happy belated birthday miss coppola!

On May 14 Sofia turned 40!! So happy bday to our favourite filmmaker with a precious recopilation of images from her films, thanks for the video M!!♥

Lost Somewhere

Sofia for BUST Magazine, so pretty! A bit of the interview:

Your stories are told through the perspective of young, innocent girls. Is this a conscious decision?

Well, 'Somewhere' is told more from the point of view of the Johnny Marco character [played by Stephen Dorff], but yes, we do see an exotic world through the eyes of his daughter Cleo [Elle Fanning]. They have a link because I guess I like these kind of girls. Charlotte [Lost in Translation] and Cleo are thoughtful observers. I like girls that have to break out of their environment to define themselves in their own way.

Your films also deal tenderly with father/daughter relationships. How attuned to that are you?

I don't know, I was thinking about becoming a parent for the first time when I was writing 'Somewhere', so it was on my mind, but it's true, 'Lost in Translation' has that. I like that memorable and romantic relationships can exist in an innocent way.

Many compare 'Somewhere' to 'Lost in Translation' and now we know why. Can't wait to see it!!

i_heart_sofia LJ

Lost in Translation - trivia (II)

Sofia wrote the script with Kirsten Dunst in mind to play Charlotte but she was attached to 'Spiderman' so Sofia opted for Scarlett Johansson after seeing her in 'Manny & Lo', a movie Johansson filmed when she was 12.

At the New York Bar/Grill in the Park Hyatt hotel, one "Lost in Translation" theme drink called L.I.T. is available.

Scarlett was reluctant to wear sheer underwear at first, until Sofia modelled them for her.

The conversation between the two men in the Sauna (near the end of the film) goes something like this:
- I can hardly eat papayas anymore!
- At first I was really happy ... at first, I thought ... well I thought...
- At the beginning, yes.
- In Germany, I was looking forward to it, but in the meantime...
- Yeah. Now, something German...
- Hmmmm.
- After this, we'll go out and get something German to eat here!

Lost in Translation - trivia (I)

- Filmed in 27 days.

- Sofia wrote the lead role specifically for Bill Murray, and later said that if Murray turned it down, she wouldn't have done the movie.

- The inspiration for having Bob Harris do a Suntory whisky commercial was partially inspired by the fact that Sofia Coppola's father, Francis Ford Coppola, made a real Suntory commercial with Akira Kurosawa in the 1970s.

- In many other countries, the title also got lost in translation. The title in Portuguese translates as "Love is a Strange Place". The title in Polish translates as "In Between Words". The film's title in South America, in China and in Israel all mean "Lost in Tokyo".

- Bill Murray's favourite film of his own

Miss Coppola & Miss Scarlett

My two lovely ladies presenting Lost in Translation at the Venice Film Festival in 2003, what a cuteness this pic is!

So this goes especially dedicated to my dearest girl around, Mar from /miss_scarlett for being such a love and my fave (and best) Scarlett flog and blog, tons of kisses darling and happy belated birthday!! :***

somewhere there's a family affair

Sofia on the set of 'Lost in Translation'. More news from 'Somewhere'! This is what an insider of the film has said:

"'Somewhere' will have all the witty, moving and empathetic qualities that characterize all her work."

And the film is something of a family affair. Sofia is producing with brother Roman Coppola ("The Darjeeling Limited") and daddy Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Roos and Paul Rassam are exec producing. I can't wait!

Which of your films did you most enjoy making?

"I like them all in different ways. I enjoyed shooting 'Lost in Translation' with a small crew in Tokyo and I’m proud of every film in a different way. They were all different stages in my life."

Sofia's influences

Even someone so inspirational like her has her own influences, or details that can be applied to other artists, delicious taste!

By Sofia: I

I'm going to do a little session of photographs that Sofia has taken starting with my Charlotte, the charming Scarlett in Lost in Translation. How beautiful is she?

This pic goes to my fave Scarlett flog: /miss_scarlett :***

Sofia's boys: Volume II

Her very own Bill Murray.
Sofia wrote Lost in Translation with Bill Murray in mind and she would haven't made the film without him. Thank God he accepted. But it was not easy. Sofia left hundred of messages on Bill's mailbox because that's the only way to reach him, he's got no agent, but she finally did.
Anyway, Sofia wasn't sure if Bill was actually going to show up for the film, going by only a verbal confirmation. It was on the first day of filming, that Bill showed up. Despite all this Bill and Sofia are now friends. He even improvised most of his lines on the film which made the movie even more funny.

How come not love our Bob Harris?

Sofia's boys: Volume I

She also has got some fine leading men, you know?

The first one to mention is her personal friend Giovanni Ribisi, who not only played Charlotte's photographer husband in 'Lost in Translation' but he also was the voice narrating the story of 'The Virgin Suicides'.

"Sometimes narration can be annoying. I wanted it to feel personal, sort of remembering--a fever dream. There's something romantic about him. He was kind of lovesick. He wasn't actory. He just got it."