Lost in Translation
Thursday–Sunday
March 1–4
Davies Theatre
6 + 8:30 pm
Bob Harris (Bill Murray) and Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) are two Americans in Tokyo.
He is a world-weary movie star in town to film a whiskey commercial; she is a disenchanted young newlywed tagging along with her workaholic photographer husband. Unable to sleep, the two strangers cross paths one night in the bar of their luxury hotel — a chance meeting that leads to a surprising friendship. Separately and together they venture through Tokyo, having confusing encounters with its culture and ultimately finding a new belief in life’s possibilities.
“Well, I loved this movie,” wrote film critic Roger Ebert. An Oscar nominee for Best Picture, Lost in Translation won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Sponsored by the University Activities Commission of the Student Senate
Admission is free at the door with a Blugold Card or an International Film Society membership. Community members may buy an individual IFS membership for $4; a family membership costs $10. The annual memberships are available at the Service Center, 715-836-3727, in Davies Center’s east lobby.
FILM INFORMATION
United States + Japan 2003
104 minutes
Color
Rated R for some sexual content
Directed by Sofia Coppola
MORE INFORMATION
Official Site
Internet Movie Database
Wikipedia
Metacritic
Roger Ebert review
