Love the Virgin Suicides!

My favorite moment thus far is Lost in Translation, which I firs watched on 27 August 2004. At that time, for various reasons, i wrote to a former lover whose family immigrated from Kyoto. We had met junior year at college and, in spite of a malignant break-up of my own making five years earlier, we had reconnected via email. Below is a portion of that email, punctuation unchanged as a testimonial to my state of mind:

“… also i was gonig to write you this morning anyway because i’ve been having really bad insomnia for the past four or five months and so last night i finally watched lost in translation (i bought a tivo a week ago and record movies and the like while i’m at work). i had tried once before but had failed to finish it because it was paced just too darn deliberately. the pace hadn’t changed and this time i was ready for it, and i thought it wsas pretty good. still not up to her first movie (virgin suicides) or the reviews it garnered, but pretty good. anyway the reason i was going to write you about it was that it’s set in tokyo (and a a train station in kyoto) and i was wondering what the deal was with those little backpack-type things that the women in the kimonos (traditional?) have. every woman in that attire had them be her waitress or bride or anonymous woman on the street. is there a function to those things or are they purely fashion?”

Love Sofia Coppola. I spent my last semester of college in Florence where someone had left a copy of Jeffrey Eugenides’ novel ‘The Virgin Suicides’ in the converted palazzo where we lived. I spent the next year in LA breaking into the film biz, and had a meeting about working on SC’s film. I love the way she portrays a kind of in-between state that is full of sadness and beauty.

This is a tough one. I might have to go with Lost in Translation just because it starred Bill Murrey. Can’t wait to see the new one.

Love “Lost in Translation”, when he gets a gift/visit from a japanese escort!!!

My favorite moment is the end of Lost in Translation when Bill Murray whispers his goodbye words to Scarlet Johansson. Such a great, sweet moment even though (or because) we don’t know what he says.

My favorite moment is in Lost in Translation. There is a feeling of discovery and joy that is evoked as the two characters explore Tokyo and leave behind the lonliness they feel in their marraiges, and escape in this unique connection they find in each other. They go to a party and through an arcade and try to hail a cab in a fast moving montage. Something about these simple scenes, with the music, and the performances, captures a quality of life that few movies have. It’s joyful and beautiful.

The Virgin Suicides.
Probably the most effective movie I’d ever watched as a young teenager..

..not to mention one of my favorite soundtracks of all time.

I just saw Somewhere yesterday and my new favorite Sofia Coppola moment was when Elle and Stephen are leaving the Chateau Marmont and there is a car crashed into the wall of the driveway surrounded by flowers. I had read that she saw Helmut Newton in the elevator at the Chateau Marmont the morning of the day that he died and then there was this tribute tucked into the movie. That was so beautiful!

It’s tough to pick one favorite moment…I loved Lost in Translation, but to pick a scene, I’ll go with the one most fresh in my mind. The last S. Coppola film I saw was Marie Antoinette, and I ADORED the scene in which Dunst (and friends in her court) uses her newly acquired queenly riches to the hilt while Bow Wow Wow’s “I Want Candy” plays in the background. It’s a veritable audio/visual feast!

My favorite moment is in Lost in Translation when Bill Murray is filming a commercial and the director keeps cutting to give him ridiculous notes.

I love the scene in Marie Antoinette where she and her ladies-in-waiting are viewing all the clothing, shoes, etc- so fun and visually stunning!

I’ve actually already seen ‘Somewhere’ and my favorite Coppola moment comes towards the end of the film when father and daughter share a beautiful moment swimming in the pool together.

My favourite scene is in Lost in translation,when Bill Murray sings Roxy Musics “More Than This” whilst giving Scarlett Johansson the eye as she sits there in a cute pink wig. It’s their first “moment” together, and I love that song.

Love ALL of SC’s movies, so visually stunning and memorable, full of quiet powerful moments. Can’t wait to see Somewhere, would be thrilled to win! Hard to choose a FAVORITE scene of all time, favorite laugh out loud scene: Bill Murray and the Japanese call girl in his hotel room. Lip my tights!

My favorite moment is in Lost in Translation when Scarlett & Bill are on the bed and he touches her foot, without thinking. Incredibly intimate. I’ve never forgotten it.

Lost in Translation definitely. The karaoke scene where Scarlett Johansson dons the pink wig and really comes out of her shell singing The Pretenders.

When James Woods finds out that his daughters have murdered themselves in Virgin Suicides

Not my favorite one of her movies but I love the “I Want Candy” scene / video from Marie Antoinette — so fun and a few punk-rock anachronisms sprinkled in (hot pink! baby blue chuck taylors!) to match the excellent musical selection.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLJ1vuUWprA

playground love by Air in Virgin Suicides

Looking forward to seeing Somewhere…My favorite moment from Sofia’s movies is from THE VIRGIN SUICIDES. The boys are staring at the house of the Lisbon girls. It’s after the suicides, it’s the last time the boys have together in this moment. After this begins the next chapter of their lives, they’ll drift on past this, something new will begin, and this moment will be gone. It’s as if they’re on the last page of a chapter and they know it. But in this last moment, they stare at the house, knowing they understand as much as they ever will. Any hope of uncovering the secret is gone. One of them puts a lighter in the air as they stare at the house.

The opening credits to Virgin Suicides set the tone not only for the film, but for Sofia Coppola’s work for those of us who were discovering her then. The choice of the music, the graphics, the cinematography… all of it was so new and fresh and exciting. I could tell just then and there that this was the beginning of a new trend, a new type of voice in the art of movies. Sofia & Roman Coppola, Spike Jones, Wes Anderson, Michel Gondry (and I’m probably forgetting somebody here)… they are the new generation and it all started back then.

marie antoinette was a beautiful beautiful movie. The palette of colors were so wonderful. Looking forward to seeing Somewhere!

the trailer of M. Coppola’s new film is splendid…can’t wait to see.

those Converse in her closet in Marie Antoinette.

Peace Love and Understanding! in Lost in Translation

Fave moment: the Adam Ant-influenced segment of the Parisian masked ball where Marie Antoinette first sees Count von Fersen. I think every girl in the world swooned along with MA!

Lick the Star, when you see Chloe (Audrey Heaven, a Blair Waldorf in the making, if ever I saw one) for the first time. The Amps are playing “Tipp City”—your eyes are just riveted to Chloe, sashaying deliciously, swinging her leopard skin purse—she is all lipstick and eyeliner and attitude. Everybody had a girl like that in their 7th grade class. Sofia nailed that so perfectly. It just slayed me!

Who doesn’t love in the Virgin Suicides when Heart’s “Magic Man” starts to play and a montage of Trip Fontaine’s hotness starts to play?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrxQvni2xXM

Nothing highlights Josh Hartnett’s character in that film quite like when he gives his teachers those brown, brown eyes of his. Of course, him lying in the pool, swishing the water lightly in some short bottoms is also hilarious. Cracks me up every time.

Virgin Suicides – loved the way the stories and memories were told through music, it’s how I recall a lot of my own memories

My favorite is the scene in Virgin Suicides where the girls surround the tree in front of their house trying to keep it from being cut down. They look so ethereal in their long white night gowns…

I am such an admirer of Sofia Coppola’s work. She is my favorite director and her films are such an inspiration to me especially since I am an amateur (not to mention female) filmmaker myself.

If I had to choose…really, if I had to choose, I’d have to pick “Marie Antoinette”. SPOILER ALERT: I love the end and how it parallels the beginning and how the sun radiates around her silhouette. And how the last words were, “I’m saying goodbye”. Such poignancy in such simplicity. The ending was just perfect. Just like Sofia’s aesthetic!

the quiet stillness of SJ in the opening of “lost in translation”. the camera panning along her body and the viewer t that point just taking it in, not knowing where the film was headed. the anticipation and simplicity of her films are amazing. she has so many of these moments. i feel that’s where her talent shines.

As a costume historian, my favorite has to be Marie Antoinette. The palate and fabrics and decadence are a total dream. I wish I could get away with wearing those costumes nowadays!

My favorite moment is in Lost in Translation when the hired escort shows up to Bill Murray’s room. And when she repeatedly tells him to “lip my stockings” and he is absolutely bewildered. Perfect Bill Murray.

The purple converse in the closet in Marie Antoinette!

hello! i love everything of sofia coppola, but i have to say my favorite is marie antoinette (and the scenes at the petit trianon).

I don’t love how she ruined Godfather III…

I think my favorite moment from any of her movies was that karaoke night from Lost in Translation. Perfection.

My favorite moment(s) all include her use of music. I don’t think her artwork would be so strong were it not for the conscious and meticulous efforts she invests in her soundtracks. The music gives even more depth to her characters and their emotions.

My favorite moment from a Sofia Coppola film to date is the scene in Marie Antoinette where Marie and her young husband realize why they haven’t conceived a child yet. It was really sweet and funny at the same time.

Lost in Translation – The “Suntory Time” commercial shoot with Bill Murray essentially playing his befuddled self trying to follow a Japanese director’s instructions sparsely translated.

My favorite Sofia Coppola moment is her role in the Black Crowes video for the song “Sometimes Salvation”.

I loved the dreaminess of the scene in Marie Antoinette where ‘Fools Rush In’ played. Just lovely

I’ve liked all of Sofia Coppola’s films so far (including Somewhere), but one of my favorite moments in Marie Antoinette is when Bow Wow Wow’s “I Want Candy” is playing and the women are looking at and trying on all those amazing period shoes and things…and then a pair of Converse All Stars flashes by, almost imperceptibly. I love how she slipped that in, how you almost wonder if you actually saw them, and how the tennis shoes and the song together create this interesting blurring of time periods.

I’ve always appreciated the music selection in Sofia’s films, so I’d have to say my favorite moment was Bill Murray’s rendition of “More Than This” in Lost In Translation. There’s none of the irony and silliness you find (and may be turned off by) when you typically watch karaoke, but his slightly solemn, off-key, off-tempo interpretation officially breathed new life into a great song that’s often dismissed as a mindlessly overplayed 80′s hit.

Lost in Translation for me perfectly illustrated the feeling of loneliness and personal isolation despite the hustle and bustle of people and activity in this case; sleepless Tokyo. Also the possibility that exists in connecting platonically with an empathetic person. I have had this experience so know it is possible. I have also been sleepless in Japan and found the portrayal right on the money.

Sofia Coppola’s movies are all favorites of mine. I absolutely loved Marie Antoinette despite the obvious bewilderment of almost everyone I know as to why. Uh hello, it’s the visual equivalent of eating all the sweets in the clothing/sweets/hair montage of the movie. One of my favorite moments comes from Lost in Translation – Charlotte and Bob’s night out on the town.

Such a difficult question because the social interactions and intimate brief moments between characters are what shines for me, and there are so many of them throughout the body of work. All that I can really say is that this new trailer has me hooked because there are many new favorite moments within it so perhaps these are my new favorite moments.