Sofia Coppola works in the film industry.
A film director is a person who directs the making of a film . Lost in Translation is a 2003 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Sofia Coppola . Sofia Coppola . The film premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival , where Coppola became the second woman ( and the first American woman ) in the festival 's history to win the Best Director award . The Beguiled is a 2017 American drama film written and directed by Sofia Coppola , based on the novel The Beguiled ( originally published as A Painted Devil ) by Thomas P. Cullinan .