LOST IN TRANSLATION / THE BLING RING

ABOUT THE FILMS:

LOST IN TRANSLATION, 2003, Sofia Coppola, 101 MINUTES, Universal, USA 

Bob (Bill Murray) and Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) are two Americans in Tokyo. Bob is a movie star in town to shoot a whiskey commercial, while Charlotte is a young woman tagging along with her workaholic photographer husband (Giovanni Ribisi). Unable to sleep, Bob and Charlotte cross paths one night in the luxury hotel bar. This chance meeting soon becomes a surprising friendship as they venture through Tokyo, having often hilarious encounters with its citizens, and ultimately discover a new belief in life’s possibilities. Sofia Coppola’s film, from her Academy Award-winning original screenplay, contemplates the unexpected connections we make that might not last — yet stay with us forever.

FORMAT: 35mm

THE BLING RING, 2013, Sofia Coppola, 90 MINUTES, A24, USA 

From Academy Award-winning writer/director Sofia Coppola, THE BLING RING tells the story, based on actual events, of a group of teenagers obsessed with fashion and celebrity that burglarize celebrities’ homes in Los Angeles. Tracking their targets’ whereabouts online, they break-in and steal their designer clothes and possessions. Reflecting on the naiveté of youth and the mistakes we all make when young, amplified by today’s culture of celebrity and luxury brand obsession, we see through the members of the ‘Bling Ring’ temptations that almost any teenager would feel. What starts out as teenage fun spins out of control and leaves us with a sobering view of our culture today.

FORMAT: 35mm