1. SOPHIA COPPOLA
An american woman film
director, producer, actress

2. Her family
She was born on 14 Mai 1971 in New York. She is the daughter of the film
director Francis Ford Coppola and Eleanor Coppola. She’s also the sister of
the film director Roman Coppola and the cousin of the Nicolas Cage.
Nicolas Cage, Sophia Coppola
& Francis Ford Coppola

3. Her beginnings
Sophia grew up in a family who is very famous, that’s why we often tell him that she is
only “ the girl of” and that she use this swabbing for his profit.
At the beginning, she is interested in photography. She worked for Vogue, a famous
magazine and she could expose to Tokyo. Then, she does not hesitate to create her
mark of clothing entitled Milk EDF.
Sophia Coppola on
Vogue’s Cover.

4. Actress
Then, she plays in films for example “Frankenweenie” and “Godfather 3”, but
these tests of actress aren’t very glorious.
However, her father supports her and she isn’t discouraged. Her efforts will be
useful
Because after a few time, her life becomes a fairy tale.

5. Film director
Then, she chooses to be a film director and in 1998, she shots her
first short film “Lick the Star”, then “Virgin Suicides”. In
2003, she shots her first great success, “Lost in
Translation”, which will be many times rewarded (Golden
Globes…).

6. Her loves
At the beginning, she married with the film director Spike Jonze, but the
couple divorced in 2003.
A little later she will have a short adventure with the famous film director
Quentin Tarantino.
Then, she will have a girl, Romy , with Thomas Mars, the singer of
“Phoenix”, who having made the original musical band of “Lost in
translation”.
Sophia Coppola &
Thomas Mars

7. Marie-Antoinette
Recently, in 2006, she shots the biographical film “Marie-
Antoinette” based on the life of Marie-Antoinette of Austria. In
this film, Kirsten Dunst interprets the main role. Criticisms on
this film are very mitigated because in the Cannes festival, the
film will be hooted by the public and then it will have a
“standing ovation”!

8. Miss Dior Cherie
Very recently, she shots the pub of the perfume “Miss Dior
Chérie”.
We can consider her as an icon of the independent cinema, she
belongs to “ La Nouvelle Vague” !

9. The End
I have choose this film director because I like her universe and
her world. She already had a very beautiful life, and it’s only
the beginning of her career!