
Somewhere is perhaps Coppola’s most straightforwardly moving melodrama, but it’s also a richly textured mood piece, retaining the lightness of touch that made Lost in Translation a pop culture phenomenon while sharing Coppola’s perennial obsession with the spoils of the good life, drawn from indelible memories of a childhood spent in the shadow of her world-famous father.
Actor Johnny Marco (Stephen Dorff) is leading the fast-paced lifestyle of a tabloid celebrity. He's comfortably numb with his life of women and pills when his 11-year-old daughter, Cleo (Elle Fanning), unexpectedly arrives at his room at Hollywood's legendary Chateau Marmont hotel. Their time together encourages Johnny to re-question his life in ways he never expected.