LOST IN TRANSLATION (2003)[DVD9] [2004]

Like a good dream, Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation envelops you with an aura of fantastic light, moody sound, head-turning love, and a feeling of déjà vu, even though you've probably never been to this neon-fused version of Tokyo. Certainly Bob Harris has not. The 50-ish actor has signed on for big money shooting whiskey ads instead of doing something good for his career or his long-distance family. Jetlagged, helplessly lost with his Japanese-speaking director, and out of sync with the metropolis, Harris (Bill Murray, never better) befriends the married but lovelorn 25-year-old Charlotte (played with heaps of poise by 18-year-old Scarlett Johansson). Even before her photographer husband all but abandons her, she is adrift like Harris but in a total entrapment of youth. How Charlotte and Bill discover they are soul mates will be cherished for years to come. Written and directed by Coppola (The Virgin Suicides), the film is far more atmospheric than plot-driven: we whiz through Tokyo parties, karaoke bars, and odd nightlife, always ending up in the impossibly posh hotel where the two are staying. The wisps of bittersweet loneliness of Bill and Charlotte are handled smartly and romantically, but unlike modern studio films, this isn't a May-November fling film. Surely and steadily, the film ends on a much-talked-about grace note, which may burn some, yet awards film lovers who "always had Paris" with another cinematic destination of the heart. –Doug Thomas







MOVIE:
DIRECTOR: Sofia Coppola
COUNTRY: United States
YEAR: 2003

CAST:
Scarlett Johansson
Bill Murray
Akiko Takeshita
Kazuyoshi Minamimagoe
Giovanni Ribisi



CREDITS:
Director: Sofia Coppola
Screenplay: Sofia Coppola
Cinematography: Lance Acord
Costume design: Nancy Steiner
Editing: Sarah Flack
Original Music: Kevin Shields


DVD:
DVD RELEASE: February 3, 2004
STUDIO: Universal Studios
SYSTEM: NTSC
SCREEN: 1.85:1
COLOR: Color
AUDIO: English/Spanish/Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.1
SUBTITLES: English/Spanish/Portuguese
RUNTIME (MOVIE): 102 minutes

EXTRACTION:
ENGINE: DVD Fab + Ultra ISO
DVD: 1 Full Dual-Layer DVD
FILE EXTENSION: .ISO Image
FILE SIZE: 7.36







Disc Features:

· A Conversation With Bill Murray and Sofia Coppola
· “Lost” on Location Behind-the-Scenes Documentary
· Extended and Deleted Scenes
· Matthew’s Best Hit TV
· Kevin Shields’ “City Girl” Music Video

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