal has endured. It was the film I really wanted to make.”

Rumble Fish got 76% approval on Rotten Tomatoes, and is available to rent and/or own on YouTube Movies .

10. New York Stories (1989)

Coppola’s contribution to this anthology was Life Without Zoë , which he co-wrote with his daughter, Sofia (now an acclaimed filmmaker in her own right). In its review of the segment, The New York Times wrote :

“Its prevailing message, which is more or less Marie Antoinette's, is delivered by the title schoolgirl, who spends her parents' long absences alone in the Sherry-Netherland and is ministered to by an adoring staff. Zoe's antics, which take her from a private school to a costume ball to the Acropolis and feature such characters as the richest little boy in the world, are given a vibrantly colorful look and an utterly vapid feeling, even when she helps to reconcile her long-separated parents. The film seems at its most heartfelt when Zoe declares, '’Let's go shopping!'’”

New York Stories scored 76% on Rotten Tomatoes, and is now available to rent and/or purchase from Prime Video .

9. Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)

Widely considered one of the best screen adaptations of Bram Stoker’s seminal vampire novel, Coppola’s take on the world’s most famous bloodsucker is buoyed by lush production design, lavish costumes and a very game Gary Oldman as the Count himself. The film, which also starred Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder and Anthony Hopkins, grossed over $215 million worldwide and nabbed three Oscar wins (out of 4 nominations) for Costume Design, Sound Editing, and Makeup.

Bram Stoker’s Dracula was approved of by 77% of Rotten Tomatoes users, and is currently streaming on Pluto TV .

7. You're a Big Boy Now (1966)

Like numerous films on this list, Coppola’s second-ever feature was adapted from an existing novel (this one written by David Benedictus). The sexual coming-of-age comedy received a three-star rating from Roger Ebert, who described the director as “a boy wonder fresh out of UCLA whose only previous efforts were skin flicks.” Cast member Geraldine Page nabbed an Oscar nod for Best Supporting Actress.

You’re a Big Boy Now won 82% approval on Rotten Tomatoes, and is available to purchase from Amazon .

7. The Rainmaker (1997)

Based on John Grisham’s 1995 novel of the same name, The Rainmaker is very much an underdog story. Matt Damon plays Rudy Baylor, a novice attorney going up against the lawyers of a well-funded insurance company. "I'd never read a Grisham novel before,” Coppola told Roger Ebert in 1997 . “I saw The Rainmaker in an airport. I got it and enjoyed it. It had a lot of humor. In some ways it sort of reminded me of The Godfather . People like the idea that if injustice has happened, they can go to somebody and get it remedied.”

The Rainmaker earned 82% on Rotten Tomatoes, and is now streaming on Paramount+ with a Showtime subscription.

6. The Rain People (1969)

The first production to be released via American Zoetrope, The Rain People centers around a frustrated and pregnant housewife (Shirley Knight) in desperate search of freedom. “It’s the first film I’ve made that wasn’t a comedy,” Coppola said in a 1969 interview . “I think the most important reaction I’ve gotten, was the fact that people are very interested and think a lot about it, even after they’ve seen it. They’re coming up to me and saying, ‘Well, I don’t think she went back’ or something. And that’s wonderful. If it stimulates thought about these things, maybe some husband will think about his wife in a way that he didn’t before and maybe they can build something more effectively because of it.” The Rain People also features pre- Godfather turns from James Caan and Robert Duvall.

The Rain People won 85% approval on Rotten Tomatoes, and is available to rent and/or purchase from Prime Video .

5. Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)

A precursor to timey-wimey comedies like 17 Again and Hot Tub Time Machine , Peggy Sue Got Married stars Kathleen Turner as a housewife on the verge of divorce, who gets a chance to relive her senior year of high school, circa 1960. The film also features early acting turns from Nicolas Cage (Coppola’s real-world nephew) and Jim Carrey. Peggy Sue was well-received by critics ( Roger Ebert dubbed it “one of the best movies” of 1986) and scored three Oscar nominations for Best Actress , Cinematography, and Costume Design.

Peggy Sue Got Married scored 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, and is available to rent and/or purchase from Prime Video .

4. The Godfather Part II (1974)

Many fans consider The Godfather Part II to be superior to its predecessor, and that is a very fair assessment to make. Grander in both scope and storytelling, the film presents parallel narratives, comparing Michael’s merciless rise to power to that of his own father, Vito (played as a young man by Robert De Niro). The film boasts an undeniable sense of grandeur, helped along by the inspiration of real-world events like the Cuban Revolution and the Valachi hearings. While not as financially successful as the original, Part II was hailed by critics as a breathtaking masterpiece. It took home six Academy Awards, becoming the first of two sequels to win Best Picture (the second, of course, being The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ).

The Godfather Part II won 96% approval on Rotten Tomatoes, and is currently streaming on Paramount+ .

1. The Conversation (1974)

While it may seem like an on-the-nose reaction to the Watergate scandal, The Conversation was actually written long before the implosion of Richard Nixon’s presidency. Even so, the eerie timeliness of Coppola’s slow-burn mystery centered around obsessive surveillance expert Harry Call (played to neurotic perfection by Gene Hackman) still hits hard half a century later, making it one of the greatest paranoia thrillers to come out of the ‘70s. The film wasn’t a box office success, only grossing grossing around $5 million globally , but it was critically acclaimed and received three Oscar nods, including one for Best Picture.

An impressive 97% of Rotten Tomatoes users approved of The Conversation , which is available to rent and/or purchase from Prime Video .

1. Apocalypse Now (1979)

When someone says they poured their “blood, sweat, and tears” into something, they’re usually aiming for hyperbole. Apocalypse Now , on the other hand, is worthy of the phrase, owing to the fact that Coppola and his cast nearly killed themselves trying to get the damn thing made. The production was so arduous, that it was chronicled in the 1991 documentary Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse . All of the misery did pay off with one of the greatest cinematic indictments of America’s military actions in Southeast Asia. Lines of dialogue — such as “I love the smell of napalm in the morning!” — and the iconic scene of Huey copters flying in formation to Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries” have become an indelible fixtures of our popular moviegoing culture. Apocalypse Now grossed over $100 million worldwide and won two Oscars (out of eight nominations) for Sound and Cinematography.

Apocalypse Now Redux earned 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, and is currently streaming on Prime Video .

1. The Godfather (1972)

Is The Godfather the greatest crime movie ever made? I’ll leave that question for you to answer. Based on the bestselling Mario Puzo novel of the same, the Mafia-inspired saga of the Corleone family makes an offer no audience member can refuse: an opportunity to explore the dark side of the American Dream. Everything about the movie is perfect — from the ensemble cast to the music to the underlying themes of family, loyalty, loss, and sacrifice. And yet again, the behind-the-scenes story of how the film came togethe r is just as captivating as the finished film itself. A box office and critical smash, The Godfather grossed over $250 million worldwide and nabbed three Oscars, including the coveted prize for Best Picture. What else is there to say except: “Leave the gun, take the cannoli.”

The Godfather wowed audiences with a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, and is currently streaming on Paramount+ .

Megalopolis (TBD)

A long-gestating passion project, Megalopolis languished in development hell for over 40 years before cameras finally got rolling in late 2022 . With no one interested in financing the movie, Coppola decided to front the $100 million necessary to make his ambitious vision a reality.

According to Deadline , Megalopolis follows an “ambitious architectural idealist” named Cesar (Adam Driver), who goes up against Mayor Frank Cicero (Giancarlo Esposito) in a dystopian version of New York City decimated by disaster. The two characters butt heads over “whether to embrace the future and build a utopia with renewable materials, or take a business-as-usual rebuild strategy, replete with concrete, corruption and power brokering at the expense of a restless underclass.” Caught between the two is Cicero’s daughter, Julia (Nathalie Emmanuel).

“It's a love story,” Coppola said during a 2022 interview with GQ . “A woman is divided between loyalties to two men. But not only two men. Each man comes with a philosophical principle. One is her father who raised her, who taught her Latin on his lap and is devoted to a much more classical view of society, the Marcus Aurelius kind of view. The other one, who is the lover, is the enemy of the father but is dedicated to a much more progressive ‘Let's leap into the future, let's leap over all of this garbage that has contaminated humanity for 10,000 years. Let's find what we really are, which are an enlightened, friendly, joyous species.’”

Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Shia LaBeouf, Talia Shire, Jason Schwartzman, Chloe Fineman, Kathryn Hunter, Dustin Hoffman, D.B. Sweeney, Aubrey Plaza, Baily Ives, Grace VanderWaal, Talia Shire and James Remar round out the cast.

The film will hold its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May of 2024, and may receive wider distribution via French company Le Pacte ( Anatomy of a Fall ).

Bottom Line

While not every single one of his movies has been a certified hit, Francis Ford Coppola continues to stand as an unwavering barrier between cinema treated as a hallowed art-form and cinema treated as a way to make a quick buck.

“The cinema language happened by experimentation — by people not knowing what to do,” he said in a 2012 interview . “But unfortunately, after 15-20 years, it became a commercial industry. People made money in the cinema, and then they began to say to the pioneers, “Don’t experiment. We want to make money. We don’t want to take chances.” An essential element of any art is risk. If you don’t take a risk then how are you going to make something really beautiful, that hasn’t been seen before? I always like to say that cinema without risk is like having no sex and expecting to have a baby. You have to take a risk.”

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Elektrostal

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