Thursday, September 25, 2003
Lost In Translation
I saw Sophia Coppola's Lost In Translation this evening. It's a terrific film. Bill Murray plays an American movie star (Bob) in Tokyo to shoot a whiskey commercial. Scarlett Johansson plays Charlotte, the wife of a workaholic photographer also in Tokyo. Bob and Charlotte cross paths in the bar of the hotel they both are staying in. They are both sad, lonely characters, lost in a strange place. There are some funny scenes but this is not a comedy. The relationship between the two characters evolves slowly, and not in the way you might expect.
By the way, if you go see the film, the NY Times has a translation of what the Japanese director is saying to Bill Murray's character.
By the way, if you go see the film, the NY Times has a translation of what the Japanese director is saying to Bill Murray's character.
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