Women Directing
Lost in Translation
In the entire 95-year history of the Academy Awards, only seven women have been nominated for Best Director. Women Directing is a series showcasing most of these trailblazing filmmakers and the films they were nominated for.
A lonely, aging movie star named Bob Harris (Bill Murray) and a conflicted newlywed, Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson), meet in Tokyo. Bob is there to film a Japanese whiskey commercial; Charlotte is accompanying her celebrity-photographer husband. Strangers in a foreign land, the two find escape, distraction and understanding amidst the bright Tokyo lights after a chance meeting in the quiet lull of the hotel bar. They form a bond that is as unlikely as it is heartfelt and meaningful.
Cast: Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Anna Faris, Giovanni Ribisi
Director: Sofia Coppola
Written by: Sofia Coppola
Rated: R
Duration: 101 min
Released: 2003
Genre: Drama
Music: Air