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"Kindred spirits: Bill Murray shines in Sofia Coppola's dreamy and endearing romantic comedy By Terry Lawson, Free Press Movie Critic, September 19, 2003 One of the most overused words in movie criticism is "magical," but there is real magic afoot in "Lost in Translation" -- the sort that is created...

"'Lost' actors give Sofia Coppola some masterful performances. By Tom Long His face is lined by a lifetime, hers has the vague haze of youth. She's concerned about the future, he's past concern. Neither can sleep though both can still dream. The two characters who pretty much wholly comprise writer/...

""Lost in Translation" The fall's first essential movie. By Lou Lumenick Sofia Coppola's sublimely romantic and subtle "Lost in Translation" finally marks the end of a season of brain-dead blockbusters. It's impossible to conceive of this ruefully funny entertainment without Bill Murray, who is noth...

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"The verdict: Lose yourself in this extraordinary movie. By Eleanor Ringel Gillespie Sofia Coppola is definitely her famous father's daughter, but she definitely doesn't make her father's films. Francis Ford Coppola's movies tend toward the operatic -- big emotions, big characters, big stories. Hers...

"Rites of Passage By Andy Klein Sofia Coppola has a new film, and, since the issue of her family connections inevitably comes up, let's just get it out of the way up front: No, she probably couldn't have made The Godfather; but, to be honest, it's no more likely that Francis Coppola could have made ...

"Lost In Translation By: Robert J. Layton The premise of Sofia Coppola's "Lost In Translation" is simple enough: Bob Harris, played by Bill Murray, is a famous Hollywood actor who is in Japan to shoot promotions for a Japanese whiskey, much to his own shame. Charlotte, played by Scarlett Johansson, ...

"Behind-the-Scenes of "Lost in Translation" with Sofia Coppola Q. Did you always know you'd be able to shoot this in Tokyo? Could you have set it anywhere else? That was really the starting point for the story. When I had spent time in Tokyo, I thought, “Oh I really want to film this. I love the way...

"Interview with "Lost in Translation's" Bill Murray American actor Bill Murray stars as American movie star Bob Harris in Sofia Coppola's "Lost in Translation." Set in Japan, "Lost in Translation" follows two strangers (Murray and Scarlett Johansson), both insomniacs, who meet in a hotel bar and str...

"NOW PLAYING: `Lost' a subtle, perceptive drama By Rick Eskil of the Union-Bulletin, October 30, 2003 As I walked through the lobby of the Grand Cinemas to see Bill Murray's Lost in Translation I couldn't help but see the poster touting the film as a great comedy. Murray is a funny guy -- a very fun...

"It Girl finds kudos exciting, but scary By Terry Lawson Detroit Free Press, September 14, 2003 TORONTO -- Scarlett Johansson is a little embarrassed about being dubbed the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival's It Girl, a sobriquet usually bestowed on a gifted young actress who can be seen in m...

"Scarlett Fever By Juan Morales (OC Weekly, September 19-25, 2003) At one point in Lost in Translation, Scarlett Johansson's Charlotte, the disaffected photographer's wife who spends much of her time lounging in her underwear in a Tokyo hotel room, laments to Bill Murray's Bob, the jaded movie star ...

"Q&A: Scarlett Johansson Movies.Com, September 19, 2003 >> How closely did working in Tokyo parallel the experience that Charlotte has, being in this culture? It was so foreign. I'm from Manhattan. I mean, it's not the pace of it that's so different, but it's … everything. The language, the food, th...

"Lost in Translation In 'Lost,' dislocated, lonely lives merge in a lovely limbo By Ty Burr, Boston Globe, 9/12/2003 The paradox of modern business travel is that it can make you feel brutally anonymous while scraping you down to your truest self. The airport lobbies and hotel bars, the rooms pregna...

"[quote:ff0fc04399="52FM"]It's what haunts people about this movie - what sets it apart.[/quote:ff0fc04399]
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I never wanted to know, not for one sixty-fourth of a second."

"[quote:319b0959d5="52FM"]It's the single most discussed issue of the film - and what sets it apart in most people's opinion. Yes, it's been discussed but not lately. Welcome to our little group![/quote:319b0959d5]
Hey, let's all come up with an answer to that, for the next new guy to ask it!"

"Lost in Translation Darla Walters Gary, WireTap, November 3, 2003 Have you ever looked at your own picture and not recognized yourself? Or spent only a few days with someone but knew that they would have an effect on the rest of your life? In the new film by Sofia Coppola, "Lost In Translation," th...

""Lost in Translation" 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. By Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com, Sept. 12, 2003 Sofia Coppola's magnificent and delicate "Lost in Translation" is a lo...

"Film Studies: She has her father's eyes... the rise of Ms Coppola By David Thomson, Independent, 21 September 2003 The first time I ever saw Sofia Coppola was in 1982 -- so she was 10 or 11, and very fierce. She had to be. Her father's film, One From The Heart, had just opened, disastrously. He had...

"INTERVIEW: Scarlett Johnasson of "Lost in Translation" By Sean Chavel (Cinema Confidential, September 8, 2003) "Lost in Translation" is a thinking person's movie about a delicate, strongly personal friendship about two fish out of waters lost in the unfamiliar culture of Tokyo. Scarlett Johansson, ...