Sofia Coppola: ‘I’m glad we weren’t kicked out of Tokyo making Lost in Translation’

Filed by Vivien Star

The director talks about what she learnt from her mother, working with a rookie Tim Burton, and 20 years of her cult classic Marie AntoinetteHello, I’m Cherry, I’m 14 and an aspiring film-maker. I love how your films capture what it feels like to be a young girl growing up. We hear so much about the famous men in your family, but how have the successful women in your family inspired and influenced you? Your films capture the experience of what it is to be a young girl in a way words often can’t.