![]() ![]() ![]() What this tells us is that these are both stories based around characters losing themselves in the art-forms around them even when their own talents fail to satisfy them…and come on…what a beautiful thing that is to find in one film let alone two, right?ģ) From a technical standpoint, both movies are filmed with the same languid, directionless style, infusing each frame with malaise and intimate-if-sleepy close ups of the human face. Which is fascinating if you take into account the fact that art itself plays an major part in the overall arch of the stories….for example Coppola opens LIT with a shot based specifically around a John Kacere painting of a girl lounging around in her underwear and contains hundreds of tiny details such as Bob’s ringtone playing Chopin (his “Fantaisie Impromptu” in C sharp minor, Opus 66 to be specific.) Compare this to ‘Her’, a film where Samantha, the operating system that Theodore falls in love with writes and plays piano compositions to express her burgeoning emotions… and where Theodore becomes an officially published author through Samantha’s appreciation of his old archived work-letters. Totally totally agree-it was the first thing I thought after coming out of the cinema!ġ) Both films are written AND directed by Jonze and Coppola, respectively Her in fact being the only film in his career that Jonze has cared deeply enough about to have written an original script for.Ģ) Both characters are shown at a stage in their life where they are disillusioned with love and humanity as a whole, and although they’re both artists of a kind (Bill Murray a fading actor, Joachim Phoenix a personal letter-writer) their art form no longer seems to bring them any kind of joy. The parallels are there even if they are unintended, Johansson as the love interest in both films, John (Charlotte’s partner in Lost In Translation) is a photographer, so was Jonze for a while, the cityscapes, in Her Twombly & his estranged wife ‘Grew up’ together and inspired each other, like, I imagine Jonze & Coppola might have after they met in 1992.Įven if the similarities are unintended these films will be forever entwined because of their close, personal connection to the director/writers.ĭo you think the connection is tenuous? Let me know below. Once Twombly feels like he can move on and agree to the divorce that has been hanging over his head he apologizes to his estranged wife, is this Jonze apologizing to Coppola for focusing on his work rather than her. Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix, Her) is a 30-something professional who is lonely and insecure after the demise of his marriage and impending divorce from his childhood sweetheart other-half. In real life Jonze worked as a photographer Freestylin’ Magazine in the mid-to late 1980s. If we read exactly what the protagonists are saying in both films do we get a feel of their relationship?Ĭharlotte (Johansson, Lost In Translation) has a work-a-holic photographer other-half who she believes has more interest in his subjects that he does her. I went there for Virgin Suicides and stuff – so it definitely came from just kind of my observations of Tokyo…and yeah, there’s definitely parts I relate to in both the Bill Murray character and Scarlett Johansson’s character.” (Via ) ”Interviewer: There are so many elements in Lost in Translation that seem, well frankly, autobiographical…true? Sofia: It came from all my trips to Japan and to that actual hotel- the different experiences. Sofia has said that she spent some time in Tokyo while working on The Virgin Suicides so guess it’s not a stretch to assume Spike was there with her for periods. In 1999 Sofia released her feature debut The Virgin Suicides to rave reviews while Spike put out the quirky Being John Malkovich. Lets rewind a touch… Spike Jonze & Sofia Coppola were married on 26th June 1999, they divorced on December 5, 2003, the couple filed for divorce, citing “irreconcilable differences.” Her (2013) is also a tale of loneliness and melancholia set in a 2025 in a city that smack of a LA/Tokyo hybrid also starring Scarlett Johansson(‘s Voice) directed by the wonderful Spike Jones. Lost In Translation (2003) is the tale of loneliness and melancholia set to the backdrop of Tokyo starring Scarlett Johansson, directed by the incredible Sofia Coppola. After seeing Spike Jonze’s incredible film Her this week I couldn’t help but think that I might have seen the other side of this story before… ![]()
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