{"product_id":"sofia-coppola-by-ian-nathan-9781805702795","title":"Sofia Coppola","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIs destiny real, or is talent simply inherited? \u003cem\u003eSofia Coppola\u003c\/em\u003e grew up inside filmmaking's strange machinery—appearing in \u003cem\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/em\u003e films and others—her childhood steeped in cinema. Dinner talk covered story structure; Spielberg and Kurosawa dropped by; their dog was named Yojimbo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHer lineage opened doors, but her style rejects Hollywood bombast. Calm, precise, and \"super opinionated,\" she creates worlds of stillness and mood, perhaps in reaction to her chaotic upbringing. Her debut, \u003cem\u003eThe Virgin Suicides\u003c\/em\u003e, partly reflected the grief of losing her brother Gio. From there came \u003cem\u003eLost in Translation\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMarie Antoinette\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Beguiled\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePriscilla\u003c\/em\u003e—each dreamy, melancholy, visually curated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRecurring themes run deep: youth, alienation, intimacy, fathers and daughters, the tension between beauty and loss. Luxury becomes a lens for fragility; recurring spaces—hotels, bedrooms, palaces—glow with mood. Influenced by Godard, photography, music, and fashion, she distills pop culture into something intimate, woozy, and unmistakably her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOnce \"Francis's daughter,\" she is now one of her generation's most distinctive auteurs. Nine films in, she remains a quiet force, shaping worlds to her own rhythm. To understand her is to surrender to her world: a whisper, a fleeting light—quietly unforgettable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48022053880044,"sku":"9781805702795","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781805702795-sofia-coppola.jpg?v=1785287538","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/sofia-coppola-by-ian-nathan-9781805702795","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}