The Virgin Suicides (film)

The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sofia Coppola
Screenplay by	Sofia Coppola
Based on	The Virgin Suicides; by Jeffrey Eugenides
Produced by	Francis Ford Coppola; Julie Costanzo; Chris Hanley; Dan Halsted;
Starring	James Woods; Kathleen Turner; Kirsten Dunst; Josh Hartnett; Scott Glenn; Michael Paré; Danny DeVito;
Cinematography	Edward Lachman
Edited by	James Lyons; Melissa Kent;
Music by	Air
Production; companies	Paramount Classics; American Zoetrope; Muse Productions; Eternity Pictures;
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	May 19, 1999 (Cannes); April 21, 2000 (United States);
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$6.1 million
Box office	$10.4 million

The Virgin Suicides is a 1999 American psychological romantic drama film^[2] written and directed by Sofia Coppola in her feature directorial debut, and co-produced by her father, Francis Ford Coppola. It stars James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst, A.J. Cook, and Josh Hartnett, with Scott Glenn, Michael Paré, Jonathan Tucker, and Danny DeVito in supporting roles.

The film is based on the 1993 debut novel by Jeffrey Eugenides. The film follows the lives of five adolescent sisters in an upper-middle-class suburb of Detroit during 1975.

Shot in 1998 in Toronto, it features an original score by the French electronic band Air. The film marked the first collaboration between Sofia Coppola and Kirsten Dunst, whom Coppola later cast as the lead in several of her subsequent films.

The Virgin Suicides premiered at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival and received a limited theatrical release on April 21, 2000, in the United States, later expanding to a wide release in May 2000. The film earned largely positive reviews from critics, with the performances of the cast, Coppola's direction, visual style, and soundtrack receiving praise. It was also acclaimed for its lyrical representation of adolescent angst, and is recognized as a cult classic.^[3]

In 2015, the film ranked number 39 on Entertainment Weekly's list of the "50 Best High School Movies".^[4]

^ The Virgin Suicides (2000). Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
^ Chandler, Sarah (2021-08-11). "Movies Like Requiem For A Dream For Fans Of Psychological Dramas". Looper.com. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
^ "Why The Virgin Suicides Is Still So Resonant Today". The Atlantic. 26 April 2018.
^ "50 Best High School Movies". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2019-11-02.

[1] The Virgin Suicides (2000). Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 10 July 2017.

[2] Chandler, Sarah (2021-08-11). "Movies Like Requiem For A Dream For Fans Of Psychological Dramas". Looper.com. Retrieved 2021-08-23.

[3] "Why The Virgin Suicides Is Still So Resonant Today". The Atlantic. 26 April 2018.

[4] "50 Best High School Movies". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2019-11-02.

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