57th edition May 14-24, 2025

The Virgin Suicides

Sofia Coppola

Quinzaine 1999 | Feature film | 1h35

In a quiet, conservative American town in the 1970s, Cecilia Lisbon, just 13, attempts suicide. She is one of five beautiful teenage sisters and this incident begins to unravel the lives of the entire family. The story is told from the point of view of the neighborhood boys who are obsessed with these enigmatic sisters, and draws its dark humour from the fabric of teenage life. Little by little, the family begins to shut itself from friends and neighbors, and the girls are soon forbidden to go out. As the situation spirals downward, the boys plot to rescue the girls.

Artistic & technical sheet

With
Danny DeVito
James Woods
Josh Hartnett
Kathleen Turner
Kirsten Dunst
Michael Pare
Scott Glenn

Screenplay
Sofia CoppolaAdapté du roman de Jeffrey Eugenides

Image
Edward Lachman

Sound
Richard Beogs

Editing
Jim Lyons, Melissa Kent

Music
Air

Set decoration
Jasna Stefanovic

production : American Zoetrope, 916 Kearny Street, San Francisco CA 94133, Etats-Unis, Tél. : (1 415) 788 7500, Fax : (1 415) 989 7910 Muse Productions - Eternity Pictures vente à l’étranger : Le Studio Canal +, 17 rue Dumont d’Urville, 75116 Paris, France, Tél. : 33 (0)1 44 43 98 00, Fax : 33 (0)1 47 20 29 58 distribution : AMLF, 10 rue Lincoln, 75008 Paris, France, Tél. : 33 (0)1 40 76 91 00, Fax : 33 (0)1 42 25 12 89