History with a touch of contemporary pop

Rating: 8/10 (29 October 2006)

Sofia Coppola is a highly underestimated director, in my opinion. She directs this film, like Lost in Translation, with incredible finesse. I'd say she's a better director than her father, but I guess it's an apples and oranges comparison: dad is pretty heavy handed, while S.C. directs with apparent tremendous delicacy. She seems to get the best from her actors, and the creativity of her shot and music selections (tossing some almost incidental contemporaneous references into this period piece) demonstrate an intuition unsurpassed by other current directors in her age group. To this day, Lost in Translation brings a tear to my eye every time I watch it. GO SOPHIA.