An early short (13 mins) written and directed by Coppola, shot in black and white; looks at schoolyard politics amongst girls, and particularly the swift way in which those involved can fall from grace. Has something of the delicate, dreamy driftiness that would characterise her later studio efforts and also that air of nostalgia which so perfectly envelopes The Virgin Suicides but is interesting mainly for what it hints at in terms of what was to come.
In other Sofia Coppola matters, am still keenly waitin' on Marie-Antoinette, due later this year (around October, apparently). Recently saw the trailer again and again thrown to wondering - is it really going to be a 'straight' period piece, sumptuous and ornate, as the visuals seem to suggest? But if so, why is there a New Order song playing over the trailer, and what's with the punk branding of the title at the end (in off-centred ragged hot pink, no less)? How do I feel about Kirsten Dunst as Marie-Antoinette (actually, the more I think about it, the more it makes sense)? And what's with the casting of Jason Schwartzman (that doesn't feel right no matter how hard I think about it)? Also, I read a while ago that the film only covers the early parts of her life - how's that going to work? So many questions...
Incidentally, a while ago, I wrote briefly about celebrity crushes; I probably ought to've included Coppola at that point, even though I don't know anything about her except for the films she's made, and nor do I have much of an idea as to what she looks like.
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Also, while we're here, an attempt at a current top 12 favourite films ever, weighted heavily towards the ones that I've seen recently, but oh well:
1. Three Colours: Blue
2. Amelie
3. Picnic At Hanging Rock
4. All About Lily Chou-Chou
5. Ghost World [*]
6. Lost In Translation
7. The Virgin Suicides
8. Heathers
9. The City Of Lost Children
10. Broken Flowers
11. In The Mood For Love
12. Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
And of course, two old touchstones which I always think of together, Moulin Rouge and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (not hard to spot what they have in common)...
