The Virgin Suicides
The 1999 feature debut from Sofia Coppola (who followed this effort up with the beloved 2003 hit Lost in Translation), based on the novel about a group of sisters who are shielded by their heavily-religious parents. Set in 1974 Michigan, a bunch of lads in the upper-class suburban area become obsessed with the mysterious sisters. Stars Kirsten Dunst, James Woods, Kathleen Turner and Josh Hartnett.
- Director:
- Sofia Coppola (feature debut)
- Writer:
- Sofia Coppola
- Cast:
- Kirsten DunstJames WoodsKathleen TurnerJosh HartnettMichael ParéScott GlennDanny DeVito
Reviews & comments
Variety
pressCoppola tackles the issue of teenage suicide with an assured treatmen, effectively employing a seriocomic tone.
Time Out
pressThe tone of wistful regret and longing doesn't preclude a good deal of gentle humour. It's a restrained, subtly suggestive piece which disintegrates if you try to get a fix on it.
The New York Times
pressMore than most recent movies about suburban adolescence... this catches both the triviality and the grandeur of youth, its prosaic details and its mythopoetic flights.
The Guardian
pressCoppola's direction engagingly avoids the coming-of-age cliches and the film boasts an excellent performance from Kirsten Dunst.
Roger Ebert
pressCoppola has the courage to play it in a minor key... She is content with the air of mystery and loss that hangs in the air like bitter poignancy.
Variety
pressCoppola tackles the issue of teenage suicide with an assured treatmen, effectively employing a seriocomic tone.
Time Out
pressThe tone of wistful regret and longing doesn't preclude a good deal of gentle humour. It's a restrained, subtly suggestive piece which disintegrates if you try to get a fix on it.
The New York Times
pressMore than most recent movies about suburban adolescence... this catches both the triviality and the grandeur of youth, its prosaic details and its mythopoetic flights.
The Guardian
pressCoppola's direction engagingly avoids the coming-of-age cliches and the film boasts an excellent performance from Kirsten Dunst.
Roger Ebert
pressCoppola has the courage to play it in a minor key... She is content with the air of mystery and loss that hangs in the air like bitter poignancy.
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