Saturday, April 30, 2011

Somewhere (2010)



I like it how, in Sofia Coppola's films, time is expansive. She lets the camera linger- the pole dancers spin until the man is lulled to sleep, the girl swims until she absolutely has to stop to catch her breath, leisurely tea parties are had underwater, long drives are long drives, and conversations are not condensed- that the audience cannot help but share in the characters' lethargy and boredom.


If I were to rank her movies:

1. Life Without Zoe
2. Virgin Suicides
3. Somewhere
4. Lost in Translation
5. Lick the Star
6. Marie Antoinette

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