In the film world,Sofia Coppolareigns supreme as the undisputed queen of all things girlhood.
As a director, her films have offered rare glimpses into teenage girls' perspectives time and time again.
In “The Virgin Suicides,” she explored the inner lives of five teen sisters.
In “Marie Antoinette,” she gave audiences a new take on the doomed teenage queen of France.
No one knows teenage girls better than Coppola except, perhaps, her eldest daughter, Romy Mars.
She was raised surrounded by her mother’s projects.
On the set of the film, Coppola met the frontman of the French band Phoenix, Thomas Mars.
Mars had been brought onto the project to contribute to the film’s haunting score.
“There are things in her movies that only make sense once you see them.”
“It’s hard to, um, sit right.”
Coppola and her partner, Thomas Mars, continued to live in Paris with Romy when she was young.
Coppola then had Romy’s sister, Cosima, in 2010.
Soon after, the family moved to New York for the sake of the children’s schooling.
So we get a bit of both."
And Coppola’s daughter, Romy Mars, had much the same experience.
Coppola is the third child of famed director Francis Ford Coppola.
Other members of the family include Nicolas Cage, Talia Shire, and director Roman Coppola.
Growing up in such an illustrious family, Sofia was always surrounded by artists and Hollywood big shots.
“Everyone in my family is in the film business,” she said toThe Timesin 2004.
“I had a 20-year tutorial on film in my own home.”
“My mother was always filming or photographing everything on location,” Sofia said toW.
In many ways, Romy has had a very similar childhood, filled with parental inspiration.
Like her mother, Romy grew up surrounded by artists.
She also grew up watching her mother create films.
Naturally, having Mars quickly changed how Coppola worked.
Later, Coppola was inspired by that first year with Mars when she wrote “On the Rocks.”
“I never saw the point of taking little kids to movie premieres and stuff.
I just want them to have a childhood.”
“Now [our daughters] just come with us [to set],” she said.
In 2016, Mars and her sister also visited the set of “The Beguiled.”
In 2023, Mars was also a familiar face on the set of “Priscilla.”
“It was the grunge era, and that’s when I metMarc Jacobs,” she toldBustle.
“My friends and I would sometimes go to New York Fashion Week.”
Back then, Coppola recalled, one of the biggest grunge trends involved wearing literal baby T-shirts.
Well, as it turns out, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
Her daughter, Romy Mars, ended up trying out the very same looks when she was a teen.
“I met you Romy shortly after you were born,” wrote Jacobs onInstagram.
“It is a beautiful trip watching you grow up and becoming such a cool and beautiful young woman.
He is referring, of course, to his friendship with Mars' mother.
The chaotic video continued as Mars explained that she didn’t know the difference between garlic and onions.
Maybe Mars has more in common with her mother than even she knew!
As Sofia Coppola told The Hollywood Reporter, she interpreted the video as Mars' attempt at teenage rebellion.
“I got lots of compliments on her filmmaking.
She’s funny,” she said.
“But people discussing my parenting publicly is not what I would’ve hoped for.”
As it turns out, Coppola’s demanding career is something she feels very conflicted about.
In oneclip, Mars can be seen fangirling over the film’s star, Jacob Elordi.
“Oh my God, Jacob Elordi,” she screeched when she spotted him on set.
Then, Coppola asked Mars if she wanted a picture with Elordi taken on her film camera.
Hilariously, Mars replied, “Can you take one of me and Jacob on my phone?”
to which her mother replied simply, “No.”
Later, Coppola spoke toGraziaabout the experience of bringing her daughter to set.
“I’m glad they’re not jaded.”
“I’m sure it changes your perspective,” she said.
Well, she was right.
As she toldAnOther, her daughter was especially influential for how she approached her 2023 film “Priscilla.”
“[M]y older daughter is 16.
I have this perspective in between the two generations.”
Based on the Coppola dynasty so far, Mars may very well follow in her footsteps.
