Colin Firth had not read the book when Paterson and Webber approached him to play the artist Joannes Vermeer, but read the script and quickly accepted the role. He says, “It felt refreshing. It takes itself seriously, which is not a popular position in most films—it is safer to have your tongue in cheek these…
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Lost in Translation Production Notes (2003)
Lost in Translation is an American comedy-drama film written and directed by Sofia Coppola. It was her second feature film after The Virgin Suicides (1999). It stars Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovanni Ribisi, Anna Faris, and Fumihiro Hayashi. The film revolves around an aging actor named Bob Harris (Murray) and a recent college graduate named…
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
Set in 17th century Holland, “Girl with a Pearl Earring” tells the imagined, intriguing and highly seductive story behind one of Vermeer’s greatest and most enigmatic paintings. Griet (Johansson), a tilemaker’s daughter, is forced by tragedy to become a maid for the master painter (Firth). Fascinated by his craft, she soon shows an aptitude for…
Lost in Translation (2003)
Tagline: Everybody wants to be found. Bob Harris is an American film actor, far past his prime. He visits Tokyo to appear in commercials, and he meets Charlotte, the young wife of a visiting photographer. Bored and weary, Bob and Charlotte make ideal if improbable traveling companions. Charlotte is looking for “her place in life,”…