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The Virgin Suicides is a 1999 American psychological romantic drama film written and directed by Sofia Coppola in her feature directorial debut, and co-produced by her father, Francis Ford Coppola.
The Virgin Suicides is the debut novel by American author Jeffrey Eugenides, published in 1993. The story, which is set in Grosse Pointe, Michigan during the 1970s, centers on the lives of five doomed sisters, the Lisbon girls.
The Virgin Suicides: Directed by Sofia Coppola. With James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett. 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.
Jan 1, 1993 · On one hand, The Virgin Suicides is an introspective exploration of some of the problems of 1950s suburbia, and of our society’s tendency to look at suicide and the trauma of young girls as something dangerous, rather than real.
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The film follows the chain of events initiated by one of the Lisbon sisters' suicide attempt, and its effects on their family, their suburban town and most importantly, the young men who loved the Lisbons from afar and whose words provide the narrative for the film.
Mar 14, 2024 · The ending of The Virgin Suicides transcends the literal tragedy of the Lisbon sisters' suicides to offer a profound commentary on the themes of isolation, control, and the elusive nature of understanding.
A dreamlike and melancholic adaptation of Jeffrey Eugenides' novel about the Lisbon sisters, who live in a suburban house and are obsessed by the neighborhood boys. The film explores themes of love, repression, fantasy, terror, sex and death, and features a young cast including Kirsten Dunst and Josh Hartnett.
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