- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Release Date
- 23 August 2023
- Genres
- Drama
- Romance
- Classification description
- 15
- Directed by
- Sofia Coppola
- Starring
- Josh Hartnett, Kirsten Dunst, Kathleen Turner, James Woods, Danny DeVito, Scott Glenn, Michael Paré
- Synopsis
23 August only: Curzon Home Cinema Presents... screenings with pre-recorded introduction from Sofia Coppola.
A brand-new restoration of Sofia Coppola's stunning directorial debut, featuring a spellbinding performance from Kirsten Dunst. With mesmeric cinematography from Edward Lachman, accompanied by a cult soundtrack from French duo Air, THE VIRGIN SUICIDES remains a coming-of-age classic.
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 neighbourhood 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 off from friends and neighbours and the girls are soon forbidden to go out. As the situation spirals downward, the boys plot to rescue the girls.