Genre: Drama, Comedy, Love, Satire, Marriage, Infidelity, Prostitution, Psychodrama, Culture Clash
Tagline: Everyone wants to be found.
Plot: Bob Harris (Bill Murray) and Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) are two Americans in Tokyo. Bob is a movie star in town to shoot a whiskey commercial, while Charlotte is a young woman tagging along with her workaholic photographer husband (Giovanni Ribisi). Unable to sleep, Bob and Charlotte cross paths one night in the luxury hotel bar. This chance meeting soon becomes a surprising friendship. Charlotte and Bob venture through Tokyo, having often hilarious encounters with its citizens, and ultimately discover a new belief in life’s possibilities.Shot entirely on location in Japan, Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation is a valentine to the nature of close friendships and to the city of Tokyo. Ms. Coppola’s film, from her original screenplay, contemplates the unexpected connections we make that might not last – yet stay with us forever. Ms. Coppola studied Fine Art at California Institute of the Arts. She then wrote and directed the short film Lick the Star (which world-premiered at the Venice International Film Festival), followed by the feature The Virgin Suicides (which she adapted from Jeffrey Eugenides’ novel, and which world-premiered at the Cannes International Film Festival). Bob Harris (Bill Murray) and Charlotte (Scarlett Johannsson) are two Americans in Tokyo. Bob is a
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 If you get the sense that I applaud this movie, you are correct. Lost in Translation requires a certain amount of patience, but it is by no means a slow or lugubrious endeavor. Director Coppola has done what any young director wants to accomplish: improve upon a successful first feature. As good as The Virgin Suicides is, Lost in Translation is superior in almost every way.  --James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
Sofia Coppola's stealthy romance about two Americans stranded in Tokyo is a work of marvelous delicacy -- and offers the performance of Bill Murray's career.--Stephanie Zacharek (Salon)
Well, I loved this movie. I loved the way Coppola and her actors negotiated the hazards of romance and comedy, taking what little they needed and depending for the rest on the truth of the characters. I loved the way Bob and Charlotte didn't solve their problems, but felt a little better anyway. I loved the moment near the end when Bob runs after Charlotte and says something in her ear, and we're not allowed to hear it. --ROGER EBERT (Chicago Sun-Times)
In stark defiance of formal narrative, Coppola's film follows a course more akin to the movies of the French New Wave than anything American; it's directionless but not aimless, the course of the story dictated by the spontaneous evolution of a relationship that transcends sex, romance and even friendship. ... Ostensibly, "Lost in Translation" is a film about love, albeit one which has the audacity to ask what love is--and the courage to leave the question unanswered.--Wade Major (Boxoffice Magazine)
That's really the magic of the movie, which is, in the end, wonderfully nice. It gets at something exquisitely human, so human that even movie stars feel it.--Stephen Hunter (Washington Post)
Lost in Translation is one of the best movies of 2003, but quiet, intimate, personal character dramas like this seldom make much hay at the Oscars. ...With shades of everyone from Bertolucci to Truffaut, Sofia Coppola just became one of those directors whose movies I will now be anticipating the hell out of. Her well-written and thoughtful screenplay matches up with a brilliantly executed film to give you one hell of a cinematic experience. 8.5/10-- (CHUD.com)
Lost In Translation is another superb effort from director Sofia Coppola and should earn its place on a few lists this upcoming awards season, particularly star Bill Murray.  --Kit Bowen (Hollywood.com)
Ms. Coppola's movie also happens to be hilarious -- a paean to dislocated people discovering how alive they are when they can barely keep their eyes open. The sexiness comes from the busy, desperate need-to-impress heat of a flirtation, an unrequited love communicated through a filter of sleep deprivation.--Elvis Mitchell (The New York Times)
Sofia Coppola's stealthy romance about two Americans stranded in Tokyo is a work of marvelous delicacy -- and offers the performance of Bill Murray's career.--Stephanie Zacharek (Salon)
BILL MURRAY does with his face what Yo-Yo Ma does with the cello. He's a master of this very personal instrument. The slightest glance can mean so many things: disgust, bewilderment, irritation, incredulity or sarcasm. Then the eyes revert to their deadpan glaze, and you wait with giggly anticipation for the next subtle reaction.--Desson Howe (Washington Post)
That's really the magic of the movie, which is, in the end, wonderfully nice. It gets at something exquisitely human, so human that even movie stars feel it.--Stephen Hunter (Washington Post)
Sofia Coppola’s follow-up to The Virgin Suicides is a thoroughly delightful film with terrific performances from its two leads – it’s also one of the best films of the year.  --Matthew Turner (ViewLondon)
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Sofia Coppola
The Virgin Suicides, Marie Antoinette, Lick the Star |
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Sofia Coppola
The Godfather: Part III, The Virgin Suicides, The Outsiders |
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Groundhog Day, The Royal Tenenbaums, Ghost Busters |
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Saving Private Ryan, Gone in Sixty Seconds, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow |
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A crystal clear translation of life in all its bitter contrasts, this movie finds what is lost in the language of being.  --Derek May (MovieWeb)
There's not a word or a wistful glance out of place in Sofia Coppola's offbeat comedy drama Lost In Translation. -- (BBC Films)
A familiar concept told intelligently by a filmmaker who doesn’t give in to the standard clichés of its characters B--Lee Tistaert (Lee's Movie Info)
"Lost in Translation" is a smartly written, confidently directed film that delivers big laughs while developing two of the year's most earnest characters and some of its most rewarding sentiments. --Jack Mathews (New York Daily News)
While it may not exactly change your life, 'Lost in Translation' is a smart, stylish portrait of a romance that never happens, with excellent performances and a message delivered in restrained whisper rather than Hollywood shout. 7/10--Anton Bitel (Movie Gazette)
Sofia Coppola is a rising star, and this is definitely one of the best films of 2003. 90/100--Jamie Gillies (Apollo Guide)
An amazing mood piece that captures the characters’ inner turmoil, confusion, restlessness and the strange, surreal surroundings that are the cause for their discord. 84/100--Derek Smith (Apollo Guide)
While Lost in Translation isn't quite the masterpiece a lot of critics have been saying it is, the film does stand as real proof that Coppola's got genuine talent (not to mention that she's not just a one-hit wonder). And, of course, there's Murray's performance - which is completely different than anything he's done before.  --David Nusair (Reel Film Reviews)
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