Film
Zhongli Arts Cinema (中壢光影電影館) March Theme Film Festival - Her Story | Lost in Translation
Lost in Translation
Sofia Coppola | 2003 | USA, Japan | Drama | HD | 102 min | Rated 15 | English
★2004 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay; 3 nominations including Best Picture, Best Director
★2004 Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Actor – Musical or Comedy (3 awards); Best Actress – Musical or Comedy, Best Director nominations
★2005 César Award for Best Foreign Film
Bob, a movie star who goes to Tokyo to shoot a commercial, is enervated by the lack of communication at work, and his family on the other side of the globe cannot provide warmth. Staying in this city where he doesn't understand the language, he suffers from insomnia every night. Charlotte, a newlywed staying in the same hotel, has come to Japan with her workaholic photographer husband. In an unfamiliar and incomprehensible environment, she is not only lost on the streets of Tokyo but also uncertain about her future. On another sleepless night, they meet at the Park Hyatt bar. Shared loneliness and language draw them close. One is a veteran of life's journey, the other a 20-year-old recruit to married life. They decide to join forces to escape the high-end "prison" of the Hyatt and explore the bustling downtown Tokyo.
Sofia Coppola | 2003 | USA, Japan | Drama | HD | 102 min | Rated 15 | English
★2004 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay; 3 nominations including Best Picture, Best Director
★2004 Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Actor – Musical or Comedy (3 awards); Best Actress – Musical or Comedy, Best Director nominations
★2005 César Award for Best Foreign Film
Bob, a movie star who goes to Tokyo to shoot a commercial, is enervated by the lack of communication at work, and his family on the other side of the globe cannot provide warmth. Staying in this city where he doesn't understand the language, he suffers from insomnia every night. Charlotte, a newlywed staying in the same hotel, has come to Japan with her workaholic photographer husband. In an unfamiliar and incomprehensible environment, she is not only lost on the streets of Tokyo but also uncertain about her future. On another sleepless night, they meet at the Park Hyatt bar. Shared loneliness and language draw them close. One is a veteran of life's journey, the other a 20-year-old recruit to married life. They decide to join forces to escape the high-end "prison" of the Hyatt and explore the bustling downtown Tokyo.
Event Details
- 2026-03-28 — Zhongli Arts Cinema (中壢光影電影館)