LOST IN TRANSLATION
Q&A with director Sofia Coppola, actress
Scarlett Johansson and producer Ross Katz		 Search all of phase9.tv






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Were you intimidated by the fact that communication was almost impossible?

SCARLETT: Oh yes! Nobody in the hotel spoke any English apart from a Swedish manager so there was a lot of sign language.

Sofia, you had a double experience having being to Tokyo in your twenties and then back now as a lady in charge.

SOFIA: I have been actually going there at least once per year in the past eight or nine years. It is still an adventure as I don’t speak any Japanese so every little thing like buying some groceries becomes a big deal! It was definitely challenging shooting in Tokyo, even if it can also be frustrating. But I really wanted to shoot there so the enthusiasm keeps you going. I think that Tokyo is overwhelming with its mixture of modern and ancient.

(To Sofia) Do you feel part of this new so called Renaissance of young and fresh directors?

SOFIA: It is hard to see yourself as part of something. I am always interested to see my colleagues’ new works but I don’t feel part of something.

Scarlett, how spontaneous was the karaoke scene?

SCARLETT: Sofia wanted those songs so I had to learn the words a couple of days before. It was funny because the translation on the karaoke screen was sometimes different and the words were not the same I had learnt! So I had to improvise.

(To all) Since you were in the land of karaoke, did any of you go to a karaoke bar and improvise a song?

SOFIA: We all went to a karaoke [bar] and we learnt that Scarlett has a fantastic singing voice!

Scarlett, which song was your favourite to perform?

SCARLETT: I did a very good Cher impression!!

(To Ross) What about you?

ROSS: I had to pay homage to my hero David Bowie so I used him as my victim’s choice.

(Looking at Sofia)

SOFIA: Ehm..I prefer to watch!

(To Sofia and Scarlett) Do you have a favourite scene in the movie?

SCARLETT: I like the sequence of Billy and me in the bedroom, when we start watching LA DOLCE VITA on TV and then we lie in bed falling asleep. I think it is a very telling scene. It is the first time our characters are serious and they are not just joking. They are really trying to figure out their life. Also Bill’s character tries to make a connection…. it is really touching.

(To Sofia) Maybe it is difficult for you to choose as it is your ‘baby’?

Sofia: I am very happy about the scene Scarlett was talking about.

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