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Lost in Translation, 2003
English, Japanese, German, French
USA, Japan
Profile of Lost in Translation
The mood of Lost in Translation is bittersweet, clever, and contemplative. The plot centers around a humdrum life, a midlife crisis, and an unlikely couple. It is a drama, independent, and romance movie. In approach, Lost in Translation is realistic. The pacing is slow. It takes place, at least partly, in a hotel. Lost in Translation is set in Tokyo. It happens in contemporary times. The movie is known for being a modern classic, an Oscar winner, and critically acclaimed. Lost in Translation is especially suggested for a date night and a girls' night.
Summary of Lost in Translation
Sofia Coppola's second feature-length film focuses on two guests at a Tokyo hotel--Bob (Bill Murray), a middle-aged actor in town to film whiskey commercials, and Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson), the young wife of a trendy photographer (Giovanni Ribisi) who is always out on a shoot. When Bob isn't on the job taking fragmented direction from the Japanese crew, he's receiving faxes on home decorating from his emotionally distant wife. And while her husband is away, Charlotte spends most of her time trying to motivate herself to do more than look out the window at Tokyo's urban sprawl. So when the two meet in the hotel bar, they strike up an unusual friendship, one that provides a welcome escape from their boredom and loneliness.
With LOST IN TRANSLATION, Coppola cements her reputation as a thoughtful and inventive filmmaker. Every element of the movie is pitch-perfect, from the dreamy, atmospheric score to the expertly timed editing to the lingering shots of the characters and the city. Most importantly, Coppola's minimalist script allows Murray and Johansson to give astonishingly moving yet subtle performances as people who are lost in the limbo of a foreign country, but find each other for comfort and companionship. Both heartbreakingly sad and hilariously funny, Coppola's LOST IN TRANSLATION is that rare movie in which everything is in its right place.
Details
| Language: | English, Japanese, German, French |
| Country: | USA, Japan |
| Release date: | 29 August 2003 |
| Runtime: | 102 min |
| Awards: | Academy Awards |
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Salon.com
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Los Angeles Times
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- by: Kenneth Turan
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