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VIRGIN SUICIDES

Director:

  Sofia Coppola
  

Year Released:

  1999

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4 out of 5

3.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Kirsten Dunst
  Josh Hartnett
  Giovanni Ribissi
  Kathleen Turner
  James Woods
Movie Haiku:PRIDE & PREJUDICE twisted inside out. Five sisters with a manipulative mother & a distracted father enter adolescence under neighborhood scrutiny. The pressure proves too great, & the five girls kill themselves. Their story is told by the neighborhood boys, who become obsessed with their failure to prevent the tragedy.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2000