Sofia Coppola launches into publishing

Fans of Lost in Translation, Marie Antoinette or more recently Priscilla will be delighted to learn that Sofia Coppolarenowned director, launches her own editorial brand under the name Important Flowers, with the independent British publisher Mack. Founded in 2010 by Michael Mack, the house, based in London, specializes in the publication of Books on photography, art and visual culture and serves as a reference in these fields.

Three books soon on sale

On her Instagram account, Sofia Coppola announced on December 13 the publication of three new books already available for pre-order on the publisher's website.

• First of all, The Virgin Suicideswhich shows behind the scenes of the director's first multi-awarded film, thanks to photographs taken by Corinne Daya British fashion photographer whom the filmmaker had invited on set at the time. Edited from the original negatives, this work, published on the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the feature film, offers an overview of the set, the actresses, the sets and costumes. The author of the original book – Virgin Suicides published by Editions de l'Olivier – Jeffrey Eugenidesalso made his contribution.

• Ensuite, Chanel Haute Couturededicated to the creation of the fashion house that the director has held in her heart since she was 15, is a book which, through collages, sketches or photographs covers the different eras of the brand's emblematic designers, models and clients over 450 pages.

• Finally, in a different style, Important Flowers Planner is a planner designed to mimic Sofia Coppola's diary that includes a journal of resolutions, wish lists for hotels, restaurants, films and books, a handwritten card printed and signed by the filmmaker as well as dedicated monthly and weekly pages when taking notes.

As an author, Sofia Coppola is not her first attempt: in 2023, she had already published Archive 1999-2023 from Mack, a book of nearly 500 pages retracing his entire career with unpublished images, collages, story boards, annotated scripts and documents revealing behind the scenes of his eight feature films.