Bloomsbury Handbook to Sofia Coppola

<i>The Bloomsbury Handbook to Sofia Coppola</i>offers the first comprehensive overview of the director's impressive oeuvre. It includes individual chapters on her films including <i>The Virgin Suicides</i> (1999) <i>Lost in Translation</i> (2003) <i>Marie Antoinette</i>(2006) <i>Somewhere</i>(2010) <i>The Bling Ring</i> (2013) <i>The Beguiled</i> (2017) and <i>On the Rocks</i> (2020). <br/><br/>While focused on her films contributors also consider Coppola's shorter works for television commercials and music videos as well as explorations of the distinct elements of her signature style: cinematography production/costume design music and editing. Additional chapters provide insights into the influences on her work its popular and scholarly reception and interpretations of key themes and issues.<br/><br/>The international team of contributors includes leading scholars of film music fashion celebrity and gender studies visual and material culture reception studies as well as industry professionals. Their interdisciplinary insights capture the complexities of Coppola's work and its cultural significance.