Bob Harris, a Hollywood actor
who has been "sold" to a whiskey producer to record a Japanese TV
commercial, for a few days he leaves his home, running
away from his wife and son.
The shootings show us a
crowded Tokyo, with metallic and shiny skyscrapers whose windows may appear like
a dinosaur from a commercial advertising at any time. They are at the same time the look
of wonder of Bob, who gets to communicate the feeling of loneliness and
helplessness that the he will express throughout the story, accentuated
by the effect of not understanding very well what happens when everything he
says has to be translated and when he can’t understand anything when they talk
to him.
On the other hand, is
Charlotte, the young wife of a professional photographer, played by Scarlett
Johansson, who is as a good and caring as a woman should be while she waits for her
husband in the same luxury hotel that is hosting Bob.
At the moment the situation is perfect for what you believe the film may be: a thorough drama or a sensitive
one, where viewers can share the feelings of the protagonists; or a romantic
comedy filled with tenderness, capable of gathering beings so different and so
similar at the same time, enriched by the amazing city environment.
Sofia Coppola gets a palette
of colors to fit every occasion, achieving to highlight the beautiful face of
Johansson and the melancholic absent expression of Murray.
The communication of these two
characters on built by the looks of understanding between these two people who,
beyond their obvious differences, recognize in each other the same need to share
some of that void that they cannot define, much less express.
Coppola creates a magical
atmosphere in which a night cup from the depressing hotel bar and shared in a room for
insomnia, a wild ride through the city that seems the result of a
hallucination, a letter slipped under a door are situations that, to the eyes of the viewer, turn into actions of enormous strength that breathes in a complicity that goes beyond any
barrier and, slowly but surely, creates a deep bond of affection between Charlotte and Bob.
Beyond the exquisite
photography by Lance Acord, the complex and tight soundtrack, the intelligent
work of Coppola's staging of her own script or the impressive performance of the two actors, "Lost in Translation" lasts in the
memory thanks to a tremendous end, an end so magnificent and unforgettable.
Director:
Sofia Coppola
Writer:
Sofia Coppola
Stars: Bill Murray, Scarlett
Johansson and Giovanni Ribisi
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