The Virgin Suicides 1999 123movies

Watch: The Virgin Suicides 1999 123movies, Full Movie Online – A man about forty years of age tells the story from when he was a teenager in upscale suburban Detroit of his and three of his friends’ fascination with the mysterious and doomed Lisbon sisters. In 1974, the sisters were seventeen year old Therese, sixteen year old Mary, fifteen year old Bonnie, fourteen year old Lux, and thirteen year old Cecilia. Their fascination still remains as they try to piece together the entire story. The sisters were mysteries if only because of having a strict and overprotective upbringing by their father, who taught math at the girls’ private co-ed school, and overly devout Catholic mother, who largely dictated the household rules. The story focuses primarily on two incidents and the resulting situations on the girls’ lives. The first was an action by Cecilia to deal with her emotions over her life. And the second was the relationship between Lux – the sister who pushed the boundaries of the household rules most overtly in doing what most teenagers want to do – and Trip Fontaine, he who could have any girl he wanted but wanting solely Lux..
Plot: A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.
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Ratings:

	7.2/10 Votes: 155,970
	79% | RottenTomatoes
	76/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 2596 Popularity: 18.071 | TMDB

Reviews:

A very different movie, enjoyable and engrossing but at the end of it you are left wondering what the point was. Is there a moral here? A life lesson? Or is the movie just telling a quirky story? I’m still not sure. This movie is well acted and is never boring, but it is puzzling.

***Artistic, profound, amusing, tragic, haunting coming-of-age in the 70s***

A 13 year-old girl from a Catholic family in a Detroit suburb commits suicide during the late 70s and its effects are shown over the course of the next year in the lives of her four sisters (e.g. Kirsten Dunst), her parents (James Woods & Kathleen Turner) and the boys of the community. Josh Hartnett is on hand as the school stud who’s interested in Lux (Dunst).

“The Virgin Suicides” (1999) was Sofia Coppola’s debut film based on the book by Jeffrey Eugenides; she would go on to great success with “Lost in Translation” (2003) and the underrated “Marie Antoinette” (2006). To be expected, Sofia’s style is similar to her father, as well as Peter Weir, but maybe more focused on feminine themes. The tone of the movie is artsy and deep, but not without a sense of humor. It’s haunting, mysterious, beautiful and impenetrable, reminiscent of Weir’s “Picnic at Hanging Rock” (1975). There’s also a great 70’s soundtrack featuring well-placed songs by The Hollies, Heart, Styx, Todd Rundgren and 10cc.

The subtext on parental legalism brings to mind “Footloose” (1984), but it’s clear that the blame can’t be placed solely at the feet of the parents, who are certainly overprotective but also clearly loving to a degree. Cecilia’s rash actions are the catalyst and the domino effect comes into play coupled with the oppression of stifling legalism and perhaps passive revenge. At the end of the day, though, it comes down to just a stupid decision by teenagers. Yet the movie’s about way more than suicide and its causes. It’s about coming-of-age, seeking identity & a voice, coming-of-death and the haunting reflections of those that remain.

The film runs 1 hour, 37 minutes and was shot in Toronto.

GRADE: A-/B+

Sofia Coppola is a genius
I’ve searched for this movie more than two years, cause I’ve read the book and I do love it. It’s one of the most beautiful stories about teenagers that had ever been written. The suicides of these five beautiful girls aren’t to be taken seriously, it’s a metaphor the author uses. He wants so write about the strange and often really terrible feelings teenagers have. And Sofia Coppola created an atmosphere I can’t describe. Just as a light wind on a hot summer day, if you know what I mean. She’s really one of the greatest young directors (especially female) of our time. “Lost in Translation” is a masterpiece as well. The actors were good, Kirsten Dunst is such a great actress, she should do more movies like “The Virgin Suicides”, where she really has to act. Josh Harnett is wonderful as Trip and the girls who play Therese, Mary, Bonnie and Cecilia, are great discoveries. If you like films with depth, films you have to think about, this one here is remarkable for you. Please, watch it and immerse in the world of the Lisbon girls and the boys next door.

P.s.: I hope I didn’t make too much mistakes. 🙂

Beautiful, but not a great adaptation of the book
Sofia Coppola’s film is an adaptation of Jeffrey Eugenides excellent novel of the same name. It is a beautiful, visually stunning movie, but it fails to capture the book’s spirit.

The Virgin Suicides presents itself as a story about five mysterious Lisbon sisters. It all starts when the youngest one, Cecilia, tries to commit suicide, but, unsurprisingly, tragic events don’t stop there. In essence, this is a coming of age story for the group of boys, who watch the Lisbon sisters and fantasize about them long after they’re gone. It’s also the story about the death of suburbia in the 70s.

The cast is very good, if a little surprising. Kathleen Turner and James Woods are excellent as the parents. Kirsten Dunst might not seem as the perfect person to play the most rebellious of the sisters, Lux, but she is quite good in capturing the character’s spirit. Josh Hartnett as the school hearth throb Trip Fontaine, proves to poses an acting talent in one of his earliest roles. Too bad some of his later work was forgettable (or embarrassing). But bringing Trip Fontaine to life was not an easy task, given the importance of the character and the fact the screen time was limited, and he pulls that off with ease.

Copolla does her best to keep all the important dialogues and scenes from the book. Great attention is given even to the little details only people who’ve read the novel will notice: the bracelets, brown-and white saddle shoes, Trip Fontaine’s necklace. Directors and screenwriters rarely do that these days, and it’s a big plus.

However, the film never manages to be more than just average, if stunningly beautiful. It somehow includes all the details, but completely misses the atmosphere and spirit of the novel. It’s probably because of Copolla’s choice to focus on the sisters themselves and not the boys; this way, much of the mystery about them is gone, and it was one of the driving forces in the book.

But a film doesn’t need to be a great adaptation of the book to be good. However, The Virgin Suicides is never fully able to exist on its own; there are many scenes and situations that seem confusing if you’re unfamiliar with the book. So at the same time it fails to capture the novel’s spirit, while being too dependent on the novel to fully stand on its own.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 37 min (97 min), 1 hr 30 min (90 min) (TV) (Germany)
Budget 6000000
Revenue 10409377
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Drama, Romance
Director Sofia Coppola
Writer Jeffrey Eugenides, Sofia Coppola
Actors Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, James Woods
Country United States
Awards 3 wins & 14 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 1.66 : 1 (intended ratio), 1.85 : 1 (theatrical ratio)
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm (Kodak Vision 320T 5277)
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (4K) (2022 remaster), Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm