The Virgin Suicides - DVD

In the golden haze of 1970s Michigan suburbia, the five Lisbon sisters are more than just neighbors—they are a mystery, a fixation, and a tragedy in the making. Behind the manicured lawns and the white picket fences of the Grosse Pointe neighborhood, a stifling domesticity overseen by their strict, religious parents begins to unravel. After the youngest sister’s initial attempt on her life, the girls are pulled further into isolation, becoming ethereal ghosts in their own home while the neighborhood boys watch from a distance, piecing together a mosaic of longing and loss.

Told through the collective memory of the men who loved them from afar, The Virgin Suicides is a haunting, dreamlike exploration of innocence lost and the impenetrable nature of the teenage soul. Sofia Coppola’s directorial debut is a stylish, melancholic masterpiece that captures the suffocating beauty of adolescence and the lingering scent of a story that can never truly be solved.

Notable Staff & Talent

• Director: Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation, Marie Antoinette)

• Based on the Novel by: Jeffrey Eugenides

• Cinematography: Edward Lachman

• Music: Air (Original Score)

• Starring: James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, and Danny DeVito

DVD Features — Paramount / Criterion Collection Edition

• Audio Commentary: Director Sofia Coppola and select cast members.

• Making of "The Virgin Suicides": A behind-the-scenes look at the production.

• Music Video: "Playground Love" by Air, directed by Sofia and Roman Coppola.

• Theatrical Trailers: Original promotional spots and teasers.

• Spoken Languages: English 5.1 Surround, English Subtitles.

Product Details

• Director: Sofia Coppola

• DVD Release Year: 2000 (Initial Release) / 2018 (Criterion Reissue)

• Film Release Year: 1999

• Publisher: Paramount Pictures / The Criterion Collection

• Rating: R (Parental Guidance Suggested)

• Runtime: Approx. 97 Minutes

• Region: Region 1 (U.S. & Canada)

• Genre: Drama, Romance

• Themes: Adolescence, Isolation, 1970s Americana, Memory

** Media assumed VG+ or better unless otherwise noted.