Sofia Coppola wrote and directed the 2003 romantic comedy-drama Lost in Translation[note 1]. Bill Murray plays Bob Harris, a fading American movie star who travels to Tokyo to promote Suntory whisky while going through a midlife crisis. Scarlett Johansson, a young woman who just graduated from college, plays another estranged American named Charlotte. He becomes friends with Charlotte there. Additionally, Anna Faris and Giovanni Ribisi appear. The film takes place against a background of cultural displacement in Japan and explores themes of alienation and disconnect. The film's unconventional romance depiction and its defiance of mainstream narrative conventions have been the focus of additional analysis by scholars and critics.
After spending some time in Tokyo and developing a fondness for the city, Coppola began writing the film. In the Park Hyatt Tokyo, where she stayed while promoting her first feature film, the 1999 drama The Virgin Suicides, she began developing a story about two characters who are experiencing a "romantic melancholy"[4]. Coppola wanted Murray to play Bob Harris from the beginning, so he tried to get him for up to a year by constantly sending him letters and phone calls. Murray did not sign a contract, even though he eventually agreed to play the role; Without knowing whether he would show up at the shooting location in Tokyo, Coppola spent a quarter of the $4 million budget for the movie. Coppola described feelings of significant relief when Murray finally arrived.
The 27 days of principal photography began on September 29, 2002. During filming, Coppola worked with a small crew and minimal equipment to maintain a flexible schedule. Coppola frequently permitted a significant amount of improvisation during filming, and the screenplay was brief. Lance Acord, the film's director of photography, made the most of the available light and shot in a lot of public and business locations in Japan. After 10 weeks of editing, Coppola sold Focus Features the rights to distribute the film in the United States and Canada. Prior to the film's theatrical release, the company used word-of-mouth to promote the film.
The Telluride Film Festival hosted Lost in Translation's world premiere on August 29, 2003, and it opened in the United States on September 12 to widespread critical and commercial success. Murray and Johansson's performances, as well as Coppola's writing and direction, were praised by critics; The depiction of Japan in the film received some minor criticism. Lost in Translation won Coppola's Best Original Screenplay at the 76th Academy Awards. The film was also up for Best Picture, Best Director (Coppola), and Best Actor (Murray). Other awards include three British and three Golden Globes.
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