The Virgin Suicides

Name: The Virgin Suicides
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Released: April 21, 2000
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 76
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Kirsten Dunst

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Paramount Home Video | Release Date: April 21, 2000 | R

Starring: Josh Hartnett, Kirsten Dunst

Summary: After the suicide death of their youngest sister, the surviving daughters of the Lisbon family descend into a deep melancholy and eventually become isolated socially and physically by their parents (Woods, Turner) within their small-town Michigan house. Their only contact with the outside world is a group of neighborhood boys who becomeAfter the suicide death of their youngest sister, the surviving daughters of the Lisbon family descend into a deep melancholy and eventually become isolated socially and physically by their parents (Woods, Turner) within their small-town Michigan house. Their only contact with the outside world is a group of neighborhood boys who become obsessed with watching and attempting to communicate with the girls.… Expand

Director: Sofia Coppola

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery

Rating: R

Runtime: 97 min

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Wesley Morris

Ethereal. Read full review

Stephanie Zacharek

(Coppola) connects with the essential purity of Eugenides' story, stripping it down to its bare essentials and cutting straight to everything that's wonderful about it. Read full review

Rita Kempley

Bewitching. Read full review

Peter Stack

Coppola infuses her movie with a dreamy poetic tone, and deftly translates the essential metaphors of youth, sexuality and death without sacrificing an earthy humor. Read full review

David Sterritt

An artful blend of '70s detail and dreamlike moodiness makes Coppola's first movie an exceptionally promising directorial debut. Read full review

Emanuel Levy

Humor prevails throughout, but it doesn't deflate the disturbing elements of the tale, which miraculously manages to stay droll, heartfelt and poignant to the end. Read full review

Ernest Hardy

Sofia Coppola, who's directed the film from her own screenplay, narrowly misses making the story work on the screen. Read full review

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burntoemerge

Jul 4, 2011

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the movie is supposed to make you feelï»¿ unsatisfied and empty.
viewers end up feeling exactly like the neighbourhood boys, and like the girls
its genius and haunting..
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DiscoballMind

Aug 31, 2019

Great aesthetics, soundtrack and directing. A great adaptation of the peculiar style of the book

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ahmedaiman1999

Mar 23, 2020

Whilst its way of exploring its main subject is both pretentious and perfunctory, Sofia Coppola's nuanced and sensitive direction conveyed almost everything the screenplay aspired, yet failed, to do. Plus, the soundtrack of this film has I'm Not in Love: I think this is everything a film ofWhilst its way of exploring its main subject is both pretentious and perfunctory, Sofia Coppola's nuanced and sensitive direction conveyed almost everything the screenplay aspired, yet failed, to do. Plus, the soundtrack of this film has I'm Not in Love: I think this is everything a film of this kind needed to be great!

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RobinsNest

Mar 12, 2012

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A tale of lost innocence-for the boys. I didn't find out enough about the girls to really understand how difficult it can be growing up. I did get insight about Lux and a little about Cecelia? the youngest. But the rest of the girls and mother remain a mystery. I saw a little about the goofy dad. It works as a metaphor but not as a story. No one was concerned about the girls, no officials; why weren't the police out searching for Lux after she did not return home, all night? Those parents would not have gone to bed until all their little girls were in; mom was an insomniac. So some flaws that I overlooked because this film is not about the plot or story itself, but in the telling. As usual I'm sure the book is better. Still I was drawn to it. It could've been an "A" film but I give it a B, maybe a B+; almost there, but a few too many flaws.… Expand

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HaithamB

Nov 21, 2014

"The Virgin Suicides" is a coming of age but grim tale of strict parents dealing with their daughters, and a bunch of boys fall obsessed with them. The movie is twisted, but forgettable.

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Amy

Nov 2, 2005

Too slow moving. No obvious main characters to follow, and we didn't really discover anything about anyone, no real character development. The ending was obvious, but didn't tell us anything about their reasons for doing what they did, that's what the film was supposed to be Too slow moving. No obvious main characters to follow, and we didn't really discover anything about anyone, no real character development. The ending was obvious, but didn't tell us anything about their reasons for doing what they did, that's what the film was supposed to be about wasn't it?… Expand

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andrewg

Dec 26, 2005

A movie with no story and no real characters is rather pointless, isn't it? It's more of a pet project for Miss Coppola than anything (the special features on the DVD are filled with infuriating self-praise and ego stroking).

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