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about this movie:

'The Virgin Suicides', starring James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst, Josh Harnett, Chelsea Swain, and Hannah R. Hall, based on the book by Jeffrey Eugenides, is a haunting story about the five beautiful Lisbon sisters and the neighborhood boys obsessed with them. This movie works thanks to sofia Coppola, who uses a stunning mixture of sound and visuals to complement the story, turning it from what could have been a slow sullen march to a moody, thoughtful movie.

The entire movie looks almost like a dream. First, the setting of 1970s Michigan fits the story very good, with its ugly furniture and retro clothes. Oranges and browns pervade the movie, and Coppola frequently uses a soft light or hazy camera, giving the scene an ethereal feel. The movie portrays the five sisters as mysteries. They share collective secrets between them, which no one else is privy to. All of them seem aloof without being haughty.by this movie (which is her debut as a director) Coppola has made one of the most unusual films ever fashioned out of the fears and the fantasies of adolescent boys.