Natural light, muted colour palettes, lost melancholic characters, complex female stories - this is what makes Coppola’s work so distinctive and compelling. Lost in Translation was one of the first movies I remember watching and obsessing over, before that I was just your casual movie watcher aged 10, afterwards I emerged enlightened in the art of cinematography and subtle storytelling.
Another one of Coppola’s films that I adore is Marie Antoinette, it was progressive, post punk music in a period piece? Converses in the Palais de Versailles? The film is ultimately a Candy coloured aesthetic dream and I am all for it. But behind the seemingly sugar sweet and vapid visuals lies a story about a young girl coming to terms with womanhood and the responsibility that comes with it. A universal theme that unites all women together. And that’s where the power of the film lies, that and its unapologetic stance on the seeking of beauty for beauty’s sake (as a Libra this speaks to my soul).
Spike Jonze