01 June 2007

Young Filmmaker - Sofia Coppola

Sofia Coppola

Born to famed filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola in 1971, Sofia Coppola arrived just in time to make her movie debut as the infant being baptized in his film The Godfather. By The Godfather: Part III in 1990, she had moved up to the role of Mary Corleone. Sofia Coppola pursued an acting career, first as a child (often under the name Domino Coppola) and then as a teen and adult, but by the 1990s she had followed her father into the roles of producer and director. The 2004 film Lost in Translation earned her a best director Oscar nomination, making her only the third woman and the first American woman to be so honored. Her 2006 film, Marie Antoinette, updated the story with contemporary music, a reflection of one of Coppola’s passions. It was nominated for numerous awards, including the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Cinema Prize of the French National Educational System. Marie Antoinette also won an Academy Award for best achievement in costume design.

From the June 2007 edition of eJournal USA.