The Bling Ring
2013 · Directed by Sofia Coppola
Original language: English
- drama
- crime
The story
Lured by stardom, a crew of aimless teens breaks into celebrity homes for a string of high-profile robberies and fame by appropriation.
What it’s like
Bright, flat Los Angeles daylight and glossy nighttime interiors shot with a cool, saturated polish: hills blurred in haze, sunlit driveways, and the blinding white of celebrity mansions lit up by flash. Sofia Coppola's camera stays measured and often static, lingering on phones, designer handbags and closets with a detached, almost catalogue-like stillness, while a pop and hip-hop soundtrack pulses over the quieter moments. The vibe is sun-bleached and hollow, a dark comedy with a cool, glassy surface and a faint sense of unease underneath. Violence is absent; the crimes are quiet break-ins, with some profanity, drug use and brief sexual talk. It suits a late-afternoon watch or a sharp-eyed night in, for viewers who enjoy satire of social media, status and wanting things, and who like a restrained, observational tone that smiles at its characters while keeping them at arm's length.
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