Somewhere

It's true.  I love Sofia Coppola.  Everything she's ever done I love.  And ironically her film with the most dialog is my least favorite, The Virgin Suicides.  Don't get me wrong, I like that film too, but there's some kind of magic spell that she's able to cast with a camera when there's less plot and dialog.  What is amazing to me that she's able to tell a story totally through setting, scenery, and actions. Think of how many films start with an overdub of an actor telling you a story!

Using virtually no dialog the viewer knows exactly what her characters are going through.  Her latest film Somewhere is much more gritty and visually less spectacular than her other films, but that is exactly where her character is at the beginning of the film.  He's in a dark, sad, somewhat dirty place.

This film is not for the impatient.  If you're looking for a lot of action, this may not be the film for you.  But if a shot where the main character floats in a deserted pool interests you, than maybe it is.  And if you're willing to stay with that character and watch as he slowly floats out of the shot, and that means something to you, than Somewhere just may be the film you're looking for.

I know for me this film forced me to slow down, get out of my head, and just watch.  That takes a lot.

Here's a great interview with Stephen Dorff, the leading man of Somewhere.

XOXO,
Carla