The Virgin Suicides

12 October 2024

In the Playhouse

Cinema

USA | 1999 | English | Drama | MA 15+

Sofia Coppola’s 1999 cult classic directorial debut is a coming-of-age favourite about five adolescent sisters in 1970s American suburbia, set to an atmospheric score by Air. A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters sheltered by their strict, religious parents in suburban Detroit.

A poetic meditation on the angst of teenagehood that’s at once deadly and dreamy.

The Atlantic

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Sofia Coppola’s directorial debut

A dark comedy punctuated by moments of drama, Sofia Coppola’s debut feature explores the emotional underpinnings of a family starting to come apart at the seams in 1970s Midwestern America. The Virgin Suicides stars a breakout performance from Kirsten Dunst, alongside James Woods, Josh Hartnett, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito.

Presented by Sydney Opera House

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Cast and credits

Director 
Sofia Coppola

Screenplay 
Sofia Coppola, based on The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

Producer 
Francis Ford Coppola
Julie Costanzo
Chris Hanley
Dan Halsted

Music 
Air

Starring 
James Woods
Kathleen Turner
Kirsten Dunst
Josh Hartnett
Scott Glenn
Michael Paré
Danny DeVito

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