Somewhere
Somewhere is a 2010 drama film written and directed by Sofia Coppola. The film follows Johnny Marco (played by Stephen Dorff), a newly famous actor, as he recuperates from a minor injury at the Chateau Marmont, a well-known Hollywood retreat. Despite money, fame and professional success, Marco is trapped in an existential crisis and has an emotionally empty daily life. When his ex-wife suffers an unexplained breakdown and goes away, she leaves Cleo (Elle Fanning), their 11-year-old daughter, in his care. They spend time together and her presence helps Marco mature and accept adult responsibility. The film explores ennui among Hollywood stars, the father–daughter relationship and offers an oblique comedy of show business, particularly Hollywood filmmaking and the life of a "star".
Plot
As the film opens, a black Ferrari circles on a race track in the desert, roaring in and out of the shot. When it eventually stops, Johnny Marco steps out. Marco is a recently divorced Hollywood actor who, despite his rise to fame, does not feel much meaning in his daily life. He resides at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, where he is nursing a broken wrist in a plaster arm cast. Despite drinking and socializing occasionally with Sammy, a fellow actor and childhood friend, Marco spends much of his time alone, driving his car, drinking beer and taking pills, watching a pair of pole-dancing twins perform in his rooms, and having casual sex with various women and aspiring starlets. He receives an unexpected visit from his 11-year-old daughter Cleo.
Awards
Cast
- Alden Ehrenreich
- Aleksandr Nevsky
- Amanda Anka
- Becky O'Donohue
- Benicio del Toro
- Caitlin Keats
- Chris Pontius
- Elle Fanning
- Ellie Kemper
- Erin Wasson
- Giorgia Surina
- Jennifer Sky
- Jo Champa
- Karissa Shannon
- Kristina Shannon
- Lala Sloatman
- Laura Chiatti
- Laura Ramsey
- Libby Mintz
- Lisa Lu
- Maurizio Nichetti
- Michelle Monaghan
- Nino Frassica
- Robert Coppola Schwartzman
- Simona Ventura
- Sonja Kinski
- Stephen Dorff
- Valeria Marini
More details
author | Sofia Coppola |
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award | Golden Lion |
contentLocation | Los Angeles |
director | Sofia Coppola |
editor | Sarah Flack |
genre | comedy-drama |
keywords | arm cast broken wrist casual sex chateau marmont daily life divorce drink drive ferrari gamble hotel suite las vegas milan nurse race track rise to fame summer camp telegatto television show walk |
musicBy | Phoenix |
producer | G. Mac Brown Roman Coppola Sofia Coppola |
productionCompany | American Zoetrope Medusa Film Pathé Distribution Tohokushinsha |
publisher | Focus Features |
recordedAt | Los Angeles |
theme | independent |