Makeup in Sofia Coppola's movies From The virgin suicides to Priscilla, the beauty looks of her heroines

That we have a soft spot for Sofia Coppola is no secret. She has managed to create her own aesthetic within her cinematic works, so much so that it only takes a few minutes of a film to realize it was directed by her. In her films, such as Lost in Translation and The Virgin Suicides, the protagonists are young girls, often immersed in an inner world full of emotions and loneliness. These women, whom we could define as "sad girls," are not just downcast or melancholic, but live with a sense of disconnection, as if they are always one step behind the life unfolding around them. They are fragile figures who, despite living in worlds full of opportunities, feel lost and misunderstood. Perhaps it is precisely because of their vulnerability that Sofia Coppola is so beloved by the female audience: every woman, at least once, finds herself in one of these characters.

Makeup in Sofia Coppola's films: Lost in Translation

In the film Priscilla, makeup is not just part of the aesthetic, but serves an important narrative function, reflecting Priscilla's growth as a woman and as a person trapped in a world of external expectations. From a natural, teenage makeup to a more sophisticated and artificial one, her appearance reflects the emotional and psychological challenges she faces during her relationship with Elvis. Her most iconic look remains the winged look.