Lost in Translation (film)

Lost in Translation is a 2003 American comedydrama film written and directed by Sofia Coppola. It was her second feature film after The Virgin Suicides 1999. It stars Bill Murray as aging actor Bob Harris, who befriends college graduate Charlotte Scarlett Johansson in a Tokyo hotel.

Bob Harris, an aging American movie star, arrives in Tokyo to film an advertisement for Suntory whisky. Charlotte, a young college graduate, is left in her hotel room by her husband, John, a celebrity photographer on assignment in Tokyo. Charlotte is unsure of her future with John, feeling detached from his lifestyle and dispassionate about their relationship. Bobs own 25year marriage is tired as he goes through a midlife crisis.Each day Bob and Charlotte encounter each other in the hotel, and finally meet at the hotel bar one night when neither can sleep. Eventually Charlotte invites Bob to meet with some local friends of hers. The two bond through a memorable night in Tokyo, welcomed without prejudice by Charlottes friends and experiencing Japanese nightlife and culture. In the days that follow, Bob and Charlottes platonic relationship develops as they spend more time together. One night, each unable to sleep, the two share an intimate conversation about Charlottes personal troubles and Bobs married life. ........

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