Virgin Suicides, The
Sofia Coppola makes a stunning directorial debut with this "powerfully seductive" film that has become the most talked about movie of the year.
In the mid-1970s, in a sleepy Michigan community, live the Lisbon sisters, five teenagers whose beauty has bewitched a group of neighborhood boys. Isolated by their overprotective parents (James Woods and Kathleen Turner), they move like fleeting visions against the suburban landscape, luminous and unattainable.
But when school hunk Trip Fontaine (Josh Hartnett) convinces Lux Lisbon (Kirsten Dunst) and her sisters to go to the prom, the boys' romantic fantasies threaten to come true -- until they are engulfed in a stunning chain of events that will change their lives forever.
Based on the acclaimed novel by Jeffrey Eugenides, The Virgin Suicides is "a haunting mystery which captures with pinpoint accuracy both an era and an age."
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Beauty and Pain - movie_goer
The poignant story is fictional but could easily stir your emotions into believing otherwise.
Virgin Suicides is Sophia Coppolas first major movie and a marvel adaptation from Jeffery Eugenides award winning novel of the same title.
The dreamy feel soon becomes nightmarish when the youngest of 5 sisters committes suicide. Followed by the events leading up to a tragic end. The question remains "why, and how could this happen?" "what would provoke young girls to do this?". "And whose to blame?"Fantastic, Dreamy movie about the power of memory... - Scopitone
Some people find Ms. Coppola's movies too slow - but you watch them not only for the content, but for her beautiful, dreamy, hazy cinematography. This was her first movie and it remains one of my favourites - one of the rare occasions where I enjoy both the book and film versions. This movie is about the Lisbon sisters who commit suicide, but as some people point out, it is never really clear why. That is partly because this movie is about memory and nostalgia - its as much about as the boys remembering their younger, teenage selves as it about the girls themselves.Fantastic - FilmJunkie
A mesmerizing and hypnotic film about the tragedy of lost youth and the selfishness of innocence.
Sofia Coppola's debut tells the story of the Lisbon sisters as seen through they eyes of four neighbour boys who become obsessed with them. Through the mature voice of one of these boys we see the knowledge of one year 25 years ago when five sisters took their own lives. Through this aged perspective we see how these girls behave but never who they were or why they did what they did. For these boys would be haunted with those questions for the rest of their lives.
It is an interesting perspective to hear someone's story told through a character we never really get to know. We are kept at a distance throughout this film from the sisters, the boys, the time, place, all the reasons. We can never know truly why the Lisbon sisters did what they did just as we can never really understand why someone would take their own life.
This film is moving, sullen and very feminine, unlike so many movies made supposedly 'for women' in Hollywood, this is actually a very female tale, despite being told by a man.
Kirsten Dunst gives a great performance as Lux, the over-sexed Lisbon sister, you understand completely why men are so drawn to her, but also the quirkiness of her character that keeps her apart from other girls. The other Lisbon girls are quiet, shy and seem too smart for their own good, while Lux is the great equalizer.
James Woods and Kathleen Turner are also excellent as the parents who are trying their best but just can't seem to understand what their daughters need.
A great film.
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Beauty and Pain - movie_goer
The poignant story is fictional but could easily stir your emotions into believing otherwise.
Virgin Suicides is Sophia Coppolas first major movie and a marvel adaptation from Jeffery Eugenides award winning novel of the same title.
The dreamy ...Fantastic, Dreamy movie about the power of memory... - Scopitone
Some people find Ms. Coppola's movies too slow - but you watch them not only for the content, but for her beautiful, dreamy, hazy cinematography. This was her first movie and it remains one of my favourites - one of the rare occasions where I enjoy both the ...Fantastic - FilmJunkie
A mesmerizing and hypnotic film about the tragedy of lost youth and the selfishness of innocence.
Sofia Coppola's debut tells the story of the Lisbon sisters as seen through they eyes of four neighbour boys who become obsessed with them. Through the ...