Lost in translation /

A middle-aged actor and the wife of a workaholic photographer meet while in Tokyo. They strike up an unusual friendship in the hotel bar that helps them both overcome boredom and loneliness.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Lost in translation (Motion picture)
Other Authors:	Coppola, Sofia, 1971- (Screenwriter), Murray, Bill, 1950 September 21- (Actor), Johansson, Scarlett, 1984- (Actor), Ribisi, Giovanni, 1974- (Actor), Faris, Anna, 1976- (Actor), Hayashi, Fumihiro (Actor), Acord, Lance (director of photography.), Steiner, Nancy (Costume designer), Shields, Kevin (composer (expression))
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English; closed-captioned in English.
Published:	[New York] : Focus Features, [2003]
Subjects:	Friendship > Drama. Loneliness > Drama. May-December romances > Drama. Americans > Japan > Tokyo > Drama. Tokyo (Japan) > Drama. May-December romances Loneliness Friendship Americans Japan > Tokyo Webcast Video recordings for the hearing impaired Romance films Internet videos Fiction films Feature films Drama Romance films. Feature films. Fiction films. Internet videos. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Films d'amour. Films de fiction. Vidéos sur Internet. Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)

Description
Summary:	A middle-aged actor and the wife of a workaholic photographer meet while in Tokyo. They strike up an unusual friendship in the hotel bar that helps them both overcome boredom and loneliness.
Item Description:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 2003.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 102 min.)) : sound, color
Playing Time:	01:42:00
Audience:	MPAA rating: R; for some sexual content.
Awards:	Academy Awards, Best Writing - Original Screenplay, 2004 Academy Awards, Nominated, Best Picture, 2004 Academy Awards, Nominated, Best Actor in a Leading Role, 2004 Academy Awards, Nominated, Best Director, 2004 Golden Globes, Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical, 2004 Golden Globes, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical, 2004 Golden Globes, Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, 2004 National Board of Review, Top Ten Films, 2003 National Board of Review, Special Achievement Award, 2003 Venice Film Festival, Lina Mangiacapre Award, 2003 Venice Film Festival, Upstream Prize, 2003 BAFTA Awards, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, 2004 BAFTA Awards, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, 2004 BAFTA Awards, Best Editing, 2004
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Lance Acord ; editor, Sarah Flack ; costume designer, Nancy Steiner ; production designers, Anne Ross, K.K. Barrett ; original music by Kevin Shields.