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The Virgin Suicides (Widescreen)

Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett Director: Sofia Coppola MPAA Rating: R
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (213 customer reviews)

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Previously criticized for her marginal acting skills, Sofia Coppola made her directorial debut with The Virgin Suicides and silenced her detractors. No amount of coaching from her director father (Francis Coppola) or husband (Spike Jonze) could have guaranteed a film this assured, and in adapting Jeffrey Eugenides's novel, Coppola demonstrates the sensitivity and emotional depth that this material demands. Surely the pain of youth and public criticism found its way into her directorial voice; in the story of four sisters who self-destruct under the steady erosion of their youthful ideals, one can clearly sense Coppola's intimate connection to the inner lives of her characters.

Played in a delicate minor key, the film is heartbreaking, mysterious, and soulfully funny, set in a Michigan suburb of the mid-1970s but timeless and universal to anyone who's been a teenager. The four surviving Lisbon sisters lost a sibling to suicide, and as its title suggests, the film will chart their mutual course to oblivion under the vigilance of repressive parents (Kathleen Turner and James Woods, perfectly cast). But The Virgin Suicides is more concerned with life in that precious interlude of adolescence, when the Lisbon girls are worshipped by the neighborhood boys, their notion of perfection epitomized by Lux (Kirsten Dunst) and her storybook love for high-school stud Trip (Josh Hartnett). Unfolding at the cusp of innocence and sexual awakening, and recalled as a memory, The Virgin Suicides is, ultimately, about the preservation of the Lisbon sisters by their own deaths--suspended in time, polished to perfection, and forever untainted by adulthood. --Jeff Shannon

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The Virgin Suicides paints an emotionally harrowing portrait of adolescence. Simultaneously nostalgic and foreboding, Coppola finds just the right tone to deliver a warning about the way girls grow up in society, while still having enough grace to show us there may be hope. The cinematography and acting reinforce the theme of fantasy colliding with reality. Ed Lachman utilizes a dreamy, nostalgic look which allows the tragedy of the film to hit the audience even harder. Kirsten Dunst gives a stunningly mature performance. She manages to simultaneously play both the fantasy dream girl and the pained reality that make up the conflicting aspects of Lux's personality. Giovanni Ribisi narrates the film with a voice that is simultaneously resigned and filled with wonder. It is the voice of maturity looking back on youth. He is a representation of the adult voice of all the boys in the neighborhood who spent their days fantasizing about Lux and her sisters. At the end of the film, he tells the audience that they now realize they knew nothing at all about the Lisbon girls. This understanding may be the first step. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
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1.0 out of 5 stars Very upsetting movie, Nov 19 2009
By Kevin Barton (Whitby, ON Canada) - See all my reviews
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When I saw that movie on video tape, I think it was very upsetting to see girls that suicidal. I did not like the movie anyhow. Therefore I do not tolerate the movie no matter what.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Sofia's freshmen project is to be commended, Jun 28 2007
By Jenny J.J.I. "A New Yorker" (That Lives in Northern Nevada) - See all my reviews
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A lot viewer's know that Sofia Coppola is not much of a great actress, but she seems to have inherited some of her father's talents in this film. Coppola knows how to get the best from her actors and a few "coming of age" films have the sensual, dream-like quality as this 1974 look at upper middle class American suburbia.

Written and directed by her, this mesmerizing account of adolescent sexual socialization (set in the posh suburbs of 1974 Detroit) has a bittersweet quality, yet is tragic as well. A group of young teenage boys come into contact with five bewitchingly beautiful teenage sisters in their affluent neighborhood. Each savor the short time they have with these girls, who are extremely overprotected by their devout Catholic parents (Woods and Turner).

Humorous, sensual, and highly evocative of "boy-meets-girl awkwardness" as seen through the boys' eyes, this film is a tribute to an American way of life not unlike "American Beauty". However, the dreaminess comes to an abrupt end... an "awakening", if you will... by the boys as they come to grips with a tragedy they are barely able to comprehend Sofia Coppola is an immensely talented filmmaker. She recreates the 70's era effortlessly, and allows the characters to all be real people instead of mere thumbnail sketches.

While this movie might lack a standard plot structure it succeeds dramatically in capturing the mood and feel of a certain generation. Obviously this movie will speak loudest to those who experience adolescence in the seventies but it also communicates strongly to all people recollecting that period of their lives. The great tragedy imparted in this movie is that of young beauty extinguished and the fruitless search to discover how this crime against nature could have occurred.

The cinematography is beautiful, never distracting but always full of genuinely real images, which served to offset the hallucination tone of the movie. There is a relaxed pace to the film, and I was drawn into the hazy, misty memories that make up the bulk of the story.
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5.0 out of 5 stars THIS MOVIE IS AMAZING., Nov 4 2006
The virgin suicides truly is an amazing movie with a perfect soundtrack. The viewer really does fall in love with the lisbon girls. This is a great film that has become a timeless classic that will spark conversations with fellow viewers about all the issues raised in the film.
Peace out and happy movie watching.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A haunting film that pales in comparison to the novel
Having read Jeffrey Eugenides' The Virgin Suicides, easily one of the most remarkable, haunting novels ever written, I would have said it was impossible to adapt the story to film... Read more
Published on Aug 26 2006 by Daniel Jolley

1.0 out of 5 stars I've never been a 13 year-old girl
In spite of my lack of qualifications--I'm a male and was 13 when Eisenhower lived in the White House--I would like to make a few comments about this movie. Read more
Published on July 17 2004 by T. L. Jacobs

5.0 out of 5 stars A sumptuous movie
Sofia Coppola brings the book magically to life in a thoroughly engaging movie. Coppola not only connects with the tragic Lisbon girls but with the 70's as well, giving the movie... Read more
Published on July 5 2004 by James Ferguson

2.0 out of 5 stars Needs to be more developed... little information
I think that the movie could have had a future with the story, but it was to wide. All that happens in it that is a little bit interesting is the suicides but even that the... Read more
Published on July 5 2004 by joe gole

5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant, maybe even better than the book!?
this is about the only film i have seen that has been made after the book, that was any good. sofia coppola did and excellent job of showing how tough the lisbon girls life was... Read more
Published on Jun 19 2004 by sarahA

3.0 out of 5 stars Better Than The Book
In this movie you see the lives of a family and friends go down the drain day by day. The Lisbon sisters/family seem to have it all until one of the sisters commits suicide. Read more
Published on Jun 13 2004 by A. Vegan

5.0 out of 5 stars Sophia Coppola: a brilliant and poetic filmmaker.
Subtle and powerful, the Virgin Suicides is like a visual poem of wishes and dreams colliding violently with a harsh reality. Read more
Published on Jun 11 2004 by Josh

5.0 out of 5 stars EMOTIONALLY CHARGED
The story of five sisters living in an oppressive household with
parents who believe they are doing everything right and have not
a clue how far off the mark they are. Read more
Published on Jun 7 2004 by Thomas D. Christianson

5.0 out of 5 stars Hauntingly Brilliant.
I love this movie.I don't know why,but for some reason I just do.
Sofia Coppola made her acting debut in "The Godfather Pt. Read more
Published on May 17 2004 by Joshua Miller

1.0 out of 5 stars What the Hell?
I don't know what everyone else saw, but I was bored to tears. If I had the choice of watching this movie again or bashing my head in with a big blunt object, I would find the... Read more
Published on May 15 2004 by LadyLestat

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