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Lost in Translation is a 2003 romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Sofia Coppola. Bill Murray stars as Bob Harris, a fading American movie star who is having a midlife crisis when he travels to Tokyo to promote Suntory whiskey. He befriends another disillusioned American, Charlotte, a recent college graduate who has been married for two years. The film explores themes of alienation and disconnection…
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As I am sure most of you know, this is not a new film but it is one of those movies that despite getting a lot of praise from critics and regular people, it just managed to pass me by in 2003. It stars Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson in the lead roles and both of them do a pretty fantastic job in this rather unusual movie. src While categorized as a romantic-comedy, it doesn't necessarily feel like either one of…More
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Many who don’t like film of Andrei Tarkovsky complain about lack of plot and long scenes when nothing actually happens. Tarkovsky fans usually respond to such complains by claiming that Tarkovsky films have “great atmosphere”. Similar kind of defence can be invoked by fans of Sofia Coppola whenever someone criticises shortcomings of her work, including her most successful film, 2003 drama *Lost in Translation*. Prot…More
This movie, which barely beat my favorite In America (2002) for Best Original Screenplay,which is also a disappointing title. In 2014, I had a roughly similar experience, so this movie is definitely in my top 10. However, at that time, she and I were singles, so it wasn't an affair. However, there is an opinion that the two people depicted in this film are both married, and they were having an affair ( ? ) psycholog…More
Una película dirigida por Sofia Coppola # Siempre me ha gustado leer y ver cine, pero de un tiempo para acá le he tomado casi igual cariño a la relectura y a ver de nuevo ciertos films. Una vez que se culmina la primera mirada a una obra iteraria o audiovosual, es necesaria una segunda visita para juzgar todo el trabajo sabiendo cómo termina; creo que permite un juicio más detallado. Claro está que no voy a ver dos…More
Sofia Coppola delivers a phenomenal movie here. It gets better with each watch. One great move she makes in the story setup is loading the opening of the film with disconnection, miscommunication, loneliness, etc. She is establishing a hustle and bustle world where no one has time to truly connect. The audience feels this over and over in gentle and harsh, funny and serious ways. Regardless, it all leads up to one o…More