Sofia Coppola’s Adventures in Moviegoing

As the director of some of the most singular and stylish films of the last two decades—including LOST IN TRANSLATION, THE VIRGIN SUICIDES and THE BEGUILED—Sofia Coppola is perhaps unsurprisingly drawn to movies that feature strong auteur visions, a keen attention to atmosphere and mood, and a touch of cool. She sits down with Criterion president Peter Becker to discuss memorable viewing experiences—from falling in love with Jean-Luc Godard’s BREATHLESS at the age of twelve to discovering Rainer Werner Fassbinder deep cut FEAR OF FEAR during a recent retrospective—as well as the mesmerizing cinematic rhythms of Chantal Akerman, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Wong Kar-wai.