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The Virgin Suicides

Movie · 1999 · 97 min

A hazy, dreamlike memory of adolescence that lingers with quiet sadness and an unsettling sense of mystery.

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1999 film directed by Sofia Coppola
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Year
1999
Runtime
97 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • memory
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama, teen, coming-of-age
Directed by
Sofia Coppola
Written by
Sofia Coppola, Jeffrey Kent Eugenides
Starring
Kirsten Dunst, Danny DeVito, James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Giovanni Ribisi, Hayden Christensen, Josh Hartnett, Scott Glenn
Music
Jean-Benoît Dunckel
Cinematography
Edward Lachman
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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