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The virgin suicides
Uniform Title
Virgin suicides (Motion picture)
Title
The virgin suicides / American Zoetrope presents a Muse production ; in association with Eternity Pictures ; written and directed by Sofia Coppola ; produced by Francis Ford Coppola, Julie Costanzo ; produced by Chris Hanley, Dan Halsted.
ISBN
9781681434292
1681434296
Edition
Director-approved DVD special edition.
Publication
[New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2018]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (12 unnumbered pages ; 19 cm)
Medium
4 3/4 in.
stamping
Notes
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999.
Based upon the novel by Jeffrey Eugenides.
Wide screen (1.66:1).
Special features: interviews with Coppola, Lachman, actors Kirsten Dunst and Josh Hartnett, author Jeffrey Eugenides and writer Tavi Gevinson; Making of "The virgin suicides"; "Lick the star," a 1998 short film by Sophia Coppola; official music video for Air's soundtrack song, "Playground love"; trailers; on insert, an essay by novelist, Megan Abbott.
Director of photography, Edward Lachman ; production designer, Jasna Stefanovic ; edited by James Lyons, Melissa Kent ; costume designer, Nancy Steiner ; original score by Air.
In English; optional English subtitles for the hearing-impaired.
Summary
A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents in suburban Detroit in the mid 1970s.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 11, 2018
Series
The Criterion collection ; 920
Credits
Director of photography, Edward Lachman ; production designer, Jasna Stefanovic ; edited by James Lyons, Melissa Kent ; costume designer, Nancy Steiner ; original score by Air.
Cast
James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, A.J. Cook, Hanna Hall, Leslie Hayman, Chelse Swain, Anthony Desimone, Lee Kagan, Robert Schwartzman, Noah Shebib, Jonathan Tucker, Michael Pare, Scott Glenn, Danny DeVito; narrated by Giovanni Ribisi.
System details note
DVD; NTSC, region 1; wide screen (1.66:1); Dolby Digital 5.1.
Audience
MPAA rating: R; for strong thematic elements involving teens.
Videorecording number
CC2879D The Criterion Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
Teen films.
Romance films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Teen films.
Also listed under
American Zoetrope (Firm), presenter.
Muse Productions, production company.
Eternity Pictures, Inc., production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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