Movie Director Genius - Sofia Coppola

Sofia Coppola Bio

Sofia Coppola was born in New York City, New York, USA on May 14, 1979. She is the daughter of famous American film director and screenwriter Francis Ford Coppola and American actress, food writer, and winemaker Eleanor Coppola. She has two brothers. Her ancestry is Italian. She attended the Lycée Français de New York and then transferred to the Professional Children’s School. She then went to the New York University’s (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts where she majored in film studies. She also attended the Visual and Environmental Studies program at Harvard University where she concentrated on art history.

A Beginner’s Guide To Sofia Coppola

Net Worth: How Much Is Sofia Coppola Worth?

Coppola has a net worth of $30 million, almost all of which she made before she was 30 years old. This level of success at a very young age is not unusual in the film industry, although it is the kind of achievement that most people can only dream of. Coppola’s success as an actress has certainly helped to build her net worth in the early years of her career, including her role in “The Godfather Part III” (1990) in which she appeared alongside such movie stars as Al Pacino and Diane Keaton. But since she’s become a director, Coppola’s earnings have almost certainly increased as well.

Directing Beginnings

Coppola’s first two movies as a director were both based on novels. The first was “The Virgin Suicides”, which was adapted from the book by Jeffrey Eugenides. Her second directing job was “Youth in Revolt”, which was loosely based on the book “Crazy Palace” by C.D. Payne. Coppola has not yet directed a screen adaptation of somebody else’s screenplay, although she did write the screenplay for “The Beguiled” herself.

The Virgin Suicides

“The Virgin Suicides” (2000) was the first movie that Coppola directed. The story is about a group of five teenage sisters who live in Detroit. The parents are not around much, so the five sisters are left to live a life of isolation, surrounded by the walls of their own home. Coppola’s movie received relatively positive reviews from critics and has a 76% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Youth in Revolt

“Youth in Revolt” (2010) was the second movie directed by Coppola. The movie is based on a book of the same title by C.D. Payne. The main character of the story is Nick Twisp, a boy who discovers that sometimes he tends... womanliness. This leads him to write a new version of the famous fairy tale “Cinderella”, but with a somewhat different ending. The reviews of Coppola’s movie were not as positive as the reviews of “The Virgin Suicides”. “Youth in Revolt” has a 63% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and only made about $11 million at the box office.

Coppola’s Latest Movie: “The Beguiled”

“The Beguiled” (2017) is Coppola’s third movie as a director. It was an adaptation of the novel “A Painted Devil” by Thomas Cullinan. This story takes place at a Southern girls’ boarding school in the middle of the Civil War. A group of wounded and injured soldiers who are on the run are taken in by the school, where they begin to stir up both sexual and political tension. The critical reviews of the movie were very positive. The movie made $16 million at the box office, and critics gave it an 84% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Conclusion

Although Coppola is probably best known for her acting career, she has also made a name for herself as a director. Her directorial debut was “The Virgin Suicides” (2000), and her latest movie is “The Beguiled” (2017). Coppola is a very talented artist and we can only hope that she will continue to make movies for years to come. Sofia Coppola has proved that she can be successful in many aspects of the filmmaking industry, from acting to screenwriting and now directing. Her movies have been very well received by critics and audiences alike and we can expect more from her in the future.