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<div>I think the main problem is that it's a disappointment as a
Sophia Coppola film. Her handling of 1970's suburbia and the weird
stresses of a catholic family in the U.S. in<i> Virgin Suicides</i>
were so on target, so finely observed, and so generous, that there was
some hope she would bring the same sensitivity to observing the
context of Japan. Instead she served up a lot of broad gags that
strike people who know the context as inane. It's a
disappointment that she did not see fit to bring the same quality of
observation to<i> Lost In Translation</i>. And I think it's
already been noted on this list that the movie received an extremely
limited opening in Japan for a major Hollywood film.</div>
<div>J. Murphy</div>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>I'm actually a bit curious about the
disliking of this<br>
film on the KineJapan list, especially since it has<br>
been so highly regarded elsewhere. What I find most<br>
perplexing is that I didn't find Lost in Translation</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>to be about Japan at all</blockquote>
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Univ. of Florida<br>
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