Brilliant!
Lost in Translation (BFI Classics) by Suzanne Ferriss ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘Lost in Translation’ is one of my fave movies. I watch it at least once a year and never tire of it. Ferriss’ superb analysis gives gravitas to my many reasons for admiring it. Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson are just ideal in their portrayals of two people who accidentally meet in Tokyo. The improvisational tone of the movie, the talent of Murray and Johansson is noted. Sofia Coppola’s genius is applauded—her focused application of what she determines will work, coupled with her intuitive understanding. As Ferriss posits, “ Lost in Translation ingeniously and inventively manipulates cinematic conventions. This is the key to Coppola’s originality and to the film’s designation as a classic.” I love this summary, “the film represents [Charlotte and Bob’s] unsettled emotional states as geographical and cultural dislocation: they are lost, physically and psychologically. [They] develop...