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Beyond the Screenplay

Episode 80: Lost in Translation

Beyond the Screenplay

Michael Tucker

Tv & Film

4.7626 Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2021

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

The LFTS team discusses Lost In Translation's strong sense of style and mood, the characters' relationship and stakes, and why the film's inaudible final line makes for the perfect ending.


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Michael and welcome to Beyond the Screenplay, the podcast for each week we do a conversational deep dive analysis into a film.

0:13.7

Today we're looking at the 2003 film Lost in Translation, written and directed by Sophia Coppola.

0:19.9

I'm joined by the Beyond the Screenplay team, Trisha O'Ran.

0:22.7

Hello, everybody.

0:23.8

Brian Bittner.

0:24.7

Moshimoshi.

0:25.6

And Alex Cayettos.

0:27.1

Hi.

0:27.6

So before we dive in, quick business at the top, we have a new perk on the Beyond

0:31.9

Screenplay Patreon, which is that if you are a $5 patron or more, you get access to the video versions of the podcast.

0:40.0

We record all these over Zoom.

0:41.9

As I'm speaking, I'm looking at everybody's lovely face.

0:45.1

And you could be too.

0:46.2

If you join the Patreon, $5 or more, we have lots of other perks, which I'll tell you about later, but just wanted to announce that.

0:52.7

And for our Spotify listeners, our Spotify Q&A question is, which is'll tell you about later, but just wanted to announce that. And for our Spotify

0:54.3

listeners, our Spotify Q&A question is, which is your favorite Bill Murray movie? It's a tough one.

1:01.0

I want to know your guys' answers, but we'll, I don't want to get off track to too quickly.

1:05.6

But so let us know in the Spotify app, your favorite Bill Murray movie. What About Bob?

1:11.2

I'm just really quick.

1:12.1

It's What About Bob?

1:14.4

Between that and Groundhog Day.

1:16.2

Yeah.

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