64. Coppola Cast Redux: Sofia #8: The Begiuled (2017) & Panthère de Cartier commercial (2017)

Sofia Coppola trades modern cityscapes for the Civil War era for her darkest film, visually and thematically: The Beguiled (2017). Based on a novel which was previously made into a movie in 1971 directed by Don Siegal and starring Clint Eastwood, this is (so far) Sofia's only remake. We talk about how Sofia came to make her own version of The Beguiled, the controversy and accusations of whitewashing, and what makes this movie so different from her previous work. We also talk about the differences between the novel and the Don Siegel version and Sofia’s version, get our fairy tale wolves confused, and talk about Sofia’s major achievement at that year’s Cannes Film Festival. We also briefly discuss her Panthère de Cartier watch commercial. This episode’s themed drink was: Laird’s Applejack (brandy).

Exit theme: Lie Down in Darkness (Michael Mayer Remix) by Moby courtesy of mobygratis.com

58. Coppola Cast Redux: Sofia #4: Marie Antoinette (2006)

Thanks to the success of Lost in Translation, Sofia Coppola was able to cash in her “I won an Oscar” chip and make an ambitious, big budget movie about Marie Antoinette. The catch…she did her way. This movie was booed at the Cannes Film Festival and was heavily criticized for its use of modern music, lack of French accents, and breaking from the traditional biopic format. However, it now seems that Sofia’s Marie Antoinette may have just been ahead of its time. Bryan and A.J. discuss the great cast, Coppola’s unique approach to a notorious historical figure, how the movie defies its grand scale to tell an intimate story, the great use of modern music, and ponder why Sofia’s movies stick so well in our memory. We also talk about Baz Luhrmann movies, bash Ridley Scott’s Napoleon, and, of course, talk about the 2006 Oscars. This episode’s themed drink was: Sofia Brut Rosè.