The virgin suicides / American Zoetrope presents ; a Muse production ; in association with Eternity Pictures ; written and directed by Sofia Coppola ; produced by Francis Ford Coppola, Julie Costanzo ; produced by Chris Hanley, Dan Halsted.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: CC2879D | The Criterion CollectionLanguage: English Original language: English Subtitle language: English Series: Criterion collection ; 920.Publisher: [New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2018]Edition: Director-approved DVD special editionDescription: 1 videodisc (97 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- 9781681434292
- 1681434296
- Virgin suicides (Motion picture)
- Director of photography, Edward Lachman ; production designer, Jasna Stefanovic ; edited by James Lyons, Melissa Kent ; costume designer, Nancy Steiner ; original score by Air.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A dark comedy punctuated by moments of drama, The Virgin Suicides explores the emotional underpinnings of a family starting to come apart at the seams in 1970's Midwestern America. The Lisbons seem like an ordinary enough family; Father (James Woods) teaches math at a high school in Michigan, Mother (Kathleen Turner) has a strong religious faith, and they have five teenage daughters, ranging from 13-year-old Cecilia (Hannah Hall) to 17-year-old Therese (Leslie Hayman). However, the Lisbon family's sense of normalcy is shattered when Cecilia falls into a deep depression and attempts suicide. The family is shaken and Mother and Father seek the advice of psychiatrist Dr. Hornicker (Danny DeVito), who suggests the girls should be allowed to socialize more with boys. However, boys soon become a serious problem for Cecilia's sister Lux (Kirsten Dunst). Lux has attracted the eye of a high-school Romeo named Trip (Josh Hartnett), who assures Father of his good intentions. But Cecilia finally makes good on her decision to kill herself, throwing the Lisbons into a panic; and after attending a school dance, Trip seduces and then abandons Lux. The Lisbons pull their daughters out of school, as an emotionally frayed Mother keeps close watch over them. Meanwhile, Lux continues to attract the attentions of the local boys, and she responds with a series of clandestine sexual episodes with random partners as often as she can sneak out of the house. The debut feature from Sofia Coppola (whose father, Francis Ford Coppola, co-produced this film), The Virgin Suicides also features supporting performances from Scott Glenn and Giovanni Ribisi. The film was shown as part of the Directors Fortnight series as the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
DVD; NTSC, region 1; wide screen (1.66:1); Dolby Digital 5.1.
In English; optional English subtitles for the hearing-impaired.
James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, A.J. Cook, Hanna Hall, Leslie Hayman, Chelse Swain, Anthony Desimone, Lee Kagan, Robert Schwartzman, Noah Shebib, Jonathan Tucker, Michael Pare, Scott Glenn, Danny DeVito ; narrated by Giovanni Ribisi.
Director of photography, Edward Lachman ; production designer, Jasna Stefanovic ; edited by James Lyons, Melissa Kent ; costume designer, Nancy Steiner ; original score by Air.
Title from title frame.
Based upon the novel by Jeffrey Eugenides.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999.
Wide screen (1.66:1).
A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents in suburban Detroit in the mid 1970s.
MPAA rating: R; for strong thematic elements involving teens.
Special features: interviews with Coppola, Lachman, actors Kirsten Dunst and Josh Hartnett, author Jeffrey Eugenides and writer Tavi Gevinson; Making of "The virgin suicides"; "Lick the star," a 1998 short film by Sophia Coppola; official music video for Air's soundtrack song, "Playground love"; trailers; on insert, an essay by novelist, Megan Abbott.