Lost in Translation

Theatrical Release Date: 2003 09 12 (USA - Limited)

UPC: 025192395727

Studio: Universal Studios

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Nudity, Sexual Situations]

Summary: After making a striking directorial debut with her screen adaptation of The Virgin Suicides, Sofia Coppola offers a story of love and friendship blooming under unlikely circumstances in this comedy drama. Bob Harris (Bill Murray) is a well-known American actor whose career has gone into a tailspin; needing work, he takes a very large fee to appear in a commercial for Japanese whiskey to be shot in Tokyo. Feeling no small degree of culture shock in Japan, Bob spends most of his non-working hours at his hotel, where he meets Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) at the bar. Twentysomething Charlotte is married to John (Giovanni Ribisi), a successful photographer who is in Tokyo on an assignment, leaving her to while away her time while he works. Beyond their shared bemusement and confusion with the sights and sounds of contemporary Tokyo, Bob and Charlotte share a similar dissatisfaction with their lives; the spark has gone out of Bob's marriage, and he's become disillusioned with his career. Meanwhile, Charlotte is puzzled with how much John has changed in their two years of marriage, while she's been unable to launch a creative career of her own. Bob and Charlotte become fast friends, and as they explore Tokyo, they begin to wonder if their sudden friendship might be growing into something more. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Comedy Drama

Awards: Best Actor – Boston Society of Film Critics Best Director – Boston Society of Film Critics Best Actress – Boston Society of Film Critics Best Picture – San Francisco Film Critics Circle Best Actor – San Francisco Film Critics Circle Best Picture - Musical or Comedy – null Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical – null Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or – null Best Director – null Best Screenplay – null Best Actor – National Society of Film Critics Best Picture (Runner-up) – National Society of Film Critics Best Director (Runner-up) – National Society of Film Critics Best Director – Directors Guild of America Best Actor – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Picture (Runner-up) – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Actor – Screen Actors Guild Best Original Screenplay – Writers Guild of America Best Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – National Board of Review Countercurrent Prize for Best Actress – Venice International Film Festival Best Picture – Independent Spirit Awards Best Director – Independent Spirit Awards Best Screenplay – Independent Spirit Awards Best Actor – Independent Spirit Awards Best Picture – Toronto Film Critics Association Best Actor – Toronto Film Critics Association Best Screenplay – Toronto Film Critics Association Best Picture – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Director – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Screenplay – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Cinematography – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Actor – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Actress – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Picture – American Film Institute Best Actor – New York Film Critics Circle Best Director – New York Film Critics Circle Film Presented – Telluride Film Festival Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Screenplay – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Picture - Musical or Comedy – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Special Filmmaking Achievement – National Board of Review

Features: A conversation with Bill Murray and Sofia Coppola
"'Lost' on Location" behind-the-scenes documentary
"City Girl" music video by Kevin Shields
Extended and deleted scenes

Lost in Translation

Format: DVD

Release Date: 02/03/2004

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS Digital Theater Systems

Runtime: 102 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: Spanish,French

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
1. Main Titles [1:08]
2. Welcome to Tokyo [4:57]
3. Charlotte Can't Sleep [2:23]
4. Suntory Time [3:28]
5. Charlotte Wanders [4:05]
6. Premium Fantasy [3:56]
7. The Photo Shoot [6:13]
8. Kelly! [4:28]
9. Jet Lag [5:54]
10. Drinks with Kelly [4:48]
11. Night Out with Charlie [6:55]
12. Karaoke Time [6:56]
13. Calling Home [2:10]
14. Black Toe [1:04]
15. At the Hospital [1:16]
16. Are You Awake? [6:01]
17. Kyoto [7:29]
18. Matthew's Best Hit TV [4:09]
19. The Jazz Singer [4:34]
20. The Worse Lunch [2:12]
21. Fire Alarm [1:33]
22. So This Is Goodbye [3:13]
23. Hey, You! [2:52]
24. End Titles [3:56]

Perry Seibert

Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation is a low-key but emotionally penetrating story that contains a multitude of feelings. Simultaneously delicate and assured, the film is about two people who find each other at the right time in their lives. Scarlett Johansson's confused and lonely Charlotte is smart enough to know that her marriage may be a mistake, but she is not emotionally equipped to know how to handle the problem. Her outstanding performance balances sadness, intelligence, vulnerability, and self-possession. Bill Murray gives the finest performance of his career as the actor who is, thanks to an emotionally stunted marriage and a sell-out career move, suffering from a mid-life crisis. Bob Harris could keep people at a distance with his comedic armor, much like Bill Murray, but he is at a phase in life where he is tired of acting that way. Murray delivers a disciplined, nuanced performance that deserves the highest forms of praise. Coppola herself shows that The Virgin Suicides was not beginner's luck. She frames Japan so that the audience feels how "foreign" it is for her two protagonists, while still showing great respect for the people and the culture even when her characters, in their more selfish moments, do not. With two films to her credit, Sofia Coppola has proven herself to be a master of tone and indirect characterization. The natures of the people in this film are revealed through behavior and through conversations that usually have very little to do with the plot. We get a glimpse of the depth of Charlotte's unhappiness in a phone call to a friend, and Bob's karaoke performance reveals his contained emotions for this young woman who has touched him in ways he believed were untouchable. Lost in Translation is a beautiful film. It is beautifully shot, but most importantly what passes between Bob and Charlotte is beautiful. Their time together will stay with each of them, and the viewer, for a very long time. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Francis Ford Coppola  Executive Producer 
Sofia Coppola  Director 
Sofia Coppola  Producer 
Sofia Coppola  Screenwriter 
Fred Roos  Executive Producer 
Ross Katz  Producer 
Air  Composer (Music Score) 
Kevin Shields  Composer (Music Score) 
Brian Reitzell  Composer (Music Score) 
Roger Joseph Manning Jr.  Composer (Music Score) 
William Storkson  Composer (Music Score) 
Bill Murray  Actor 
Scarlett Johansson  Actor 
Giovanni Ribisi  Actor 
Anna Faris  Actor 
Fumihiro Hayashi  Actor 
Catherine Lambert  Actor 

Country: USA