Lost in Translation is a 2003 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Sofia Coppola (pictured). Bill Murray stars as Bob Harris, a fading American movie star who travels to Tokyo and befriends Charlotte, played by Scarlett Johansson. The film explores themes of alienation and disconnection against a backdrop of cultural displacement in Japan. Coppola started writing the film after spending time in Tokyo and becoming fond of the city. She kept a flexible schedule during filming and allowed a significant amount of improvisation. Lost in Translation premiered on August 29, 2003, at the Telluride Film Festival and had a theatrical release on September 12, 2003. Critics praised the performances of Murray and Johansson, as well as the writing and direction of Coppola; minor criticism was given to the film's depiction of Japan. The film won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay as well as three Golden Globe Awards and three British Academy Film Awards.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1786:

Farmers in western Massachusetts angered by high tax burdens and disfranchisement began an armed uprising led by Daniel Shays against the U.S. federal government. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Shays

1831:

Michael Faraday first experimentally demonstrated electromagnetic induction, leading to the formulation of the law of induction named after him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday%27s_law_of_induction

1960:

Air France Flight 343 crashed while attempting to land at Yoff Airport, Dakar, killing all 63 occupants. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_343

2016:

Chen Quanguo became the Chinese Communist Party secretary of Xinjiang, later overseeing the creation of the Xinjiang internment camps. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_Quanguo

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

intense: 1. Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive. 2. Of a thing: possessing some characteristic to an extreme or very high or strong degree. 3. Of feelings, thoughts, etc.: strongly focused; ardent, deep, earnest, passionate. 4. Of a person: very emotional or passionate. 5. (also figurative) Under tension; tightly drawn; strained, stressed, tense. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/intense

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe.   --Michael Jackson https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson