Variety
Coppola tackles the issue of teenage suicide with an assured treatmen, effectively employing a seriocomic tone.
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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.
1999Rating: R16, Sexual themes and content that may disturb93 minsUSA
DramaFestival & Independent
- Director:
- Sofia Coppola (feature debut)
- Writer:
- Sofia Coppola
- Cast:
- Kirsten DunstJames WoodsKathleen TurnerJosh HartnettMichael ParéScott GlennDanny DeVito
The Virgin Suicides | Reviews
78%103 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® Score
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Time Out
The 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.
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The New York Times
More than most recent movies about suburban adolescence... this catches both the triviality and the grandeur of youth, its prosaic details and its mythopoetic flights.
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The Guardian
Coppola's direction engagingly avoids the coming-of-age cliches and the film boasts an excellent performance from Kirsten Dunst.
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Roger Ebert
Coppola 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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The Virgin Suicides | Release Details
The Virgin Suicides is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Apple TV.