#26 Lost in Translation (2003)

Director: Sofia Coppola
Actors: Scarlett Johansson, Bill Murray, Giovanni Ribisi

This lovely movie won Sofia Coppola, who also directed the movie, an Oscar for best original screenplay. The movie was also nominated for best direction, best actor in a leading role (Bill Murray) and best picture, but lost out to other movies in these categories. Lost in Translation tells a quiet love story between a famous but aged actor and a young girl, who happens to find herself in a troubled relationship with her sought-after photographer husband. It is perhaps the movie’s deep atmosphere, the superb acting and soundtrack that made this one of my all-time favorites - in combination with the great presentation of whiskey and cigars, maybe. Difficult to say as the movie is pretty good in its entirety. Besides, Lost in Translation features some of the best city shots ever put on film, making Tokyo a character of its own.

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