A few weeks ago, I talked about my fascination for John Hugues' genius. Sofia Coppola is as very bit as worthy of being talked about as Mr. Hugues is. In her earlier life, Coppola worked as an actress and a model, however she found her true calling behind the camera. She has only directed a handful of movies, so far. Therefore, I will shrink my usual top 5 to a top 3.
#3: The Bling Ring, 2013.
Starring Emma Watson, Katie Chang and Leslie Mann, The Bling Ring relates the true story of a group of teenagers arrested after robbing celebrities. With cameos from Paris Hilton and Kirsten Dunst, real victims of the teens' robberies, The Bling Ring sets itself apart from the other movies about the same subject. The acting is on point and Coppola's work is flawless. The soundtrack for The Bling Ring is also adding to the movie's quality with songs from Frank Ocean to Phoenix.
#2: Marie-Antoinette, 2006.
Reviving the decadent years of Marie-Antoinette, Coppola chose her favorite actress, Kirsten Dunst, to portrait the tragic Queen of France. The movie begins with the arrival of the young Archduchess of Austria in France at the age of fourteen. Sent by her dominant mother to marry the Dauphin of France, Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette is about to loose her innocence. The rest of the movie follows the new queen as she embarks into numerous affairs and satisfies all of her decadent desires in a desperate effort to escape from her unhappy marriage.
#1: The Virgin Suicides, 1999.
Tragic, beautiful and breath-taking, The Virgin Suicides is a coming-out-of-age movie based on a novel by Jeffrey Eugenides. Set in the early 70's, the film relates the story of the Lisbon sisters; Therese, Mary, Bonnie, Lux and Cecilia. When The Virgin Suicides begins, Cecilia just attempted suicide. In consequence, their already strict parents tighten their hold on their daughters. Isolated, lonely and depressed, the sisters make a pact in order to escape their parents' controlling tendencies. There is a tone of melancholy throughout the movie that fascinates and perturbs. A brilliant and magnificent take on growing-up's hardships.
Reviving the decadent years of Marie-Antoinette, Coppola chose her favorite actress, Kirsten Dunst, to portrait the tragic Queen of France. The movie begins with the arrival of the young Archduchess of Austria in France at the age of fourteen. Sent by her dominant mother to marry the Dauphin of France, Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette is about to loose her innocence. The rest of the movie follows the new queen as she embarks into numerous affairs and satisfies all of her decadent desires in a desperate effort to escape from her unhappy marriage.
#1: The Virgin Suicides, 1999.
Tragic, beautiful and breath-taking, The Virgin Suicides is a coming-out-of-age movie based on a novel by Jeffrey Eugenides. Set in the early 70's, the film relates the story of the Lisbon sisters; Therese, Mary, Bonnie, Lux and Cecilia. When The Virgin Suicides begins, Cecilia just attempted suicide. In consequence, their already strict parents tighten their hold on their daughters. Isolated, lonely and depressed, the sisters make a pact in order to escape their parents' controlling tendencies. There is a tone of melancholy throughout the movie that fascinates and perturbs. A brilliant and magnificent take on growing-up's hardships.
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