Murray Christmas is the Netflix special everybody wants to see

Sofia Coppola wasn’t sure about revisiting her working relationship with Bill Murray. But by the end of their Netflix special, she was really glad she did, writes Ed Power.

Sofia Coppola wasn’t always sure she would work again with Bill Murray. Lost In Translation, the bittersweet 2003 comedy they made together, was a defining moment for both — but especially for Coppola.

So much so that for many years it threatened to overshadow subsequent projects — when audiences reacted negatively to her Marie Antoinette biopic, for instance, the chief beef seemed to be that she had elected not to reprise Translation’s singular mix of melancholy and wryness. She remained friends with Murray — but wondered whether rekindling their creative partnership was wise.