Fresh
Lost in Translation revels in contradictions. It's a comedy about melancholy, a romance without consummation, a travelogue that rarely hits the road.
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
Lost in Translation
Everyone wants to be found.
2003 · 1h 42m · R
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Sofia Coppola
Overview
Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.
Director and cast
- Sofia Coppola Director
- Bill Murray as Bob Harris
- Scarlett Johansson as Charlotte
- Giovanni Ribisi as John
- Anna Faris as Kelly
- Akiko Takeshita as Ms. Kawasaki
- Kazuyoshi Minamimagoe as Press Agent
- Fumihiro Hayashi as Charlie Brown
- Kazuko Shibata as Press Agent
- Take as Press Agent
- Ryuichiro Baba as Concierge
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
95%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Very much a mood piece, the film's deft balance of humor and poignancy makes it both a pleasurable and melancholy experience.
David Rooney, Variety
Fresh
With this film it becomes clear that Sofia Coppola is a filmmaker with eyes all her own.
David Ansen, Newsweek
Fresh
So far as the central relationship goes, the film is almost European in its subtlety and nuance. Cinematic cherry blossom.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
[Murray] can still do more with a raised eyebrow than anyone since Groucho Marx, but he's mellower and sometimes slightly poignant.
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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