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The Virgin Suicides (1999)
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Reviews Counted:91
Fresh:70
Rotten:21
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: Sofia's successful directorial debut lies in the movie's compelling story and the actors' genuine emotions.
Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Based on the 1993 novel by Jeffrey Eugenides, THE VIRGIN SUICIDES tells the dreamlike tale of the Lisbons, a family living in a sheltered 1970s suburbia. When Cecilia (Hannah Hall), the youngest of... [More]
Starring: James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett
Director: Sofia Coppola
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Reviews for The Virgin Suicides
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It's yet another case of blame-the-parents, and, more precisely, blame-the-overprotective-mother. Full Review |
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Sofia Coppola tackles the issue of teenage suicide with an assured treatment in The Virgin Suicides, effectively employing a seriocomic tone. Full Review |
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A very curious and eclectic piece of work. Full Review |
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A most assured debut, this darkly humorous exploration of a tough subject benefits from original narrative and the fact that, unlike most American teen movies, the appealing cast consists of actors who are the same age as the characters they play. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
The strongest directorial debut of the year. Full Review |
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The tone of wistful regret and longing doesn't preclude a good deal of gentle humour. It's a restrained, subtly suggestive piece which disintegrates if you try to get a fix on it. Full Review |
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C- |
A rather stunted and sliggish exercise in style whose sporadically haunting visual quality doesn't make up for its shallowness and ponderous pace. Full Review |
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4/5 |
A stellar debut feature from Sofia Coppola and it's a must see. Full Review |
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C |
Concentration on either the writing or the direction, but not both, may have spawned a better film from first-timer Sofia C. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Mergulhando com sensibilidade na amargura do universo adolescente, com seus anseios e frustrações, Coppola estréia de forma memorável na direção.
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A disarmingly poetic - and specifically female - vision of adolescence that it belongs in a category of its own. Full Review |
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Coppola's direction engagingly avoids the coming-of-age cliches and the film boasts an excellent performance from Kirsten Dunst. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Black comedy has never looked so good. Full Review |
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If missteps hold the film back from achieving the full grandeur it aims for, there is no denying the way it conjures a magic-realist American suburbia, rarely before brought so convincingly to life. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
If [Coppola's] debut film is any indication, talent does run in the family -- even if it is a somewhat disjointed talent. Full Review |
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1.5/4 |
In the end, the strengths of the movie are overwhelmed by what is pretentious, unplugged and boring to boot. Full Review |
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A- |
A heartbreaking glimpse at the secret life of adolescents... shockingly tender and remarkably acted. Full Review |
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...a tragic fable, as diffuse as an imperfectly remembered dream Full Review |
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2/4 |
When a film's most sensible character commits suicide within the first 15 minutes it cannot be a good sign. Full Review |
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