Let’s be real — Sofia Coppola is one of the best working directors on the scene. The Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation, shoot, even the flawed Marie Antoinette were visually stunning cinematic poetry. Coppola’s lyrical eye mise-en-scène and ear for great music keeps her above the rest. I’ve been waiting patiently on anything related to her new film, Somewhere, for quite some time. Finally, Focus Features has released the first trailer to this highly anticipated, yet rarely known new film. The official synopsis:

Johnny Marco is a bad-boy A-list actor stumbling through a life of excess while living at Chateau Marmont Hotel. Cocooned in this artificial world, Johnny has lost all sense of his true self. Until, that is, his 11-year-old daughter Cleo shows up and begins to anchor him. Johnny’s fragile connection to real life slowly revives in her presence. So when the time comes for Cleo to leave, his sense of loss is palpable, but the gift of hope she has also brought him leads to a beautiful denouement.

Watching this trailer, you’ll get an overwhelming sense that this is a sequel to Lost in Translation. The overbearing loneliness is there. The “anchor” is there. The sense of loss runs throughout. Coppola still can’t get rid of her obsession with the privileged (Boo Hoo – I’m rich and lonely), but I’ll let it pass.

Fun facts:

-At the 1:20 mark, you’ll see Chris “Party Boy” Pontius of Jackass fame.

-The second song in the trailer is a stripped down demo by The Strokes “I’ll Try Anything Once.” Check out the full song HERE.

-Thomas Mars, frontman of the insanely sick band Phoenix, is the boyfriend and father of two of Coppola’s children. Not surprisingly, Phoenix is supplying a ton of music for the film.

- Yes, that’s really Stephen Dorff starring in a real movie…and yes, that’s Dakota’s younger sister.

- This will have multiple Academy Award nominations. You heard it here first.

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