Lost in Translation (2003)

Note des utilisateurs:

7.9/10   

Réalisateur:

Sofia Coppola

Scénariste (WGA):

Sofia Coppola (written by)

Release Date:

3 octobre 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedie | Drame | Romance

Accroche:

Everyone wants to be found.

Plot:

A movie star with a sense of emptiness, and a neglected newlywed meet up as strangers in Tokyo, Japan and form an unlikely bond.

Plot Keywords:

Tokyo | Photographer | Translation | Japan | Commercial

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 70 wins & 59 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Perfect.

Ensemble

Scarlett Johansson	...	Charlotte
Bill Murray	...	Bob Harris
Akiko Takeshita	...	Ms. Kawasaki
Kazuyoshi Minamimagoe	...	Press Agent
Kazuko Shibata	...	Press Agent
Take	...	Press Agent
Ryuichiro Baba	...	Concierge
Akira Yamaguchi	...	Bellboy
Catherine Lambert	...	Jazz Singer
François du Bois	...	Sausalito Piano (as Francois du Bois)
Tim Leffman	...	Sausalito Guitar
Gregory Pekar	...	American Businessman #1
Richard Allen	...	American Businessman #2
Giovanni Ribisi	...	John
Diamond Yukai	...	Commercial Director (as Yutaka Tadokoro)
Jun Maki	...	Suntory Client
Nao Asuka	...	Premium Fantasy Woman
Tetsuro Naka	...	Stills Photographer
Kanako Nakazato	...	Make-Up Person
Fumihiro Hayashi	...	Charlie
Hiroko Kawasaki	...	Hiroko
Daikon	...	Bambie
Anna Faris	...	Kelly
Asuka Shimuzu	...	Kelly's Translator
Ikuko Takahashi	...	Ikebana Instructor
Koichi Tanaka	...	Bartender, NY Bar
Hugo Codaro	...	Aerobics Instructor
Akiko Monou	...	P Chan
Akimitsu Naruyama	...	French Japanese Nightclub Patron
Hiroshi Kawashima	...	Bartender, Nightclub
Hiromi Toshikawa	...	Hiromix (as Hiromix)
Nobuhiko Kitamura	...	Nobu
Nao Kitman	...	Nao
Akira	...	Hans
Kunichi Nomura	...	Kun
Yasuhiko Hattori	...	Charlie's Friend
Shigekazu Aida	...	Mr. Valentine
Kazuo Yamada	...	Hospital Receptionist
Akira Motomura	...	Old Man
Osamu Shigematu	...	Doctor
Takashi Fujii	...	TV Host (as Mathew Minami)
Kei Takyo	...	TV Translator
Ryo Kondo	...	Politician
Yumi Ikeda	...	Politician's Aide
Yumika Saki	...	Politician's Aide
Yuji Okabe	...	Politician's Aide
Dietrich Bollmann	...	German Hotel Guest
Georg O.P. Eschert	...	German Hotel Guest
Mark Willms	...	Carl West
Lisle Wilkerson	...	Sexy Businesswoman
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Nancy Steiner	...	Lydia Harris (voice) (uncredited)

Réalisé par
Sofia Coppola

Scénaristes (WGA)
Sofia Coppola		(written by)

Produit par
Francis Ford Coppola	....	executive producer
Sofia Coppola	....	producer
Mitch Glazer	....	associate producer
Callum Greene	....	line producer
Kiyoshi Inoue	....	line producer: Japan
Ross Katz	....	producer
Fred Roos	....	executive producer
Stephen Schible	....	co-producer

Musique originale
Kevin Shields

Image
Lance Acord		(director of photography)

Montage
Sarah Flack

Création des décors
K.K. Barrett
Anne Ross

Direction artistique
Mayumi Tomita

Décorateur de plateau
Towako Kuwajima
Tomomi Nishio

Création des costumes
Nancy Steiner

Maquillage
Akemi	....	hair stylist
Akemi	....	makeup artist
Fukushi Kawata	....	assistant hair/makeup
Morag Ross	....	key hair stylist
Morag Ross	....	key makeup artist
Yoko Sato	....	assistant hair/makeup

Directeur de production
Anthony Katagas	....	production supervisor (as Anthony G. Katagas)
Keizo Shukuzaki	....	unit manager

Assistant réalisateur
Roman Coppola	....	additional director: additional Japan unit
Shu Fujimoto	....	second second assistant director
Hiroya Igawa	....	chief assistant director
Motonobu Kato	....	second second assistant director
Takahide Kawakami	....	first assistant director
Taiichi Sugiyama	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Chie Che	....	assistant property master
Tomiko Ishiyama	....	assistant set decorator
Takahiro Kikuchi	....	additional assistant set decorator
Momoko Nakamura	....	assistant art director
Rika Nakanishi	....	art department coordinator
Hitomi Nimura	....	assistant set decorator
Ryo Nobuka	....	additional assistant set decorator
Keisuke Sakurai	....	property master
Ryo Sugimoto	....	assistant art director
Toru Takahashi	....	leadman
Michelle Tomaszewski	....	assistant designer

Technicien du son
Dawn Angel	....	mix facility support
Richard Beggs	....	sound designer
Richard Beggs	....	sound re-recording mixer
George Berndt	....	additional adr editor
David A. Cohen	....	adr editor (as David Cohen)
David A. Cohen	....	dialogue editor (as David Cohen)
Ethan Derner	....	mix facility support
Matthew Hartman	....	sound intern
Glenn Kasprzycki	....	sound recordist
Michael Kirchberger	....	supervising sound editor
Robert Knox	....	re-recording supervisor
Drew Kunin	....	production sound mixer
James Levine	....	mix facility coordinator
Everett Moore	....	assistant sound editor
Marnie Moore	....	foley artist
Jory K. Prum	....	foley recordist
Brian Sarvis	....	re-recording engineer
Julia Shirar	....	sound effects editor
Kira Smith	....	boom operator
Kent Sparling	....	sound re-recording mixer
Daniel Sperry	....	sound engineer: Dolby (as Dan Sperry)
Howard Stein	....	mix facilities management: American Zoetrope
William Storkson	....	foley supervisor
Deborah Wallach	....	additional adr editor
Gene Radzik	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby (uncredited)

Visual Effects
Travis Dutch	....	scanning and recording (uncredited)
Robert Rowles	....	video I/O (uncredited)

Cascadeur
Hirofumi Nakase	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Lance Acord	....	camera operator
Yoshio Ishikawa	....	first best boy electrician
Takuro Ishizaka	....	second assistant camera
Anne Joyce	....	camera operator: karaoke (as Anne Rice)
Takeshi Kagami	....	electrician
Michiaki Kamochi	....	second best boy electric
Akira Kanno	....	best boy grip
Yasushi Miyata	....	additional second assistant camera
Takuji Murata	....	camera loader
Masayuki Nishimura	....	electrician
Yoshio Sato	....	still photographer
Satoshi Tsuyuki	....	key grip
Nobuko Uranishi	....	additional first assistant camera
Yuji Wada	....	gaffer
Mark Williams	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Daiki Chiba	....	casting assistant
Stephanie Hayman	....	additional casting: Japan
Ryôichi Kondô	....	casting: Japan (as Ryoichi Kondo)
Hiroto Nakagaki	....	casting assistant
Miwa Sakaguchi	....	casting production assistant
Hauko Sone	....	casting assistant
Akira Yamaguchi	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anita Louise Brown	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Anita Brown)
Noriko Hattori	....	wardrobe supervisor: Kyoto
Masae Sakurai	....	set costumer
Haruka Takahashi	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Kim Aubry	....	post-production: American Zoetrope
Susan Finch	....	additional assistant editor
Bob Fredrickson	....	color timer
Jamie Kirkpatrick	....	assistant editor
Jennifer Letterman	....	editing facilities: Red Car Post
Yuji Oshige	....	video editor: karaoke
Howard Shur	....	clip editor: TV
Heidi Zellner	....	negative matcher: West Coast Editorial
Jen Choi	....	editorial intern (uncredited)

Music Department
Richard Beggs	....	music editor
Roger Joseph Manning Jr.	....	composer: additional music
Jill Meyers	....	music clearances
Brian Reitzell	....	composer: additional music
Brian Reitzell	....	music producer
Brian Reitzell	....	music supervisor
William Storkson	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Akira Ebata	....	driver
Eiji Fujii	....	driver
Kiyotaka Inagaki	....	driver
Sakae Kaminaka	....	driver
Osamu Sasaki	....	additional driver
Tomoo Senuma	....	driver
Yuki Shimizu	....	additional driver
Minoru Tsuruno	....	driver

Divers
Hitoshi Abe	....	office production assistant
Tony Adrid	....	shipping: JASA Logistics
Mikiko Anzai	....	location coordinator
Ashley Bearden	....	product placement coordinator
Susan H. Bodine	....	legal services: Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz and Weinstein
Eva Z. Cabrera	....	script supervisor
Andrea F. Cannistraci	....	legal services: Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz and Weinstein (as Andrea Cannistraci)
Shari Chertok	....	researcher
Alison Cohen	....	legal services: Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz and Weinstein
Blake Crawford	....	stand-in: Mr. Murray
Maureen Duffy	....	completion bond: Film Finances Inc.
Anita Ekberg	....	film clip: "La Dolce vita" courtesy of (as Ms. Anita Ekberg)
Jonathan Ferrantelli	....	assistant: Ross Katz
John B. Finn	....	production accountant: USA (as John Finn)
Hirohito Gotou	....	bilingual assistant
Hiroshi Harada	....	key set production assistant
George T. Hayum	....	legal services: Armstrong Hirsch Jackoway Tyerman & Wertheimer
Susan Hebert	....	assistant: Sofia Coppola
Koji Hirano	....	set production assistant
Ai Ichiki	....	assistant production office coordinator
Sayuri Kanamori	....	assistant: Giovanni Ribisi and Anna Faris
Takuya Kaneko	....	assistant location manager
Hiroko Kawasaki	....	production consultant
Masashi Kitasato	....	film clip: Chillsphere 001 Flow courtesy of
Brian Kobo	....	bilingual coordinator
Tomoko Kojima	....	assistant: Natsuko Nezu
Kiyoshi Kurokawa	....	location manager: Kyoto
Masako Matsumura	....	assistant production office coordinator
Ross Miller	....	insurance: Dennis Reiff & Associates
Eriko Miyagawa	....	bilingual assistant
Taro Miyake	....	office production assistant
Atsushi Naito	....	production attorney: Japan (as Atsushi Naito Esq.)
Katumi Nakane	....	bilingual assistant
Natsuko Nezu	....	production accountant: Japan
Kimiko Onishi	....	script translator
Angela Panetta	....	stand-in: Ms. Johansson
Bennett Pozil	....	production financing: Natexis Banques Populaires
Dennis Reiff	....	insurance: Dennis Reiff & Associates
Yumiko Sekiguchi	....	bilingual assistant
Tomohiko Seki	....	set production assistant
Tsutomu Shimada	....	film clip: Chillsphere 001 Flow courtesy of
Kazuko Shingyoku	....	production office coordinator
Keizo Shukuzaki	....	key location manager
Naoki Takagi	....	assistant: Scarlett Johansson
Yoko Takeuchi	....	bilingual assistant
Koichi Tanaka	....	assistant: Bill Murray
Kumi Tanaka	....	assistant: Bill Murray
Greg Trattner	....	completion bond: Film Finances Inc.
Barry Tyerman	....	legal services: Armstrong Hirsch Jackoway Tyerman & Wertheimer (as Barry W. Tyerman)
Maremi Watanabe	....	office production assistant
Kurt Woolner	....	completion bond: Film Finances Inc.
Masahiro Yoshikawa	....	production coordinator
Alison S. Cohen	....	production counsel (uncredited)
Shannon Lail	....	production executive: Zoetrope (uncredited)
Joey Cruz Manalang	....	liaison (uncredited)
Kara Mazzola	....	assistant: Fred Roos (uncredited)
Tony Muro	....	publicist (uncredited)

Thanks
Rima Acord	....	thanks
Wes Anderson	....	thanks
Eleanor Coppola	....	thanks (as Mom)
Francis Ford Coppola	....	thanks (as Dad)
Roman Coppola	....	thanks (as Roman)
Joe Dapello	....	thanks
Takashi Fujii	....	thanks (as Mathew Minami)
Hiroshi Fujiwara	....	thanks: Park Hyatt Tokyo
Aya Furuse	....	thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV
Janet Grillo	....	thanks
Josh Hartnett	....	thanks
Susan Hebert	....	thanks
Hiroko	....	thanks
Yosuke Imataki	....	thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV
Spike Jonze	....	thanks (as Spike)
Hidesuke Kataoka	....	thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV
Tadahito Kawada	....	thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV
Anton Kawasaki	....	thanks
Nobuhiko Kitamura	....	thanks
Kozo Komurasaki	....	thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV
Hiroshi Kunimasa	....	thanks
Helmut Lang	....	thanks
Pat Lucas	....	thanks
John Lydon	....	thanks
Kelly Lynch	....	thanks
Tatsuya Matsui	....	thanks
Shinichi Matsumoto	....	thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV
Lorne Michaels	....	thanks
Peter Miles	....	thanks
Damon Murray	....	thanks
Masatoshi Nagase	....	thanks
Christopher Neil	....	thanks (as Chris Neil)
Shinji Nishigaki	....	thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV
Hiroaki Nishimura	....	thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV
Nobuaki Okaji	....	thanks: Park Hyatt Tokyo
Akihiro Okamoto	....	thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV (as Akihiko Okamoto)
Akira Okano	....	thanks
Keanu Reeves	....	thanks
Brad Rosenberger	....	thanks
David O. Russell	....	thanks (as David Russell)
Yuji Sadai	....	thanks
Toshihide Saito	....	thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV
Greta Seacat	....	thanks (as Gretta Seacat)
Tomoaki Shiono	....	thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV
Eddie Simon	....	thanks
Paul Simon	....	thanks
Stephen Sorrell	....	thanks
Erwin Stoff	....	thanks
Anna Sui	....	thanks
Jack Sullivan	....	thanks
Masaki Takahashi	....	thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV
Toshinari Takahashi	....	thanks
Jean Touitou	....	thanks
Tsukasa	....	thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV
Yukio Tsutsumimoto	....	thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV
Jessica Tuchinsky	....	thanks
Bart Walker	....	thanks
Kate Waters	....	thanks
Takao Yamamoto	....	thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV
Takuo Yasuda	....	thanks
Tetsurou Yoshida	....	thanks
Minako Yoshii	....	thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV

Production Companies

• Focus Features (presents)
• Tohokashinsha Film Company Ltd. (in association with)
• American Zoetrope
• Elemental Films

Distributors

• A-Film Distribution (2004) (Netherlands)
• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
• Constantin Film (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Focus Features (North America)
• Highlight Film (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Highlight Film (2004) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Mikado (Italy)
• Momentum Pictures (UK)
• Monopole-Pathé (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2003) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Pathé (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• SPI International (2004) (Poland) (all media)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (2004) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Sandrews (2004) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Tohokushinsha Film (Japan) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (Argentina)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (Spain)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Home Video (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Universal Home Video (2004) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures (Spain) (2004) (Spain) (DVD)

Technicien des effets spéciaux

• Gray Matter FX (uncredited)
• Rods & Cones (uncredited)

Other Companies

• A Bathing Ape  wardrobe
• APC  thanks (as A.P.C.)
• Abiste  wardrobe
• Actus  products and services by
• Admax Co Ltd.  billboard and ad truck provided by
• Agnès B.  wardrobe (as Agnes B)
• Air/Dajkinyama  location support
• Ap-Ron  wardrobe
• Apple Computer  products and services by (as Apple Macintosh)
• Araks Modern Amusement  wardrobe
• Armstrong, Hirsch, Jackoway, Tyreman & Wertheimer  legal services provided by (as Armstrong Hirsch Jackoway Tyerman & Wertheimer)
• Artist International  products and services by
• Audio-Technica  products and services by
• Bobby Jones Sportswear  wardrobe (as Bobby Jones)
• Boutique Osaki  wardrobe
• Broadway Video  tv archive: Saturday Night Live courtesy of
• Broncolor Agai Trading Corporation  strobe lights provide by
• Buddhastick Transparent  tv archive: "Chillsphere 001 Flow" courtesy of
• C.I.A.  thanks
• C.I.A.  tv archive: Shinshutsudoi Miniska Police Episode No.294 and No.303 courtesy of
• Central Japan Railway Corporation  location support
• Chrome Hearts  wardrobe
• Clairmont Camera  camera equipment: Los Angeles (as Clairmont Camera)
• Clarks  wardrobe
• Concord Inc.  art works
• Cord Three Co. Ltd.  wardrobe
• Cos-Mo-Ra-Ma  wardrobe
• Cosabella  wardrobe
• Cut  products and services by
• Cutler & Gross  wardrobe
• Daiichikosho Co. Ltd.  products and services by
• Daiko  products and services by
• Daniel Cremieux  wardrobe
• Dennis Reiff and Associates  insurance (as Dennis Reiff & Associates)
• Eizo Kyoto Film Co.  production: Kyoto (as Eizo Kyoto Co.)
• Eizo Service Co. Ltd.  camera accessories
• Emperor Norton Records  soundtrack released by
• Entertainment Partners  payroll services (as Entertainment Partners)
• Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz & Weinstein  legal services
• Eres  wardrobe
• Film Finance  bond company
• Flower Robotics Inc.  robot: Posy
• Focus Features  presented by
• Forest Corporation Inc.  thanks
• Forest Corporation Inc.  tv archive: Hanagoyomi courtesy of
• Fuji Movie Inc.  production vehicles
• Georg Jensen Japan Ltd.  wardrobe
• Goodenough  thanks: Park Hyatt Tokyo
• Gray Matter FX  opticals (as Gray Matter)
• Head Porter Plus  thanks: Park Hyatt Tokyo
• Heian Jingu Shrine  location support
• Hello Kitty  products and services by
• Helmut Lang  wardrobe: Mr. Murray
• House Styling (Dinos)  products and services by
• Hysteric Glamour  location support
• Hysteric Glamour  thanks
• Ichikan Sushi  location support
• Ikegami Tsushinki Co. Ltd.  products and services by
• Ingram Co. Ltd.  products and services by
• Inou Id By Shiseido  products and services by
• International Media Films  tv archive: La Dolce Vita courtesy of (as International Media Films, Inc.)
• JAL  products and services by
• JFA  post-production accounting (as JFA Inc.)
• JMSA Logistics  shipping provided by
• Japan Airlines  air transportation
• Johganji Temple  location support
• Juicy Couture  wardrobe (as Juicy)
• Kadokawa Daiei Pictures Inc.  tv archive: Tomei Tengu courtesy of (as Kadokawa-Daiei Pictures, Inc.)
• Kansai Location Service (KLS) Corporation  production: Kyoto (as Kansai Location Service Co.)
• Kawaguchiko Country Club  location support
• Kimono Rakuya  wardrobe
• Kodak Japan  film stock supplied by (as Kodak Japan Ltd.)
• Konami Computer Entertainment  products and services by (as Konami)
• Kurosawa Film Studio  electric equipment (as Kurosawa Film Studios Inc.)
• Kyocera Corporation  products and services by
• LaCoste  wardrobe
• Levis  wardrobe
• Little More Company  products and services by (as Little More)
• MRS  wardrobe
• MTV Japan  tv archive: MTV Station Promo with VJ Grover
• Magazine House  products and services by
• Mahna Mahna  wardrobe
• Marc Jacobs International  thanks
• Mathew's Best Hit TV  thanks
• Mia & Lizzy  wardrobe
• Miles Murray Sorrell Fuel  title design
• Milk Fed  wardrobe
• Mimore  wardrobe
• Minato Shokai Co. Ltd.  products and services by
• Modern Amusement  wardrobe
• Mon Seuil Co. Ltd.  products and services by
• Monthly Magazine Inu No Kimochi (Benesse)  products and services by
• Muji  wardrobe
• NBC Studios  tv archive: Saturday Night Live courtesy of
• Namco  products and services by (as Namco Limited)
• Nanzenji Temple  location support
• Natexis Banques Populaires Images  production funding (as Natexis Banques Populaires)
• Neko Publishing Co. Ltd.  products and services by
• Nice Collective  wardrobe
• Nouvelle Vague  art works
• Níme De Blue  wardrobe
• Oakwood Residence Aoyama  crew accomodations
• Ofront  monitor system
• On The Way Inc.  walkies provided by
• Ozeki Corporation  products and services by
• Park Hyatt Tokyo  thanks
• Parlor Botan  location support
• Pas De Alais  wardrobe
• Passionbait  wardrobe
• Pathé Contemporary Films  tv archive: La Dolce Vita courtesy of (as Pathé Films)
• Pentax Corporation  products and services by
• Persol  wardrobe
• Pizza of Death Records  products and services by
• Plein Sud  wardrobe
• Plus Eighty One/D.D. Wave Co. Ltd.  products and services by
• Propaganda  wardrobe
• Puma  wardrobe
• Red Car Post  editing facilities
• Remake T-K  wardrobe
• Rockin' On Japan  products and services by
• Ryu Insurance Agency Co. Ltd.  additional insurance: Japan
• SGI Japan Ltd.  robot: Posy
• Saffilo  wardrobe
• Sage De Cret  wardrobe
• San-X Co. Ltd.  products and services by
• Sanrio Company  products and services by
• Secom Inc.  production security
• Sega Corporation  products and services by
• Shineo Camera  camera accessories
• Shugakukan Big Comic Superior  products and services by
• So  wardrobe
• Sputnik Pad/Idee  location support
• Studio Voice  products and services by
• Suntory Limited  thanks
• Switch Publishing  products and services by
• TSE New York  wardrobe (as Tse)
• TV Asahi  thanks
• Tabloid News Clothe To You  location support
• The Directors Bureau  thanks
• The Estate of Marcello Mastroianni  tv archive: La Dolce Vita courtesy of
• Third Millenium Films Inc.  tv archive: La Dolce Vita courtesy of (as Third Millennium Films, Inc.)
• Title House Digital  opticals
• Tohokushinsha Film  presented by (as Tohokushinsha)
• Tokky's Union Paradise  grip equipment
• Tokyo Corporation  location support
• Tokyo Medical University Hospital  location support
• Toraya Confectionery Co. Ltd.  products and services by
• Vans  wardrobe
• West Coast Editorial  negative matching
• Xlarge  wardrobe
• Yamatsu Services  cleaning services
• Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (YTV)  thanks (as Yomiuru Telecasting Corporation)
• Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (YTV)  tv archive: "Shiritsutantei Hama Mike - Episode 11" courtesy of
• Yoshimoto Kogyo Company  thanks
• Yurta  dailies synching (as Sound Design Yurta Inc.)

Autre(s) titre(s):

Lost in Translation (France) [fr]
Traduction infidèle (Canada: French title) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated R for some sexual content.

Durée:

102 min

Pays:

USA | Japan

Langue:

Anglais | Japonais | Allemand | Français

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Indonesia:Dewasa | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Malaysia:18PL (re-rating) | Malaysia:(Banned) (uncut version) | Iceland:L | Hungary:14 | Greece:K | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Brazil:14 | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Canada:G (Québec) | Chile:TE | Finland:K-11 | Germany:6 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIB | Italy:T | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:PG | Norway:A | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG (edited for re-rating) | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:15 | USA:R | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating)

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Heian Shrine, Kyoto, Japan

Company:

Focus Features

Anecdotes:

Scarlett Johansson said that she was reluctant to be filmed in panties until Sofia Coppola modeled the panties herself to show her how they would look.

Goofs:

Continuity: The pink flowers in Charlotte's room disappear when she is listening to the "soul searching" tape, but reappear later in the movie.

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Ms. Kawasaki: Welcome to Tokyo.
Bob: Thank you very much.
Ms. Kawasaki: My name is Kawasaki. Nice to meet you.
Bob: I've heard of you. Thank you.

Movie Connections:

References Dreams (1990)

Soundtrack:

Scarborough Fair/Canticle

Perfect.

Death in Vegas' spellbinding song "Girls" perfectly sets the tone for Sofia Coppola's second feature film, the bittersweet, intelligent, mature and absolutely wonderful Lost in Translation. Trying to summarize the movie is almost pointless because the emotions the film sparks within you (in my case, at least) can't be described in words. The basic story follows Bob Harris (Bill Murray) and Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson), a washed-up, depressed actor and an emotionally confused newlywed respectively, as they accidentally meet on Park Hyatt Hotel in Tokyo. The two form an unusual bond, but a bond that is infinitely stronger than that which they share with their respective wife and husband (Charlotte's partner is a jittery photographer who doesn't pay very much attention to her; Bob's better half keeps calling him, pestering him about which colour they should choose for the carpet back home). Bob and Charlotte's relationship is not really a sexual thing so much as a matter of emotional understanding. They're both stuck in life, unsure of what to do with the rest of it and certainly not very satisfied with what they've done with it so far. It's very touching to watch, in a refreshingly non-sappy way.

The film isn't all mid-life-crisis slit-your-wrists drama, though - it is also hilarious at many points, mainly thanks to Bill Murray, who turns deadpan exasperation into an artform in a role specifically written for him. The pressure on him is high because he is basically the heart and soul of the film, but he nails the part and he's so great I was really surprised to see that he was nominated for an Oscar (since the Academy rarely hands out awards to performances that are actually *good*). Scarlett Johansson is stunning and convincing in her role and more than holds her own against Murray. Giovanni Ribisi as the aforementioned dorky husband and Anna Faris as a brain dead actress are perfectly cast and it's hard not to hate them.

Sofia Coppola's direction is amazing, both stylistically original, passionate and spellbinding. There are many gorgeous images of Tokyo on display here and she finds the right balance between these eye-catching visuals, Murray's comedy and Johansson's angst. Her style is very different from her father's and shouldn't be compared. She clearly shows that she is fully capable of having a career of her own without putting her faith in Hollywood nepotism.

Favourite scenes? Bob's "Santury time" scene is pure comic gold, and the most emotional part, in my opinion, is the karaoke scene during Bob and Charlotte's night out, when Murray sings his version of Bryan Ferry's "More than this". The scene, the way I see it, says so much about the characters and what they're going through. In fact, I'd call it the most important scene in the entire film. Then again, maybe Sofia Coppola just wanted to hear Bill's awesome singing voice (he's actually really good!).

Overall the film is just perfect. The acting, the direction, the soundtrack, plot, themes, humour, visuals... what's not to like? I know some were turned off by the supposedly "slow" pace, which I just thought helped the movie become more captivating. The central relationship needs to take its time to feel realistic. Honestly, what do you want, car chases? It's an existential drama, not Run Lola Run. Sheesh.

For relaxing times... make it Lost in Translation time.