Scarlett Johansson: 6 cult films to see or see again

Coming soon to the cinema City of Asteroids by Wes Anderson, Scarlett Johansson navigates between styles and characters with ease. Discovery in the sublime drama The Horse Whisperer, in which she plays a 13-year-old girl, disabled following a horse riding accident, dresses in mystery Under the skingoes with science fiction Lucy by Luc Bessonand shines with its naturalness and spontaneity in the films of Woody Allen… He will even decide to join the franchise wonder slipping into the skin of Russian spy Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow. A look back at six noteworthy films from the (long) career of this singular actress.

Lost in translationby Sofia Coppola (2003)

Bob Harris (played by Bill Murray) is an actor in decline who finds himself in Tokyo to shoot a commercial. In this city that he doesn’t understand, loneliness and boredom make him question everything. Until the day when he meets a young American in the hotel bar (played by Scarlett Johansson): It’s the beginning ofa strange friendship and the story of the wanderings of these two characters in a city magnified by director Sofia Coppola. Lost in translation it will haunt you for a long time. It remains the best way to discover the actress.

Match pointsby Woody Allen (2005)

Is luck more important than talent? In this social story written by Woody Allen, the tennis ball hits the net and you are suspended, out of breath. Will it fall the right way or will luck turn? Match Point tells the social ascent of a former tennis player (played by Chris Wilton) who has become a schoolteacher in a posh part of London, marries a girl from a good family. Until he meets Nola, played by Scarlett Johansson. This young American actress is the opposite of everything she has always aspired to: yet she is irresistibly attracted to her. A cheeky and cruel filmwhose fall will surprise you.

Hisby Spike Jonze (2014)

In this film by Spike Jonze, with Joaquin Phoenix, you will not see Scarlett Johansson. You will hear it. With passion, embarrassment and curiosity, like the protagonist of this film when he discovers Samantha, an artificial intelligence. This ultra-modern computer program comes to fill the loneliness of this inconsolable man, who, after the breakup, finds it difficult to open up to others. At the same time, we understand that cities are filled with new technologies and screens, human warmth seems to have disappeared. We find it through these sensitive and intelligent exchanges between man and machine. A film that allows us to testify the birth of a strange and destabilizing love.

Vicky Cristina Barcelonaby Woody Allen (2008)

A film that unites Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz, Rebecca Hall and Scarlett Johansson ? We say yes, without even having read the script. During a summer in Barcelona, two friends meet the seducer Juan Antonio, an enigmatic painter who has just divorced. The film brings us together three singular women: Vicky – a future bride, always with her head on her shoulders -, Cristina – Vicky’s friend, a passionate and emotional woman – and Maria Elena – the ex with a strong temperament. A film that devours human passionswhich takes us from intoxication to disappointment and criticizes our permanent dissatisfaction.

Marriage historyand Noah Baumbach (2019)

The story of a divorce. Not just any, that of a director (played by Adam Driver) and his wife, an actress (played by Scarlett Johansson). We discover a couple who have loved each other, passionately, and who are separatingsometimes terrifyingly and terribly violent. We cry, with joy, with sadness, with compassion and we are, very quickly, swept away by this so beautifully disunited pair. This film is ideal for discovering the full range of emotions of the actress.

under the skinby Jonathan Glazer (2013)

Perhaps Scarlett Johansson’s most amazing film. She plays a woman there, who prowls around in her white van, seducing men to bring them home for a mysterious reason. Is she really human? His character speaks very little, everything is written on his face. An impressive performance that gives the film its dark and supernatural side.