Director Sofia Coppola on the set of "Lost in Translation"
Sofia Coppola's "Lost in Translation" Story aired: Tuesday, September 09, 2003
It's not often that a film director makes the cover of the New York Times Sunday Magazine. It is especially unlikely if the director is a 32-year-old who was once vilified for her acting role in the film "The Godfather, Part III." However, Sofia Coppola's new film may make the kind of statement that the subject of past bad reviews can only dream of.
Her astonishing directorial debut, "The Virgin Suicides" has already vindicated her in the eyes of many, and now film reviewers are searching for new adjectives to praise her latest effort "Lost in Translation."
"Lost in Translation" is a story about cultural differences, fading love, and fading fame. Bill Murray stars as a middle-aged, has-been action film actor who has resorted to making whiskey ads in Japan. His marriage has grown cold, and while staying at the Hyatt in Tokyo he meets Charlotte, a twenty-something newlywed waiting around while her self-involved photographer husband travels around Japan for work. Coppola has said that while not autobiographical, parts of the film reflect her travels with a famous director dad, and famous director husband Spike Jonze.
