Lost in Translation [Blu-ray]

This movie is beautiful and understated. It's held up over time for me; it seems as fresh today as when I first saw it. Great performances all around, and does a standout job of capturing both the disorientation of traveling to a foreign place and navigating the difficulties of being in a relationship.

After watching "Lost in Translation" the thought that most stuck out in my mind was that this was Sofia Coppola's film. A lot of the talk about the film before the Oscars was about Bill Murray's performance, especially after he won the Golden Globe, but I did not think it was his best work. I would still insist that it was "Groundhog Day" where he displayed the greatest range and had his most heartfelt moments (i.e., the last night with Rita). As for Scarlett Johansson, "Lost in Translation" was not even her best performance of 2003. That would be her role as Griet in "Girl with a Pearl Earring." This is not to say that the performances by Murray and Johansson in this film are not excellent, but simply that both have done better. However, I do not think you can say the same for Coppola, since "Lost in Translation" is the second major film she has written and directed, the first being 1999's "The Virgin Suicide." The key difference is that this time Coppola is doing an original story and not an adaptation. The story is about two lost souls who meet in a Tokyo hotel and spend the night together, but not in the convention meaning of the phrase. Murray is Bob Harris, a movie star who has come to Japan to make a series of commercials for Suntory whiskey for big bucks, and while this keeps him far away from his wife and kids his phone calls home suggest his marriage is as much an obligation as this gig. Johansson is Charlotte, who has been dragged by her photographer husband, John (Giovanni Ribisi) on an assignment and is left to entertain herself while he is running around taking photographs of some minor Hollywood starlet (Anna Faris), and perhaps doing more. Our expectation is that Bob and Charlotte are going to end up in bed together, but Copolla is playing with our expectations. After all, two people can cling to each other through psychological intimacy as well as the physical. These two people are also in the middle of a neon colored alien environment with the late night Tokyo of karaoke bars and pachinko parlors. The dark hotel bar becomes a sort of womb that these two characters have reentered and are going to emerge from at the end of the film changed in some way that Coppola, in a masterstroke, decides not to share with the audience. Bob and Charlotte have their own lessons learned from this experience and Coppola leaves it to the audience you draw their own conclusions. "Lost in Translation" is a meditation, and for those who have not been married or who have never been a stranger in a strange land the realities of this fictional tale may well be lost. One of the reasons it stand out so prominently compared to the other films nominated for Best Picture Oscars in 2003 is that it is an intimate film while the others were either spectacles ("The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" and "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World") or larger than life stories ("Mystic River" and "Seabiscuit"). But even an intimate mediation can be a jewel of a film.

This is a must watch!!! Bill and Scarlett are absolute wonders in this film!

"Lost In Translation" written and directed by Sofia Coppola. Bob Harris (Bill Murray) an actor whose prime is behind him travels to Tokyo to endorse a whiskey for a sizable payday as well as to take a break from his home and married life. Bob struggles with what may be a mid life crisis and seems to mentally struggle with the emptiness and life questions that it brings on... Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) a recent graduate from Yale with a philosophy major and a recent newlywed has traveled to Tokyo with her husband John (Giovanni Ribisi) who is a celebrity photographer. John's work consumes him and as he travels all over Japan he leaves Charlotte in Tokyo and a feeling of neglect begins to set in. Charlotte has achieved all of her early goals of finishing school and getting married but she still doesn't really know who she is or what she wants. A disconnect begins to form between the intellectual Charlotte and the work driven John and his banal, self centered celebrity friends. Charlotte isn't sure where life is taking her and can't seem to find direction ... Charlotte and Bob meet and find a kindred spirit in one another and an unlikely friendship is formed... This was a great movie but is not going to be for everyone. "Lost In Translation" is a character driven movie and is not driven by a typical A to B plot. It is about watching each of the characters deal with their own emotional ups and downs and as a viewer you will either find a connection with what's happening on screen or be left thinking it was pretentious and wondering what it was all about. The Good: It was great to see Bill Murray take on something that is a little outside of his norm and succeed at it and a great performance by Scarlett Johansson as well. Anna Farris also has a small part in "Lost" as an actress who has just filmed a Matrix like movie and she nails her part and gives an excellent performance. This was great writing and directing by Sofia Coopola. The scenes and the way they were shot were great at letting the audience know what was going on with the characters. The score was perfect and with the combination of great directing and acting the emotions of the characters and their internal struggles were excellently conveyed. The Bad: Nothing memorable. Overall: "Lost In Translation" is definitely not for everyone. Don't look for steamy love scenes or action packed fights and don't come looking for slap stick comedy. "Lost In Translation" is a character driven movie about people in a living purgatory looking for something or someone that will lead them out. If that sounds interesting then pick this up and give it a try.

Excelente producto en muy buen estado.

全て好き！映像 音楽 脚本 ！軽く観れて奥深く。又いつか見ます！絶対。

Que dire de plus de cette magnifique comédie dramatique écrite et réalisée par Sofia Coppola ? Dans ce film multi-récompensé tourné au Japon, au budget modeste et réalisé en un peu plus d’un mois, Bill Murray et Scarlett Johansson nous émerveillent par la justesse de leurs rôles et par leur immense talent. Film extraordinaire à voir tant il est surprenant, passionnant et plein de tendresse. Et à revoir (sans modération) pour bien comprendre la complexité de la psychologie des personnages tellement attachants évoluant dans un pays et sa culture qui leur sont totalement étrangers. Un authentique Chef d’œuvre. Sinon article conforme et expédition rapide.

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Oui, film magnifique de Sofia Coppola avec un Bill Murray toujours excellent, interprétant un grand acteur sur le déclin et obligé d’aller faire une pub à Tokyo où il se trouve en terre complètement étrangère, totalement dépassé par la vie trépidante de la plus grande ville du monde. Tout en émotion et en désenchantement déguisés, il ne trouve qu’un peu de réconfort au bar de son luxueux hôtel et auprès d’une jeune femme (Scarlett Johansson, tout aussi remarquable) aussi paumée que lui dans un univers quasiment extraterrestre. Je recommande !!