The Virgin Suicides

The Virgin Suicides is a 1999 American psychological drama film written and directed by Sofia Coppola in her feature directorial debut, and co-produced by her father, Francis Ford Coppola. Based on the 1993 debut novel by Jeffrey Eugenides, it stars James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst, A.J. Cook, and Josh Hartnett, with Scott Glenn, Michael Paré, Jonathan Tucker, and Danny DeVito in supporting roles. The film follows the lives of five adolescent sisters in an upper-middle-class suburb of Detroit in 1975. Shot in 1998 in Toronto, it features an original score by the French electronic band Air. The film marked the first collaboration between Coppola and Dunst, whom Coppola later cast as the lead in several of her subsequent films. The Virgin Suicides premiered at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 1999 and received a limited theatrical release by Paramount Classics in the United States on April 21, 2000, later expanding to a wide release on May 19, 2000. The film earned largely positive reviews from critics, with the performances of the cast, Coppola's direction, visual style, and soundtrack receiving praise. It was also acclaimed for its lyrical representation of adolescent angst, and is recognized as a cult classic. In 2015, the film ranked number 39 on Entertainment Weekly's list of the "50 Best High School Movies".