Lost in Translation

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Hailed as a masterpiece by critics and audiences alike and a huge box office sensation, Lost In Translation is released on DVD on 28th June 2004 from Universal Pictures (UK).

Written and directed by Sofia Coppola, who won an Academy Award® for her astonishing original screenplay, Lost In Translation has also won three Golden Globes - Best Motion Picture/Musical or Comedy, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture/Musical or Comedy and Best Screenplay/Motion Picture for Sofia Coppola - from five nominations, three BAFTAs - Best Actor in a Leading Role for Bill Murray, Best Actress in a Leading Role for Scarlett Johansson and Best Editing - from eight nominations, and garnered four Academy Award® nominations amongst an already staggering list of nominations and awards from around the world. Rightly acclaimed as a sublime piece of filmmaking, Lost In Translation is a film you simply can't afford to miss.

The stunning second feature from writer and director Sofia Coppola (The Virgin Suicides), Lost In Translation sees Bill Murray in the performance of his career and Scarlett Johansson at her sexy and charismatic best playing two dislocated and discontented Americans who meet in a Tokyo hotel. Shot entirely on location in Tokyo, the film deftly explores the two character's relationship and demonstrates the way in which unexpected connections might not last, but they can stay with us forever. With the fantastic extras of missed deleted scenes, Matthew's Best Hit TV extended scenes, Kevin Shields "City Girl" music video, A Conversation with Bill Murray and Sofia Coppola and the theatrical trailer adding a whole new dimension, you'll be lost for words once you've experienced this wonderful release.

Synopsis

Bob Harris (Bill Murray) and Charlotte (Scarlett Johannson) are two Americans in Tokyo. Bob is a movie star in town to shoot a whiskey commercial, while Charlotte is a young woman tagging along with her workaholic photographer husband (Giovanni Ribisi). Unable to sleep, Bob and Charlotte cross paths one night in the luxury hotel bar. This chance meeting soon develops into a surprising friendship. Charlotte and Bob venture through Tokyo together, having often hilarious encounters with its citizens, and ultimately discover a new belief in life's possibilities.