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Sofia Coppola Film Festival / Catalog
“It’s always more intriguing to imagine what’s happening, as opposed to seeing everything, because then you can use your imagination. I always wanted to be at a distance.”—Sofia Coppola
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 / DIRECTOR Biography Filmography Awards & Nominations
2 / FILMS The Virign Suicides Lost in Translation Marie Antoinette The Bling Ring The Beguiled
3 / FESTIVAL Festival Theme Schedule & Location
1 / DIRECTOR Biography Filmography Awards & Nominations
BIOGRAPHY Sofia Coppola, in full Sofia Carmina Coppola, (born May 14, 1971, New York, New York, U.S.), American film director, producer, screenwriter, and fashion designer known best for her films The Virgin Suicides (1999) and Lost in Translation (2003). In 2004 Coppola was the first American woman to be nominated for an Academy Award in the category of best director. Sofia Coppola is the daughter of film director Francis Ford Coppola and artist and documentary filmmaker Eleanor Coppola. She played small parts in her father’s films, often under the stage name “Domino Coppola.” In the early 1990s, she briefly studied painting at California Institute of the Arts and dabbled in modeling, photography, and fashion design. In 1994 she co-launched a fashion line in Japan called Milk Fed. In the late 1990s, she created her first films, two shorts: Bed, Bath, and Beyond (1996) and Lick the Star (1998). In 1999 her first feature film, The Virgin Suicides, was released. Her first movie as a writer/director, the somber The Virgin Suicides, proved that she was an able and mature filmmaker. Coppola’s next feature, Lost in Translation (2003)—which she wrote, directed, and produced—earned her an Academy Award for best original screenplay, a nomination for best picture, and a historic nomination for best director, the first American woman to receive that recognition. Coppola’s film portrayed the young 18th-century queen-to-be from a fresh, personal—rather than the standard historical—perspective. Though it was considered a stunning cinematic display (it won the Academy Award for best costumes), the movie was largely panned by critics for lacking depth. After the mirrored triumphs of The Virign Suicides and Lost in Translation, rumors swirled in the trades surrounding Coppola’s tertiary effort in the director’s chair, which she announced as an adaptation of Antonia Fraser’s historical novel Marie Antoinette: The Journey.
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DIRECTOR / Walt Mink: Shine The Flaming Lips: This Here Giraffe Lick The Star The Virgin Suicides Playground Love Un Matin Partout Dans Le Monde Lost in Translation I Just Don’t Know What To Do WIth Myself Kevin Shields: City Girl Marie Antoinette Somewhere The Bling Ring Phoenix: Chloroform A Very Murry Christmas The Beguiled La Traviata On The Rocks The Custom of The Country
1989 1999 2003
2006 2010 2013 2015 2017 2021
SCREENWRITER / New York Stories The Virgin Suicides Lost in Translation Platinum Marie Antoinette Somewhere The Bling Ring A Very Murry Christmas The Beguiled The Custom of The Country
2015
1998 2003 2006 2010 2013 2017 2020
EXECTIVE PRODUCER / A Very Murry Christmas
PRODUCER / Lick The Star Lost in Translation Marie Antoinette Somewhere The Bling Ring The Beguiled On The Rocks
1990
1983 1984 1986
1987 1990 1991 1992
1997 1999 2000 2001 2020
COSTUM DESIGNER / The Spirit of ‘76
ACTRESS / Rumble Fish Frankweenie Peggy Sue Got Married Farie Take Theatre: The Princess who had Never Laughed Anna The Godfather, part III Mildred Pierce Inside Monkey Zetterland Deeper and Deeper The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 Elektrobank Star War Episode I: The Phantom Mance Playground Love CQ Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
AWARDS & NOMINATION
Won / Icon Award by Elle Women in Hollywood Awards (2006) Filmmaker on the Edge Award by Provincetown International Film Festival (2017) Razzie Award Worst Supporting Actress (1991) Razzie Award Worst New Star (1991) TFCA Award Best Screenplay (2003) Dorothy Arzner Directors Award by Women in Film Crystal Awards (2013) Gotham Independent Film Tribute Award (2017) Nominated / Razzie Award Worst Supporting Actress (2000) Razzie Award Worst New Star of the Decade (2000)
The Virgin Suicides
Won / Special Achievement Award by National Board of Review (2010) Golden Lion by Venice Film Festival (2010) MTV Mo vie Award Best New Filmmaker (2001) Young Hollywood Award Best Director (2001) Nominated / Top 10 Film Award Best Film by Cashiers du CinĂŠma (2000) C.I.C.A.E. Award by Cannes Film Festival (1999) Golden Camera by Cannes Film Festival (1999) Chlotrudis Award Best Adapted Screenplay (2001) Empire Award Best Debut by Empire Awards (2001) Sierra Award Best Director (2000) Sierra Award Best Screenplay, Adapted (2000) Sierra Award Best Female Newcomer (2000)
Lost in Translation
Won / Oscar Best Writing, Original Screenplay (2004) Golden Globe Best Screenplay-Motion Picture (2004) Discover Screenwriting Award by Athens International Film Festival (2003) ACCA Best Original Screenplay (2003) Bodil Best American Film (2005) BSFC Award Best Director (2003) Chlotrudis Award Best Director (2004) Chlotrudis Award Best Original Screenplay (2004) CFCA Award Best Screenplay (2004) CĂŠsar Best Foreign Film (2005) Robert Best American Film (2005) Independent Spirit Award Best Feature (2004) Independent Spirit Award Best Director (2004) Independent Spirit Award Best Screenplay (2004) FFCC Award Best Screenplay (2004) Fotogramas de Plata Best Foreign Film (200) Critics Award Best Foreign Film by French Syndicate of Cinema Critics (2005) Best Foreign Film by German Film Awards (2004) Gold Derby Award Original Screenplay (2004) Guild Film Award-Gold Foreign Film (2004) ICS Award Best Original Screenplay (2004) INOCA Best Original Screenplay (2004) Silver Ribbon Best Foreign Director (2004) Special Achievement Award by National Bosrd of Review (2003)
Lost in Translation
NYFCC Award Best Director (2003) NYFCO Award Best Director 92003) OFTA Film Award Best Writingm Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (2004) OFCS Award Best Original Screenplay (2004) PFCS Award Breakout Performance-Behind the Camera (2004) Golden Satellite Award Best Screenplay, Original (2004) Seattle Film Critics Award Best Director (2003) Seattle Film Critics Award Best Screenplay, Original (2003) SEFCA Award Best Original Screenplay (2003) TFCA Award Best Screenplay (2003) Comedy Film Honor Best First Time Comedy Director (2004) Comedy Film Honor Best Screenplay (2004) UFCA Award Best Screenplay (2003) Best New Director by Valladolid International Film Festival (2003) FIPRESCI Prize by Valladolid International Film Festival (2003) Lina Mangiacapre Award by Venice Film Festival (2003) WAFCA Award Best Screenplay, Original (2003) WGA Award (screen) Best Original Screenplay (2004) Nominated / Oscar Best Picture (2004) Oscar Best Director (2004) Golden Globe Best Director-Motion Picture (2004) BAFTA Film Award Best Film (2004) David Lean Award for Direction (2004) BAFTA Film Award Best Screenplay-Original (2004) Discover Screenwriting Award (2004) AFI Award Best Foreign Film (2004) ACCA Best Motion Picture (2003) ACCA Best Director (2003) Golden Kinnaree Award Best Film by Bangkok International Film Festival (2004) BSFC Award Best Screenplay (2003) Critics Choice Award Best Director by Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (2004) Critics Choice Award Best Writer by Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (2004) CFCA Award Best Director (2004) Czech Lion Best Foreign Language Film (2005) David Best Foreign Film (2004) DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (2004) Screen International Award by European Film Awards (2003) Gold Derby Award Motion Picture (2004) Gold Derby Award Director (2004) Gold Derby Award Original Screenplay of the Decade (2010) Golden Eagle Best Foreign Film (2005)
Golden Schmones Best Director of the Year (2003) Golden Schmoes Best Screenplay of the Year (2003) Guldbagge Best Foreign Film (2005) INOCA Best Director (2004) IOMA Best Director (2004) Ioma Best Original Screenplay (2004) SSierra Award Best Director (2004) ierra Award Best Screenplay (2004) NSFC Award Best Director (2004) NYFCC Award Best Screenplay (2003) OFTA Film Award Best Picture (2004) OFTA Film Award Best Director (2004) OFCS Award Best Director (2004) PFCS Award Best Director (2003) PFCS Award Best Screenplay, Original (2004) Golden Satellite Award Best Director (2004) SEFCA Award Best Director (2003) UFCA Award Best Director (2003) Golden Spike by Valladolid International Film Festival (2003) VFCC Award Best Director (2004) VVFP Award Best Director (2003) VVFP Best Screenplay (2003) WAFCA Award Best Director (2003)
The Bling Ring
Won / Cinema Prize of the French National Education System by Cannes Film Festival ( 2006) Palme d’Or by Cannes Film Festival (2006) Dorothy Arzner Directors Award by Women in Film Lucy Awards (2013) Nominated / Gotham Independent Film Award Best Feature (2006) Un Certain Regard Award by Cannes Film Festival (2013)
Somewhere
Won / Special Achievement Award by National Board of Review (2010) Golden Lion by Venice Film Festival (2010) Nominated / EDA Female Focus Award Best Woman Director (2011) EDA Female Focus Award Best Woman Screenwriter (2011) Bodil Best American Film (2011)
A Very Murray Christmas
The Beguiled
Nominated / Primetime Emmy Outstanding Television Movie (2016) DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/SportsSpecials (2016) PGA Award Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television (2016)
Won / Best Director by Cannes Film Festival (2017) Halfway Award Best Adapted Screenplay (2017) Nominated / AFCA Award Best Adapted Screenplay (2018) COFCA Award Best Adapted Screenplay (2018) CineLibri Award for Masterful Literary Adaptation Grand Prize for the Best Literary Adaptation (2017) Sydney Film Prize Best Film (2017) Golden Bicycle Award Best Film (2017) Palme d’Or by Cannes Film Festival (2017) Halfway Award Best Director (2017) The Wilf Family Foundation Award Best International Film (2017) LAOFCS Award Best Female Director (2017) ARRI/OSRAM Award Best International Film (2017) OFCS Award Best Adapted Screenplay (2017) SDFCS Award Best Adapted Screenplay (2017)
2 / FILMS The Virgin Suicides Lost in Translation Marie Antoinette The Bling Ring The Beguiled
The Virgin Suicides Duration / 1hr36min Genres / Drama Original Language / English Production Co / American Zoetrope, Muse Productions, Etermity Productions Distributed / Paramount Pictures Cast / James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, Scott Glenn, Michael Pare, Danny DeVito
(1999)
Plot Summary / The story takes place in affluent Grosse Pointe, Michigan, in 1974, as four neighborhood boys reflect on their neighbors, the five Lisbon sisters. Strictly unattainable due to their overprotective, authoritarian parents, Ronald (James Woods) and Sara (Kathleen Turner), the girls: 17-year-old Therese (Leslie Hayman), 16-year-old Mary (A.J. Cook), 15-year-old Bonnie (Chelse Swain), 14-year-old Lux (Kirsten Dunst), and 13-year-old Cecilia (Hanna R. Hall), are the enigma that fill the boys’ conversations and dreams. The film begins with the suicide attempt of the youngest sister, Cecilia, as she slits her wrist in a bath. The family therapist Dr. Horniker (Danny DeVito) suggests to Ronald and Sara and Cecilia may have a problem with feeling neglected and says that they should pay more attention to Cecilia and the rest of their children. A few days later, Ronald and Sara throw a chaperoned party at their house which is intended to make Cecilia feel better. Cecilia excuses herself and jumps out her second-floor bedroom window, dying when she impales herself on an iron fence. In the wake of her act, the Lisbon parents begin to watch over their daughters even more closely, further isolating the family from the community and heightening the air of mystery about the Lisbon family and what they are really about. At the beginning of the new school year in the fall, Lux forms a secret relationship with Trip Fontaine (Josh Hartnett), the school heartthrob. Trip comes over one night to the Lisbon residence to watch television and persuades Mr. Lisbon to allow him to take Lux to the Homecoming Dance by promising to provide dates for the other sisters, to go as a group. Mr. Lisbon agrees as well as volunteers to be one of the chaperones. After being crowned Homecoming Queen and King, Lux and Trip have sex on the football field. Lux falls asleep, and Trip abandons her immediately. Lux wakes up alone and has to take a taxi home.
Having broken curfew, Lux and her sisters are punished by a furious Mrs. Lisbon by being taken out of school and sequestered in their house. Unable to leave the house, the sisters contact the boys across the street by using light signals and sharing songs over the phone as a means of sharing their feelings. During this time, Lux begins to have anonymous sexual encounters on the roof of the house late at night; the boys watch from across the street. Finally, after months of confinement, the sisters leave a note for the boys, presumably asking for help to escape. When the boys arrive that night, they find Lux alone in the living room, smoking a cigarette. She invites them to wait for her sisters, while she goes to wait in the car. The boys briefly imagine the group of them driving blissfully away on a sun-soaked country road. The boys wander into the basement and discover Bonnie’s body hanging from the ceiling. Terrified, they rush upstairs only to stumble across the bodies of the remaining sisters. They had all killed themselves in an apparent suicide pact moments before: Therese took an overdose of sleeping pills; Mary stuck her head in the gas oven; and Lux left the car engine running in the sealed garage.
Devastated by the suicides of all their children, Mr. and Mrs. Lisbon quietly flee the neighborhood in the middle of the night, never to return. Mr. Lisbon calls a friend to sell off the family belongings, especially those belonging to the girls, in a yard sale; whatever didn’t sell was put in the trash, including the family photos, which the neighborhood boys kept as mementos of the mysterious girls. Soon after, a young couple from Boston purchases the Lisbon’s house. Seemingly unsure how to react, the adults in the community go about their lives as if nothing important happened. Mr. and Mrs. Lisbon were never seen or heard of again. People in the community to this day talk as if the Lisbon family never existed. The five dead girls forever remain a source of mystery and grief for the boys, who cannot forget them. The film ends with one of the boys acknowledging in voice-over that they will spend the rest of their lives trying to put together the unsolvable mystery of the Lisbon sisters and why they choose to commit suicide.
“ The essence of the suicides consisted not of sadness or mystery but simple selfishness.”-Julia Wolf
Lost in Translation Duration / 1hr42min Genres / Comedy, Drama Original Language / English Production Co / American Zoetrope, Elemental Films Cast / Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovanmi Ribisi, Anna Faris, Fumihiro Hayashi, Catherine Lambert
Plot Summary / Bob, a 55 year old, looking bored, oblivious, is a still famous actor who comes to Tokyo to shoot a commercial for $2 million. As soon he arrives and is greeted by a bunch of smiling overly friendly Japanese crew, he gets a fax from his wife Lydia, 45 years old, reminding him that he forgot his son’s birthday. The next morning, he spots Charlotte, 25 years old, in the elevator full of expressionless Japanese people. Bob, feeling totally oblivious, shoots a whiskey commercial. Charlotte is accompanying her husband John, who is 30 years old and a constantly busy photographer, who doesn’t pay much attention to her. He goes to Tokyo to shoot for a few days. She feels sad, lost and alone in a luxurious hotel. After a few days, Bob and Charlotte have a pleasant short conversation in a hotel bar. For the next few days they briefly meet, whether accidentally or on purpose. Their sympathy for one another grows. Charlotte invites Bob to join her and friends for a party. They all have a great time together. Their understanding of each other’s feelings deepens. Charlotte reveals to him her fear of not knowing what to do with her life, he tells her about the scary and troubling parts of his marriage. After going back to his room, Bob tries to share his emotions about the party with his wife over phone, but she remains cold and talks about her daily routine.
(2003)
The next day, Charlotte travels to Kyoto and Bob appears as a guest in a popular but meaningless Japanese show. Still desperate about his appearance in that show, he finds himself again in the hotel bar. Charlotte is not there. The singer from a hotel approaches him and the two have a brief affair. Charlotte is disappointed about the affair the next day. They spend a terrible lunch together. The last evening he admits that he wishes to stay in Tokyo with her. They both know their wish is just a romantic fantasy. They stay without words, holding each other’s hand, and kiss gently goodbye. Before he leaves the next morning, he calls to see her again. They say bye without a kiss, both embarrassed, not knowing exactly how to react. She walks away. On the way to the airport, he spots her from the car. He rushes toward her. They embrace warmly. He whispers to her. They kiss gently but passionately and say goodbye. He observes the city from the car, feeling happy. Credit by IMDb
“The most terrifying day of your life is the day the first one is born. Your life, as you know it is gone. Never to return. But they learn how to walk, and they learn how to talk and you want to be with them. And they turn out to be the most delightful people you will ever meet in your life.� -BILL MURRAY - Bob Harris
Marie Antoinette Duration / 2hr3min Genres / Drama, Documentary Original Language / English Production Co / Columbia Pictures, RK Films, American Zoetrope Distributed / Sony Pictures Cast / Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Rip Torn, Molly Shannon, Judy Davis, Steve Coogan, Asia Argento, Marianne Faithful, Aurore Clement, Shirley Henderson, Danny Huston
Plot Summary / Based on the award-winning biography Marie Antoinette: The Journey by British author, Lady Antonia Fraser, Marie Antoinette is a sympathetic account of the private life of the last queen of France before the Revolution. Opening in the year 1770, Maria Antonia Josepha Joanna (Kirsten Dunst), affectionately known as Antoine, is the beautiful, charming, but naïve youngest daughter of Austria’s empress Maria Theresa (Marianne Faithfull). She is selected by her mother to marry her second cousin, the Dauphin of France, Louis XVI, and seal an alliance between the two rival countries. The 14-year-old girl is bundled into a carriage and travels the long journey to a small island in the middle of the Rhine River, a symbolic location representing the transition from Austrian to French territory. Antoine meets the Comtesse de Noailles (Judy Davis), the mistress of the household at Versailles, Antoine’s future home. A traditional “crossingover” ceremony takes place, with the Comtesse explaining that Antoine must relinquish everything from her Austrian life; her clothes, jewelry, friends, ladies-in-waiting, and her beloved
(2006)
pet Pug dog, Mops. Ushered into a tent, she is dressed in the elaborate French fashion before emerging onto the French bank as the Dauphine of France, with her name translated to the French tongue: Marie Antoinette. Later that day, Marie Antoinette is introduced to King Louis XV (Rip Torn), the lewd grandfather of her betrothed, Louis XVI (Jason Schwartzman). The young Dauphin himself is awkward and shy, and nervously meets his fiancée. His aunts, Victoire (Molly Shannon) and Sophie (Shirley Henderson) quietly discuss the new Dauphine, remarking that “she looks like a child,” and mocking her Austrian roots. Marie Antoinette is shuttled to the magnificent Versailles, her new home. She beholds the decadent splendor of the palace. She is given very little time to adapt to her new surroundings before she and Louis are married in a lavish ceremony. The king toasts the couple, wishing them many healthy children to produce an heir to their throne. On the wedding night, the marriage bed is consecrated. The newlyweds, still young and uncomfortable in their new situation, fail to fulfill the expectation of intercourse. It is reported to the king the next morning that “apparently, nothing happened.” The newlyweds, still young and uncomfortable in their new situation, fail to fulfill the expectation of intercourse. It is reported to the king the next morning that “apparently, nothing happened.” The marriage continues to be fruitless, and the Dauphine feels increasingly stifled by the palace customs, which require her to constantly be attended by an unwanted entourage of servants and noblewomen who neither know her nor care for her.The courtiers quietly disdain Marie Antoinette as a foreigner (an Austrian, no less), and consistently blame her for her failure to produce an heir. Additionally, her relationship with her husband remains as distant as ever. Their sex life is nonexistent, and Louis immerses himself in his hobby of studying locks and keys.
aThe court is rife with gossip, which is relayed to Marie Antoinette by the few courtiers who are warming up to her. The King’s mistress, Madame du Barry (Asia Argento), is notorious for her crude manners and temper. She is hated by the court in general, who know that the King had found her at brothel and had given her a title of Comtesse in order to keep her at Versailles. The Dauphine is encouraged to shun her, but her adviser, Ambassador Mercy (Steve Coogan) warns that snubbing du Barry may put her at odds with the King, and that Marie Antoinette is already on thin ice due to her unproductive marriage. The Dauphine reluctantly engages in a one-sentence conversation with du Barry, which quells the scandal. Marie Antoinette continues to ruffle feathers by breaching the high formality of Versailles, though she is simply trying to be warm and caring. She accompanies her husband on a hunting trip and passes out food to the attendants and even to the dogs. She applauds at the finale of an opera, in contrast to social norms, but encourages the rest of the audience to applaud as well.She slowly begins to settle in, and befriends Victoire and Sophie, as well as other ladies of the court. She receives a letter from her mother, who warns her that an unconsummated marriage could easily be annulled, and that she should make more of a sexual effort with her husband. The Dauphine unsuccessfully tries to seduce Louis that night. It is rumored in court that the Dauphin is either impotent or a closeted homosexual. Marie Antoinette continues to adapt to her new life over the next few years, though she and Louis have still not produced a child. She finds solace in buying lavish gowns and shoes, eating elaborate cakes and pastries, and gambling with her
lady friends at cards. One night, she, her husband, her friend the Duchesse de Polignac (Rose Byrne) and several others go incognito to a masked ball in Paris, where they continue in their frivolity. There she meets Swedish Count Axel von Fersen (Jamie Dornan), and there is an instant attraction. In 1774, Louis XV passes away after a short illness. As he could not be given his last rites due to his having a mistress, du Barry is sent away from court. Louis XVI is crowned King of France and the new Queen Marie Antoinette accompanies him to Reims for the coronation ceremony. Despite the growing poverty and unrest among the French working class, Marie Antoinette continues her spending sprees and remains indifferent to the struggles of the people. The new King is young and inexperienced and begins spending more money on foreign wars, sending France even further into debt.
Marie Antoinette is delighted by a visit from her brother, the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II (Danny Huston). After a warm reunion, Joseph reveals that their mother had sent him to council King Louis about the mechanics of a sexual relationship (using the King’s hobby of locks and keys as an example). Soon afterward, the King and Queen consummate their marriage at long last. Marie Antoinette becomes pregnant and delivers a baby girl, Marie Therese, in December of 1778. Though she would like to have a closer relationship with her daughter, it is not considered proper for the Queen to nurse the child herself. Louis presents her with the Petit Trianon, a private cottage and garden on the grounds of Versailles. Marie Antoinette spends much time there with her friends and daughter, enjoying the peace and beauty of nature. After a party with friends, she enters into an affair with Count Fersen, who was in attendance. Despite this secret relationship, the Queen maintains an amiable relationship with her husband. Over the next few years, France continues to subsidize the American Revolution by giving funds and troops to the new nation to help fight the British, despite the enormous expense. Food shortages grow more frequent, as do food riots in Paris. Marie Antoinette’s image with her subjects has completely deteriorated at this point. Her luxurious lifestyle and apparent callous indifference to the common people result in unflattering and obscene political cartoons in the local newspapers and earn her the title “Madame Déficit.” Beginning to mature, she focuses less on her obligations as a socialite and more on her family, and tones down her opulent lifestyle, including a decision to stop purchasing diamonds. A few months after her mother’s death in November 1780, Marie Antoinette gives birth to a boy, Louis-Joseph, the new Dauphin. Another year later, she gives birth to a second boy who dies in infancy. In July 1789, the French Revolution comes into full fruition and an angry mob begins a march from Paris to Versailles. As most of the nobility flees the country, the royal family resolves to stay. The rioting sans-culottes reach the palace and the King and Queen are captured by the revolutionaries and are forced to leave the following morning. The film ends with the royal family’s transference from Versailles to the Tuileries for their semi-imprisonment. The last image is a shot of the Queen’s bedroom, destroyed by the mob. It is noted in the final disclaimer that Louis XVI was executed by the revolutionaries in early 1793 and Marie Antoinette was also beheaded several months later that same year. With the French monarchy abolished, France then became a Republic. Written by IMDb
“Our lives are just spectacles. We are like dolls, in a sense, to be observed and played with - often with cruel and deceitful intentions -in an unreal world.�-Kathryn Lasky
The Bling Ring Duration / 1hr30min Genres / Drama, Comedy, Crime Original Language / English Production Co / American Zoetrope, NALA Films, Pathé, StudioCanal, Tobis Film, Tohokushinsha Film, FilmNation Entertainment Distributed / A24, StudioCanal, Pathé , Tobis Film, Tohokushinsha Film Cast / Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, Emma Watson, Claire Julien, Taissa Farmiga, Georgia Rock, Leslie Mann
Plot Summary / Five teenagers climb over an iron gate and break into the mansion at the top of the driveway. The gang’s ringleader, Rebecca (Katie Chang), playfully says, “Let’s go shopping”. The teen robbers steal jewelry, clothing, and artwork before climbing back over the gate. A security camera records their movements.
(2013)
Elsewhere, Marks (Israel Broussard) mom drives him to his first day at Indian Hills, an alternative high school. Mark struggles to fit in until he meets Rebecca, who shows him around the school. After school, Rebecca and Chloe (Claire Julian) invite Mark to go to the beach with them to smoke pot. Rebecca tells Mark that she wants to go to the same fashion design school as the girls from The Hills. She loves Hollywood’s celebrity-crazed culture, and thinks of Lindsey Lohan as her fashion idol. Rebecca tells Mark and Chloe that her mom and her stepdad are out of town, so shes throwing a small party.
Later that night, Mark goes to Rebecca’s party. She finds him on his own and asks him about his life. When Mark mentions that his dad works for a film distribution company, Rebecca is impressed by his connections to the biz. She asks Mark if he One year earlier. wants to go look at cars outside. Rebecca walks down her street Nicki (Emma Watson) and her quasi-adopted sister Sam (Taissa and breaks in to unlocked cars, much to Marks surprise. She Farmiga) wake up after a night of partying and grinding against finds hundreds of dollars in cash in one car and a bag of pills in another. Although Mark seems uncomfortable with stealing, random older men. They go downstairs, where Nicki’s mom Laurie (Leslie Mann) gives them their morning dose of Ritalin he doesnt leave, and in fact, begins to help Rebecca. and leads them in a new age prayer. Laurie home schools the She confesses that she recently went into an unlocked house girls and her younger daughter Emily (Georgia Rock) and she in her neighborhood because she knew the family was on a begins their lesson, which is based on the book, “The Secret.” vacation. She asks Mark if he knows anyone who is out of town, and he gives her the name of Evan, a boy with whom he her mom and her stepdad are out of town, so shes throwing a hooked up. Rebecca drives to Evans house and is impressed by small party.
house. Mark thinks Rebecca is crazy but still climbs into the person who can fit into Pariss large heels. They find a stack of convertible with her and helps her spend the money she stole at Polaroid pictures of Paris (it’s implied they’re pornographic), a trendy boutique. but the real score is a bag of cocaine they find in one of Paris’s purses. The gang steals clothing, accessories, money, and the Over the following weeks, Mark and Rebecca become even bag of cocaine. They snort it at a nightclub, and after much closer. Chloe takes Rebecca and Mark to a nightclub; they get drug-fueled dancing, Chloe drives them home. Unfortunately, in right away because Chloe is sleeping with the clubs manager she runs a red light, and another car crashes into hers. No one Ricky (Gavin Rossdale). Inside, Rebecca introduces Mark to suffers serious injuries, but Chloe is arrested and must clock Nicki and Sam. Everyone dances and drinks and takes pictures many hours of community service. of their nightclub antics. Nicki claims Jude Law has been texting her nonstop, and Mark spots Paris Hilton and Kirsten Laurie leads Nicki, Sam, and Emily in a daily lesson. She tells Dunst. the girls to make vision boards filled with people whom they admire; hers is of Angelina Jolie. Someone rings the doorbell. One night, Mark and Rebecca are looking at celebrity gossip When Nicki answers it, she meets Rob (Carlos Miranda), a websites and fashion magazines. When Mark tells Rebecca that handsome water jug delivery man. Paris Hilton is in Las Vegas at a club opening, she asks him to look up Paris’s address. Mark finds it online, and Rebecca Mark and Rebecca continue to rob famous celebrities, often suggests they go to her house. She wants to break into it and with the help of Nicki and Sam. They break into Megan Fox’s look around. She correctly guesses that Paris is the type to keep home and find a gun hidden in a box under their bed. Sam her house keys under her welcome mat. takes the gun and messes around with it, carelessly pointing at people. Mark gets upset when she points the gun at him, which In an interview set in the future, after he and Rebecca have makes her laugh and tease him with the weapon. Later that been caught, Mark says he came to love Rebecca as a sister. night, after the robbery, Sam climbs through Robs window and She was his first true best friend, which makes their current points the gun at him. He grabs her wrist, the gun fires, and situation that much more awful. Mark confesses he felt selfshe screams. Rob silences her by kissing her passionately. loathing at the times of the robberies and wanted to fit in, so he went along with Rebeccas plans. Unbeknownst to the gang of teenagers, Audrina Patridge had security cameras installed in her home. She gave footage from Later, Mark and Rebecca watch an interview with Audrina the night of the robbery to police officers, and a specialist Patridge. Rebecca loves her sense of style and tells Mark he finds a clip where Marks face is shown. should look up her address. Mark finds the address, and when they learn Audrina will be at an Oscar Party all night, Rebecca and Mark learn that Miranda Kerr and Orlando they decide to break into her home, as well. After successfully Bloom are in New York, so they invite Chloe, Nicki, and Sam robbing Audrinas home, Rebecca and Mark become more to break into their house with them. Miranda and Orlando’s brazen and confess their crimes to Chloe, Nicki, and Sam. home is the mansion with a gate in the opening scene. Inside, Nicki becomes obsessed with going to Pariss home to see her Mark finds a box filled with thousands of dollars and several nightclub room. I want to rob, she whines. Rolex watches. On her way out, Rebecca grabs a rug and a painting, which Mark feels is going a bit overboard. Next, Eventually, when they learn Paris is in Miami, Rebecca and Rebecca, Mark, Nicki, and Sam break into Rachel Bilson’s Mark take their friends back to Pariss home. They break in and home by having Emily crawl through the doggy door. Later explore her shoe closet together, although Mark is the only
“ I’m a firm believer in Karma and I think the situation was attracted into my life as a huge learning lesson for me; To grow and expand as a spiritual human being. I want to lead a huge charity organization . I want to lead a country one day for all I know.”-Sofia Coppola that night, they go to a party thrown by Chloe and brag to numerous people that they’ve broken into the homes of multiple celebrities.
Later, Mark, dressed in an orange jumpsuit and shackled to other, older, more hardened men, climbs aboard a bus that will take him to prison.
A news report shows footage from the robberies at Audrina Patridge’s home and the home of Miranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom. Mark and Chloe want to lay off breaking into homes for a while, but Rebecca points out that nothing has happened to them. Mark later confesses that that was the problem: nothing happened after the news report, so they kept breaking into peoples homes. They take Rob to Pariss house with Nicki and Sam, and they also break into the home of Lindsey Lohan. Chloe also takes Mark to Rickys club so that Ricky can help Mark fence his stolen Rolexes. The teens continue to brag about their exploits to many people. Eventually, someone calls the police and gives them their names.
The film ends with Nicki giving an interview to a Hollywood Access type. She served thirty days in jail, and the hardest part As the trial approaches, Nicki tries to find a conservative outfit to wear to court. Sam sits on her bed and watches her dress (Note: the police could not find evidence that put Sam at the scene of the crimes, so Sam has not been charged with anything). On the day of the trial, Nicki tells the cameras she will make a statement. She blames the burglaries on karma and believes people will want to hear her side of events. Her mom, Sam, and Emily accompany her into the courtroom, where the other defendants wait. Mark looks sadly at Rebecca, who stares straight ahead.
Rebecca decides to go and stay with her divorced father in Las Vegas because of problems she has been having with her mom. She asks Mark to hang onto to some of her stolen belongings, which he happily agrees to do. Not long after, detectives come to Marks home and serve his mother with a search warrant of the premises. Mark emerges from his room, crying, and apologizes to his mom. The detectives arrest him. Next, they go to Nicki’s house and arrest her too. Nicki cries for her mom and complains that the detectives are hurting her. Chloe, Rob, and Ricky are arrested too. Mark learns that Rebecca purposely left Los Angeles because she thought she could escape prosecution and blame the crimes on him. Detectives in Las Vegas arrive at Rebecca’s dads house and serve her with a search warrant. Rebecca initially denies she had anything to do with the robberies, but when officers find stolen goods and Paris’s Polaroid pictures in her closet, she breaks down.
Nicki, Chloe, Rob, and Ricky are found guilty and sentenced to one year in county jail. Rebecca and Mark are sentenced to four years in prison. Nicki cries as she exits the courtrooms. Later, Mark, dressed in an orange jumpsuit and shackled to other, older, more hardened men, climbs aboard a bus that will take him to prison. The film ends with Nicki giving an interview to a Hollywood Access type. She served thirty days in jail, and the hardest part for her was waking up so early. She also shared a jail block with Lindsey Lohan. Nicki asks viewers to follow her new life at nickiforever.com in the aftermath of her tenure as member of the so-called ‘Bling Ring’.
The Beguiled
(2016)
Duration / 1hr33 min Genres / Drama, Thriller, War Original Language / English, French Production Co / American Zoetrope, FR Productions Distributed / Focus Features Cast / Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fannin
Plot Summary / A title card explains that the film is set during the American Civil War in 1863. A twelve-year-old girl, Amy (Oona Laurence), wanders through the woods collecting mushrooms. The war is happening in the far distance, off-screen. Faint sounds of cannon blasts can be heard. She stumbles upon John McBurney (Colin Farrell), a gravely wounded Irish corporal of the Union Army. He has a severe leg injury. He is bleeding out heavily through his wound. She explains she is a student at the Miss Martha Farnsworth Seminary for Young Ladies. Most of the teachers and students have left, and the slaves have run away during the war. Only five students, a teacher, and the headmistress remain at the school. McBurney convinces Amy to bring him to her school to have his wounds taken care of. He loses consciousness as Amy escorts him to her school. Miss Martha Farnsworth (Nicole Kidman), the headmistress of the school, reluctantly agrees to take the unconscious soldier in until he has built up his health. They keep him locked in their music room. Miss Martha and Miss Edwina (Kirsten Dunst), the teacher, clean him and tend to his injured leg. Martha stitches his leg to close the large wound.
It becomes clear that the women at the school have been secluded from the outside world. Many of the girls are cautious, yet intrigued, by the presence of an enemy soldier. Alicia (Elle Fanning), a teenage student, develops an immediate attraction to McBurney. Some of the younger girls want him to be handed over to the Confederate Army. They struggle with the decision of whether to tie a blue rag on their gate to alert the Confederacy of a Union soldier in their presence. Martha decides that they will allow his leg to heal before they decide what they will do with him. Soon afterward, Confederate soldiers arrive at the school. Martha does not tell them that a Union soldier is on the premises. Even though McBurney is from the enemy group, each member of the household eventually grows fond of his presence. As he begins to heal, he does yard work for the women to win over their favor. Amy maintains a friendly and genial relationship with McBurney. The other young students (Angourie Rice, Emma Howard, and Addison Riecke) also fight for his attention and praise. McBurney charms Martha as she holds all the power in their household. Martha reciprocates some of the attention. She invites him to share some brandy at night. He explains that
as an Irish soldier, he joined the Union Army for a cash inducement. Alicia is extremely flirtatious with McBurney. During an evening prayer, she sneaks away to kiss McBurney as he sleeps. McBurney makes several attempts to charm Edwina. She is a repressed woman and incredibly uncomfortable with sharing her feelings. He manages to get her to reveal that her greatest wish is to leave the school, where she feels trapped. She is stuck under Martha’s power at the school. As he heals, Martha tells McBurney that he should leave their school as soon as he is well enough to do so. It is insinuated that McBurney does not want to return to the war. He tries to get into the women’s good graces and allow him to stay. He senses Edwina’s loneliness, seduces her, and tells her that he has fallen in love with her. He manipulates the women to serve his own interests. Much of what he says is all a con in order to stay at the school and continue to receive romantic attention.
him is their only option. One of the students suggests serving McBurney some poisonous mushrooms. Excluding Edwina, the group agrees that they will host McBurney at a send-off dinner and kill him using poisonous mushrooms that Amy picked.
At the dinner, McBurney apologizes for his actions. He and Edwina are the only ones to help themselves to the mushrooms. One night after dinner, he tells Edwina to wait for him in her The girls stop Edwina before she can take a bite of the bedroom. He does not appear, and she hears strange noises. poisonous mushrooms. McBurney does not get suspicious and She investigates and finds him in bed with Alicia. McBurney takes several mouthfuls of the mushrooms. He begins to choke tries to calm Edwina down. In a fit of rage, Edwina pushes him and gasp for his breath. Edwina is troubled as the rest of the away, and he falls two flights of stairs. His injured leg is further women are silently unconcerned. He falls to the floor and dies damaged. within seconds. McBurney falls unconscious and is lifted by the women into the kitchen. The young girls are traumatized by the sight of McBurney’s injury. Martha orders the girls return to their bedrooms and tells Edwina to bring her the human anatomy book. Martha decides that his leg must be amputated otherwise they risk further infection, or death. McBurney eventually wakes up to find that he has lost his leg. He is devastated and furious. He accuses the women, and especially Martha and Edwina of punishing him for turning down their advances. He increasingly shows aggression towards the women and terrifies them with his rage. Alicia enters McBurney’s locked room. He grabs her hair and threatens her to get him the key to his room. She refuses and tells him she would get into trouble if she gave him the key. He then breaks out, and steals Martha’s gun. He threatens them and kills Amy’s pet turtle. He shoots the chandelier off the ceiling to further frighten them.
The young girls sew McBurney’s body into a shroud. Edwina looks on and is visibly devastated. The women drag his body to the road to let him be fetched by the next soldiers who come by. They finally tie a blue rag to the gate. At the dinner, McBurney apologizes for his actions. He and Edwina are the only ones to help themselves to the mushrooms. The girls stop Edwina before she can take a bite of the poisonous mushrooms. McBurney does not get suspicious and takes several mouthfuls of the mushrooms. He begins to choke and gasp for his breath. Edwina is troubled as the rest of the women are silently unconcerned. He falls to the floor and dies within seconds. The young girls sew McBurney’s body into a shroud. Edwina looks on and is visibly devastated. The women drag his body to the road to let him be fetched by the next soldiers who come by. They finally tie a blue rag to the gate. Written by IMDb
Edwina finally defies Martha’s rule. Despite Martha’s orders, Edwina follows McBurney to his room. They have passionate sex. Meanwhile, Martha tries to find a solution for the current situation. McBurney is their prisoner, but now he is almost holding them hostage. Martha convinces the women that killing
“ I’m a firm believer in Karma and I think the situation was attracted into my life as a huge learning lesson for me; To grow and expand as a spiritual human being. I want to lead a huge charity organization . I want to lead a country one day for all I know.” -Sofia Coppola
3 / Festival Festival Theme Schedule & Location
FESTIVAL THEME NARRATIVE / I’m a female, and young profession work 10 hours every day; lives in the non-stop and crowded city, Manhattan, NY sitting in a coffee shop with a hot latte in hand, and watching at the street scene; feeling spiritless and wandering meanings in my life trying to find a path and realize my place in the world.
Festival Name / Lost & Found is an artistic conception of main characters’ mind change throughout all Sofia Coppola’s films. The providing thread below would give you a clear view. Thread / The female character-driven young professional who is spiritless, lost in life, and alienated from surroundings. She is traping in tragedy, struggling to search for self-identity. Moreover, she is finding out a way to escape sedentary life. In the end, she realized the value and meaning in the chaos of modern life. Then she decides to change.
History of festival / Sofia Coppola as kown as the queen of the ‘90s. Her distinct aspects and techniques on expressing concerns about contemporary society. Our film festival is hosting an unique experiences for you which showcase an iconic director, Sofia Coppola’s movies.
SCHEDULE & LOCATION 17:00—19:00
19:00—19:30
19:30—21:30
MARCH 20 / The Virgin Suicides
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The Beguiled
MARCH 21 / Marie Antoinette
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The Bling Ring
MARCH 22 / Lost in Translation
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