| Edition |
Director-approved Blu-ray special edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (12 unnumbered pages ; 17 cm). |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
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optical rdarm |
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DTS-HD master audio |
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Blu-ray |
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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 |
Blu-ray disc, region A; widescreen (1.66:1); requires Blu-ray player; DTS-HD master audio 5.1 surround. |
| 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 |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999. |
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Based on the novel by Jeffrey Eugenides. |
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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. |
| Language |
In English, with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Subject |
Eugenides, Jeffrey -- Film adaptations.
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Eugenides, Jeffrey. (OCoLC)fst00310594
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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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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. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Teen films.
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Romance films.
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Film adaptations.
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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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| 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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Woods, James, 1947- actor.
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Halsted, Dan, film producer.
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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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Ribisi, Giovanni, 1974- narrator.
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Kent, Melissa (Film editor), editor of moving image work.
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Lyons, James, 1960-2007, editor of moving image work.
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Lachman, Edward, 1948- director of photography.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Eugenides, Jeffrey.
Virgin suicides.
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American Zoetrope (Firm), production company.
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Air (Musical group : France), composer.
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Paramount Classics (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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| Standard No. |
715515214018 |
| ISBN |
9781681434285 |
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1681434288 |
| Music No. |
CC2878BD The Criterion Collection |
