Based on the 1993 novel by Jeffrey Eugenides, THE VIRGIN SUICIDES tells the dreamlike tale of the Lisbons, a family living in a sheltered 1970s suburbia. When Cecilia (Hannah Hall), the youngest of the five teenage Lisbon daughters, inexplicably commits suicide, the rest of the family--Mr. Lisbon (James Woods), an awkward high .. Read more
| Starring | Kathleen Turner, James Woods, Kirsten Dunst, Danny De Vito |
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| Director | Sofia Coppola |
| Genres | Drama |
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Based on the 1993 novel by Jeffrey Eugenides, THE VIRGIN SUICIDES tells the dreamlike tale of the Lisbons, a family living in a sheltered 1970s suburbia. When Cecilia (Hannah Hall), the youngest of the five teenage Lisbon daughters, inexplicably commits suicide, the rest of the family--Mr. Lisbon (James Woods), an awkward high school math teacher; Mrs. Lisbon (Kathleen Turner), a stern, humorless housewife; and the four remaining sisters: Lux (Kirsten Dunst), Bonnie (Chelse Swain), Mary (A.J. Cook), and Therese (Leslie Hayman)--recedes into a morbid cloud of repression and denial. As the girls are forced to retreat from everyday life by their conservative mother, they become the subject of fascination for a group of neighborhood boys, who narrate the story and hope to rescue the girls from their listless confinement.
The first feature by director-screenwriter Sofia Coppola (Francis Ford Coppola's daughter), THE VIRGIN SUICIDES is a mesmerizingly atmospheric film that perfectly captures both the moody tone of the book and the light-saturated feel of the 1970s. Dunst gives a standout performance as the promiscuous Lux, who becomes the sole obsession of high school ladies' man Trip Fontaine (Josh Hartnett). The movie also includes cameos by Danny DeVito and Scott Glenn. In addition to songs by Heart and Todd Rundgren, the film features an evocative score by the French duo Air.
| Starring | Kathleen Turner, James Woods, Kirsten Dunst, Danny De Vito, Leslie Hayman, Hanna R. Hall, Chelse Swain, Josh Hartnett, Scott Glenn, Michael Pare, A.J. Cook, Jonathan Tucker, Michelle Duquet, Anthony DeSimone |
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| Director | Sofia Coppola |
| Studio | PATHE DISTRIBUTION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 33 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: None |
| Released | Production year: 1999 To Rent: DVD: 20 Nov 2000 |
A tale of suburban America in the 70s that approaches its subject with sympathy and subtlety, but leaves the deaths as a puzzle that it does not attempt to explain.
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Dying to see it again
I had first read the book, and had been looking forward to the film immensly. It captures the essence of the book beautifully. All the girls show the ... read more »
[Highly rated reviewer]
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The Future of Cinema
Stupendous it shakes you out of your comfort zone and inspires you in ways you never thought possible.
This is a different type of movie; along the ... read more »
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The elm tree is a metaphor for the film itself
A lot of time is spent on the elm tree. But don't look too closely: it has no roots, no foundation, and is clearly dead on the inside. Considering the elm ... read more »
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A waste of time
I must be missing the plot reading some of the other reviews. This was a really poor film, where was the ending? Sorry not for me at all.
Kirsten Dunst is rumoured to be enjoying a new romance with fellow Hollywood star Josh Hartnett after the pair was reportedly spotted enjoying an evening out in New York. The actress, who has recently been linked to actor Justin Long and filmmaker Jacob Soboroff, was spotted having dinner with Hartnett at a Manhattan sushi restaurant on Thursday (22Jan09) night. A source tells New York Post gossip column PageSix, "They were whispering and smiling at each other. At times it looked like she... Read more
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