The Virgin Suicides

Sofia Coppola’s legendary directorial debut, which opened the door to the world of teenage girls’ secrets, returns to Polish theaters in a restored 4K version.

The Virgin Suicides is an adaptation of Jeffrey Eugenides’ cult novel, which has been published several times in Poland.

 

The story of the five Lisbon sisters tells of first experiences and the transition into adulthood—a fate from which there is no escape (or is there?).

 

Stunningly filmed by Ed Lachman, with an ethereal soundtrack by the duo Air, Virgin Suicides is a sensual tale of growing up in the 1970s.

 

A quarter-century later, this decade, bathed in rich, sunny colors, remains above all a memory and a fantasy – preserved in abandoned diaries, felled trees, and the sounds of vinyl records.

 

The teenage Lisbon sisters are recalled by an unnamed narrator, who years ago was in love not so much with one of the girls as with the air of mystery they exuded.

 

The Virgin Suicides features a multigenerational cast of actors with distinctive auras: James Woods (Videodrome), Kathleen Turner (Body Heat), and above all, the very young Kirsten Dunst (Interview with the Vampire, Marie Antoinette) and Josh Hartnett (Pearl Harbor, Sin City).

The film’s ethereal, dreamlike style was inspired by Picnic at Hanging Rock, making Coppola’s debut look like a transposition of Peter Weir’s mysterious story into the reality of American suburbs.

Generations of girls and women have grown up on The Virgin Suicides , resonating with the sensitivity captured in the film. Production support from American Zoetrope, Francis Ford Coppola’s company, and Sofia’s imaginative freedom resulted in one of the groundbreaking debuts of contemporary cinema – an intimate, yet not without unease, story redolent of a warm summer, one in which you can immerse yourself and savor every moment.