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September 23, 2003
Film - Lost in Translation
Enjoyed Lost in Translaton, directed by Sofia Coppola, starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. A movie actor comes to Tokyo to do a Suntory whiskey ad and meets up with a young woman who has accompanied her neglectful husband to Tokyo. The film reminded me of my first and several subsequent trips to Tokyo, highlighting the most obvious absurdities. Bill Murray plays up his straight man comic genius as he tries to decipher Japanese English. A sweet film, the beauty in the subtleties.
Here's a NY Times article describing what truly was lost in translation. (Thanks Marc Escobosa)
Posted by elise on September 23, 2003 to Films
