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The 1999 feature debut from Sofia Coppola (who followed this effort up with the beloved 2003 hit Lost in Translation), based...
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.
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80 %110 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
81 %192,865 reviewsAudience score rating
"Coppola tackles the issue of teenage suicide with an assured treatmen, effectively employing a seriocomic tone."
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Variety
Variety"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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Time Out
Time Out"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 New York Times
The New York Times"Coppola's direction engagingly avoids the coming-of-age cliches and the film boasts an excellent performance from Kirsten Dunst."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"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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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"A haunting tale."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineThe Virgin Suicides | Details
- Rating
- R16, Sexual themes and content that may disturb
- Runtime
- 93
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- USA
