Virgin Suicides, The (US)

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Certificate: R
Running Time: 96 mins
Retail Price: $29.99
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Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Sofia Coppola makes a stunning directorial debut with this "powerfully seductive" film that has become the most talked about movie of the year.

In the mid-1970s, in a sleepy Michigan community, live the Lisbon sisters, five teenagers whose beauty has bewitched a group of neighborhood boys. Isolated by their overprotective parents (James Woods and Kathleen Turner), they move like fleeting visions against the suburban landscape, luminous and unattainable.

But when school hunk Trip Fontaine (Josh Hartnett) convinces Lux Lisbon (Kirsten Dunst) and her sisters to go to the prom, the boys` romantic fantasies threaten to come true - until they are engulfed in a stunning chain of events that will change their lives forever.

Based on the acclaimed novel by Jeffrey Eugenides, The Virgin Suicides is "a haunting mystery which captures with pinpoint accuracy both an era and an age."

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
2 Theatrical Trailers
"The Making Of The Virgin Suicides" Featurette
"Playground Love" Air Music Video
Photo Gallery

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 French

Subtitle Tracks:
English

Directed By:
Sofia Coppola

Written By:
Sofia Coppola
Jeffrey Eugenides

Starring:
Hanna R. Hall
Josh Hartnett
Kirsten Dunst
Kathleen Turner
James Woods

Casting By:
Linda Phillips-Palo
Robert McGee
John Buchan

Soundtrack By:
Nicolas Godin
Jean-Benoît Dunckel

Director of Photography:
Edward Lachman

Editor:
James Lyons
Melissa Kent

Costume Designer:
Nancy Steiner

Production Designer:
Jasna Stefanovic

Producer:
Fred Roos
Gary Marcus
Chris Hanley
Dan Halsted
Jordan Gertner
Julie Costanzo
Francis Ford Coppola
Suzanne Colvin

Executive Producer:
Fred Fuchs
Willi Bär

Distributor:
Paramount Pictures

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6 / 10

A dull and pointless movie. Period. Beautifully shot, but goes nowhere. Some nice tunes, but they are never accompanied by a plot. Flat characters, bad acting and the list goes on.
The video transfer is good. All the colors are very saturated, which gives the movie a nice look. There are no compression marks at all.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is good with an occasional usage of the surrounds. The musical score is very nice.
The menus are mostly still and are with music.
The extras include a behind the scenes look, a photo gallery accompanied with music and a music video. None of the above can salvage this movie.
Bottom line - a total BOMB. Simply forget it.

posted by Zvi Josef on 23/12/2000 13:54