The Virgin Suicides
1999 Directed by Sofia Coppola
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A group of male friends become obsessed with a group of mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents after one of them commits suicide.
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"Top 50 films of the 90's Selection"
"Top 10 films of 1999 Selection""You're not even old enough to know how bad life gets.
Obviously, Doctor, you've never been a 13-year-old girl."Does the Lisbon sister even exist? are they as beautiful as they really look? or are they just a glorification in the mind of the narrator. One thing if fot sure, this is a coming of age film, grasping the straws of what makes life complex and bittersweet.
Sofia Coppola debut feels intimate, like a story told by a friend, is mellow intoxicating and beautifully crafted, every character has a reason and a purpose (some very small roles), but at the end it gets the message across.
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I was probably the only person in the world to not love the lauded Lost in Translation, but as indifferent as I am towards it I thought it was a decent watch and at times actually pretty good. However, it never really made me eager to check out the rest of Sofia Coppola's filmography and if her debut is any indication of the quality of the rest of her films I will gladly keep it that way. I may have had issues with her sophomore effort, but this was straight up terrible in every regard and managed to make me dislike it just five minutes in. Not only is it an annoying, tremendously displeasing watch, Coppola actually managed to make…
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Mystery March Challenge - Week 1
I've only ever seen Sofia Coppola's second feature Lost in Translation, but never her debut, and what a strange little film it is.
While I'm sure a great deal of the style comes from the book on which this film is based, there is for sure, a great deal that I imagine doesn't. The air of the film, right from the opening frames is one of a Wes Anderson film, with less mannerisms, and a greater degree of melancholy.
As the film winds on, that feeling increases, until the utterly depressing, soul crushing atmosphere permeates the film like thick smog in summer. It's lovely, sweet and deftly handled with some nice performances from the teenage actors, but if your feeling blue, this isn't going to help matters at all. I would recommend it, but make sure you've lined up something happy and light to watch afterwards, as your really going to need it.
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With that last name, is impossible to avoid thinking of her father, but is also impossible to compare Sofia's works with her father work, responsible for some of the best movies of all time. Not only Sofia Coppola seems to have her own direction style, her themes and subjects are also totally diffent, at least that was my impression after watching The Virgin Suicides, her debut movie and the first one I've seen.
I have to say, if wasn't for Mystery March Challenge, I don't know if someday I would have seen any of her films, since none of them got my attention 'til now. Since her movies never held anything of my interest, I just skipped any changes to…
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"Obviously you've never been a 13 year old girl."
Vomit.
Anyway...
That line scared me. It gets better from there, as it really does have this atmosphere that maybe comes more from its budget than its director. This is my first Sofia Coppola film, and I can't help but think that this would be an afterthought if it hadn't been directed by the daughter of a legend.
It's not for me, but I also saw a lot that would appeal to others, so I can't sit here and say it was a bad film. The story starts to reek of "Nothing will ever be as important as what is going on right here, right now, next to these high school lockers!" right around Josh Hartnett (That fucking wig) showing up.
But that's what the challenge is about.
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One of the few films that totally does justice to the source material. A beautiful film with a stunning score from French band Air.
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"Top 50 films of the 90's Selection"
"Top 10 films of 1999 Selection""You're not even old enough to know how bad life gets.
Obviously, Doctor, you've never been a 13-year-old girl."Does the Lisbon sister even exist? are they as beautiful as they really look? or are they just a glorification in the mind of the narrator. One thing if fot sure, this is a coming of age film, grasping the straws of what makes life complex and bittersweet.
Sofia Coppola debut feels intimate, like a story told by a friend, is mellow intoxicating and beautifully crafted, every character has a reason and a purpose (some very small roles), but at the end it gets the message across.
Soundtracks…
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A film that makes a different (but always positive) impression on me each time I see it. Coppola's facility with actors of such divergent experiences is remarkable, as is her refeminizing of Eugenedes' story of adolescent male confusion. The compositions are stunning, but a few images are a bit too on the nose.
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I was probably the only person in the world to not love the lauded Lost in Translation, but as indifferent as I am towards it I thought it was a decent watch and at times actually pretty good. However, it never really made me eager to check out the rest of Sofia Coppola's filmography and if her debut is any indication of the quality of the rest of her films I will gladly keep it that way. I may have had issues with her sophomore effort, but this was straight up terrible in every regard and managed to make me dislike it just five minutes in. Not only is it an annoying, tremendously displeasing watch, Coppola actually managed to make…
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Very interesting movie, I love this kind of story. Although it's controversial, I find the topic of suicide really interesting for me, from some kind of psychological point of view. I always wonder if it's possible that anyone can become suicidal under given circumstances or instead they must suffer from some kind of mental disorder in order to become suicidal.
These girls' case is an interesting one from that point of view. I'm somehow becoming the boys next door. I'm trying to put the pieces together. I need to know WHY they did it, why didn't they ask for help. I'm guessing that the parents' behaviour had a lot to do with the suicides, rather than the girls having mental…
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ur a stone fox
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and i will always love you, and laugh with you, and cry with you. one of my favorite movies.
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Hace años que no la veía. Una maravilla.
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La religión, vaya movida.