Film at Lincoln Center Podcast
Oct 1, 2026 · 15 min · 11 segments
At the 64th New York Film Festival, Sofia Coppola discusses Making Marie Antoinette and collaborating with Eleanor Coppola with NYFF programmer Rachel Rosen. Sofia Coppola’s dynamic craftsmanship in…
Sofia CoppolaGuest
Rachel RosenHost
I mean, I, I do love, um, the aspects of the film where you talk about just needing to hold onto your own vision and push back sometimes even with your own crew.
Um, I guess I'm, can you talk a little bit about that? Is something that, is that something that changes, uh, over your career of filmmaking or is it always an issue for everyone?
No, I don't think now, I mean, I think now I, um, I don't have that as much 'cause, I mean, it's, it's hard to believe 20 years ago that like a female point of view was so unusual that like now I don't, you don't think about that.
But like the point of view, I think, yeah, was always, as you can see, pushing for that.
Um, but I, I mean, I, and I see myself not, um, assure, but not an assured voice.
I'm, you know, not as, now I'm more comfortable being like a- assertive about what I want, but it's, uh, it's like fi- five years, five movies after that, so.
But I hope that like young directors see that there is an evolution and, and I was still like trying to find my way of being assertive on set of what I wanted.
Um, but now I think, I don't know, my, my crew trusts, you know, I, we know each other or, or may have just, you know, you, you, you grow as a, as a creative person and, and as a person, so I, um, you know, I'm more comfortable in that role.
See, it's like so fun to see a movie being put together 'cause I love being on set with my crew, and it makes me wanna make a movie again.
But, um, but you do have to, you do have to like always stick with what you have in mind because you're, you're collaborating with so many people, and you're always trying to express, you know, how you picture it.
I mean, I, I do love, um, the aspects of the film where you talk about just needing to hold onto your own vision and push back sometimes even with your own crew.
Um, I guess I'm, can you talk a little bit about that? Is something that, is that something that changes, uh, over your career of filmmaking or is it always an issue for everyone?
No, I don't think now, I mean, I think now I, um, I don't have that as much 'cause, I mean, it's, it's hard to believe 20 years ago that like a female point of view was so unusual that like now I don't, you don't think about that.
But like the point of view, I think, yeah, was always, as you can see, pushing for that.
Um, but I, I mean, I, and I see myself not, um, assure, but not an assured voice.
I'm, you know, not as, now I'm more comfortable being like a- assertive about what I want, but it's, uh, it's like fi- five years, five movies after that, so.
But I hope that like young directors see that there is an evolution and, and I was still like trying to find my way of being assertive on set of what I wanted.
Um, but now I think, I don't know, my, my crew trusts, you know, I, we know each other or, or may have just, you know, you, you, you grow as a, as a creative person and, and as a person, so I, um, you know, I'm more comfortable in that role.
See, it's like so fun to see a movie being put together 'cause I love being on set with my crew, and it makes me wanna make a movie again.
But, um, but you do have to, you do have to like always stick with what you have in mind because you're, you're collaborating with so many people, and you're always trying to express, you know, how you picture it.
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