ENG205 Discussion Questions - Cross-cultural communication - Lost in Translation.docVIP

Lost in Translation “Suntory Whiskey time” and cross-cultural communication Module 3 – “Communicating Across Cultures” Film title: Lost in Translation. Dir. Sofia Coppola. Perf. Scarlett Johansson and Bill Murray. 2003. DVD. Focus Features. Location in DVD: Scene 4 – “Suntory Time” Film synopsis Actor Bob Harris (Bill Murray) finds himself in Tokyo filming a whiskey commercial and meets a young woman played by Scarlett Johansson. Their subsequent near-romance takes them through the complexities of Japan’s urban culture. Scene synopsis The filming of the whiskey commercial amusingly dramatizes