Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation is an American film by Sofia Coppola from 2003.



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[hide] *1 Characteristics  ==Characteristics[ Edit] == Lost in Translation took four million dollars and spent almost $ 120 million worldwide on the film also won several awards.. The film was nominated for four Oscars, for best screenplay, best actor (Bill Murray), best director and best film. Sofia Coppola finally won the Oscar for best screenplay. Many critics were impressed by the minimalism of the film: a simple linear story, minimal dialogue and minimal tell effects special. Also the dreamy design, music and nice camera work were a big plus. The recording for the film cost less than a month.
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 * 3 Cast
 * 4 Prices
 * 5 Trivia
 * 6 external links

Despite the many positive words there arose a controversy around the film. Sofia Coppola brings on quite a few subtle way the Japanese consumer society into focus.Almost no Japanese in the film speaks English and it looks like they do nothing but play computer games, visit striptease bars , karaoke singing and wrangling. This shot at many Japanese in the wrong way. They found the film bad for the image of their country or even downright racist. ==Story[ Edit] == Bob Harris (Bill Murray) and Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) are two Americans who stay in Tokyo . Bob is a movie star on his return that in the city is for filming a whisky-commercial. He is married and has children, but should they abandon a few days for this commercial. The young Charlotte suffers behind her husband, a workaholic to his photographer (Giovanni Ribisi). When they both come unable to sleep, Bob and Charlotte at night against each other in the hotel bar. From this chance meeting is growing a surprising friendship.

Lost in Translation is a film about the loneliness of two characters who wander through an immense, chaotic city whose language they do not speak and do not understand the culture . Just because they speak each other's language, they became friends, although they differ from each other with regard to total some character. They need each other to get to structure in their lives.

Charlotte and Bob diving in Tokyo 's nightlife. They have some hilarious encounters and eventually get a new faith in the possibilities of both their lives.

Although the film never builds up the tension, it comes increasingly to a relationship between the two. ==Division Of Roles<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Prices<span class="mw-editsection" len="333" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Trivia<span class="mw-editsection" len="332" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * Bill Murray: Bob Harris
 * Scarlett Johansson: Charlotte
 * Giovanni Ribisi: John
 * Anna Faris: Kelly
 * Takashi Fujii: tv host (as "Matthew Minami")
 * Oscar for best script
 * Golden Globe for best script, best actor (Bill Murray) and best film
 * Bafta Award for best actor (Bill Murray), best actress (Scarlett Johansson) and best editing
 * Sofia Coppola is the first woman who was nominated for an Oscar for Best Director.
 * The last words that Bob whispers to Charlotte are presumably "I love you. Don't forget to David. " ("I love you. Remember always to tell the truth. "), as revealed from analysis of the absorption by the BBCprogrammeThe Culture Show .
 * On the web is another analysis of the last words that Bob whispers to Charlotte. With the help of digitizing the words is the Web site vid22. com to come the following sentence "I have to be leaving... But I won't let that come between us. OK?" (see the external link for the video from YouTube).
 * Sofia Coppola would Bill have asked Scarlett in the final scene to kiss. This was not in the script, and Scarlett was not notified. Coppola, who often proceeds in this way, wanted so capture a spontaneous reaction of the actress.