| Edition |
Director-approved DVD special edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (97 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (12 unnumbered pages ; 19 cm) |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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stamping rdapm |
| Description |
digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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surround rdacpc |
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5.1 Dolby Digital |
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NTSC rdabs |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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region 1 rdare |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 920 |
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Criterion collection ; 920.
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| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; wide screen (1.66:1); Dolby Digital 5.1. |
| Language |
In English; optional English subtitles for the hearing-impaired. |
| Cast |
James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, A.J. Cook, Hanna Hall, Leslie Hayman, Chelse Swain, Anthony Desimone, Lee Kagan, Robert Schwartzman, Noah Shebib, Jonathan Tucker, Michael Pare, Scott Glenn, Danny DeVito ; narrated by Giovanni Ribisi. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Edward Lachman ; production designer, Jasna Stefanovic ; edited by James Lyons, Melissa Kent ; costume designer, Nancy Steiner ; original score by Air. |
| Note |
Title from title frame. |
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Based upon the novel by Jeffrey Eugenides. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999. |
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Wide screen (1.66:1). |
| Summary |
A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents in suburban Detroit in the mid 1970s. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for strong thematic elements involving teens. |
| Note |
Special features: interviews with Coppola, Lachman, actors Kirsten Dunst and Josh Hartnett, author Jeffrey Eugenides and writer Tavi Gevinson; Making of "The virgin suicides"; "Lick the star," a 1998 short film by Sophia Coppola; official music video for Air's soundtrack song, "Playground love"; trailers; on insert, an essay by novelist, Megan Abbott. |
| Subject |
Sisters -- Drama.
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Parental overprotection -- Drama.
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Families -- Drama.
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Teenage girls -- Drama.
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Teenage boys -- Drama.
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Teenagers -- Suicidal behavior -- Drama.
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Teenage girls -- Sexual behavior -- Drama.
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Families. (OCoLC)fst01728849
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Parental overprotection. (OCoLC)fst01053377
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Sisters. (OCoLC)fst01119758
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Teenage boys. (OCoLC)fst01145373
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Teenage girls. (OCoLC)fst01145412
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Teenage girls -- Sexual behavior.
(OCoLC)fst01145449
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Teenagers -- Suicidal behavior.
(OCoLC)fst01145656
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| Genre/Form |
Romance films. (OCoLC)fst01710332
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Teen films.
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Film adaptations.
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Romance films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
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Teen films. (OCoLC)fst01710415
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Coppola, Sofia, 1971- film director, screenwriter.
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Coppola, Francis Ford, 1939- film producer.
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Costanzo, Julie, film producer.
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Hanley, Chris (Film producer), film producer.
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Halsted, Dan, film producer.
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Lachman, Edward, 1948- director of photography.
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Lyons, James, 1960-2007, film editor.
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Kent, Melissa (Film editor), film editor.
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Stefanović, Jasna (Production designer), production designer.
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Steiner, Nancy, costume designer.
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Woods, James, 1947- actor.
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Turner, Kathleen, 1954- actor.
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Dunst, Kirsten, 1982- actor.
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Hartnett, Josh, 1978- actor.
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Cook, A. J., 1978- actor.
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Hall, Hanna, 1984- actor.
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Hayman, Leslie, 1978- actor.
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Swain, Chelse, 1983- actor.
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Desimone, Anthony, actor.
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Kagan, Lee, actor.
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Schwartzman, Robert, 1982- actor.
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Shebib, Noah, 1983- actor.
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Tucker, Jonathan, 1982- actor.
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Paré, Michael, actor.
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Glenn, Scott, 1942- actor.
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DeVito, Danny. actor.
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Ribisi, Giovanni, 1974- narrator.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Eugenides, Jeffrey.
Virgin suicides.
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Air (Musical group : France), composer (expression)
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American Zoetrope (Firm), presenter.
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Muse Productions, production company.
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Eternity Pictures, Inc., production company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| ISBN |
9781681434292 |
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1681434296 |
| Standard No. |
715515214117 |
| Music No. |
CC2879D The Criterion Collection |
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