Lost in Translation Page #20

Synopsis: A lonely, aging movie star named Bob Harris (Bill Murray) and a conflicted newlywed, Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson), meet in Tokyo. Bob is there to film a Japanese whiskey commercial; Charlotte is accompanying her celebrity-photographer husband. Strangers in a foreign land, the two find escape, distraction and understanding amidst the bright Tokyo lights after a chance meeting in the quiet lull of the hotel bar. They form a bond that is as unlikely as it is heartfelt and meaningful.
Genre: Drama
Production: Focus Features
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 97 wins & 126 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.8
Metacritic:
89
Rotten Tomatoes:
95%
R
Year:
2003
102 min
$44,566,004
Website
1,247 Views


CUT TO:

EXT. PARK HYATT - DAY

It's bright outside the main entrance. A presidential pulls

up and the automatic door opens. Bob squints as the Bellboy

in white gloves slowly loads his luggage into the trunk.

INT. CAR - DAY

In the backseat, Bob leans back on the little doily.

The car pulls away.

Around the corner, he looks down a crowded alley and sees

Charlotte's blonde hair.

BOB:

Can you pull over a second?

The DRIVER, wearing white cloth gloves, pulls the car over

slowly. Bob tries to open the door'99 it won't open, he has

to wait for the automatic doors to open for him (slowly).

EXT. TOKYO STREETS - DAY

Bob gets out and rushes down the street to where he saw

Charlotte. The street is crowded with JAPANESE PEOPLE, and

different colored umbrellas, (it's sunny out with a light

rain).

Music blasts from speakers on the street, and there is some

promo going on with GIRLS handing out little cologne samples.

Bob looks around for her, but only sees dark hair, umbrellas,

and super tan JAPANESE KIDS.

In the distance an umbrella moves to reveal Charlotte.

BOB:

CHARLOTTE!

But she can't hear him over the loudspeaker. He rushes to

her.

C.U. she turns and we see she is crying.

The music swells. He embraces her, holding her close to him

in the crowd.

BOB:

Why are you crying?

CHARLOTTE:

(sincere)

I'll miss you.

He kisses her, hugs her good-bye.

BOB:

I know, I'm going to miss you, too.

He holds her close.

CUT TO:

Charlotte watches Bob as he reaches his car, he turns and

looks at her.

She smiles at him, and is lost in the crowd.

Bob gets into his car.

CUT TO:

Charlotte walks with the crowd as they go on their way.

CUT TO:

INT. CAR - DAY

Back in the Presidential, alone, Bob leans against the little

doily. They drive off.

He looks out the window, Bob's happy he's going home, he's

happy he came to Tokyo.

Bob's P.O.V.- Tokyo goes past his window.

FADE TO BLACK:

THE END:

Rate this script:5.0 / 1 vote

Sofia Coppola

Sofia Carmina Coppola (born May 14, 1971) is an American screenwriter, director, producer and actress. In 2003, she received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the comedy-drama Lost in Translation, and became the third woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. In 2010, with the drama Somewhere, she became the first American woman (and fourth American filmmaker) to win the Golden Lion, the top prize at the Venice Film Festival. Her father is director, producer and screenwriter Francis Ford Coppola. more…

All Sofia Coppola scripts | Sofia Coppola Scripts

0 fans

Submitted on April 04, 2016

Discuss this script with the community:

0 Comments

    Translation

    Translate and read this script in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Lost in Translation" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 24 Nov. 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/lost_in_translation_79>.

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest writers community and scripts collection on the web!

    Watch the movie trailer

    Lost in Translation

    The Studio:

    ScreenWriting Tool

    Write your screenplay and focus on the story with many helpful features.


    Quiz

    Are you a screenwriting master?

    »
    What does the term "plant and payoff" refer to in screenwriting?
    A The introduction of main characters
    B The payment to writers for their scripts
    C Setting up the final scene
    D Introducing a plot element early that becomes important later