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This episode we’re discussing The Virgin Suicides, Sofia Coppola’s first feature film.
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The Virgin Suicides
streaming on Prime, available on Criterion DVD & Blu-ray
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Virgin_Suicides_(film) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159097/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
2000 movies: Gladiator; Ginger Snaps, X-men, The Cell, Romeo Must Die, Love & Basketball, Magnolia, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, O Brother Where Art Thou; American Psycho, Battle Royale, Where The Heart Is; Boys Don’t Cry, Dancer in the Dark, Requiem for a Dream; Miss Congeniality+28 Days, Girl Interrupted, Coyote Ugly, But I’m A Cheerleader, Girlfight (Kusama), Charlie’s Angels, Erin Brockovich
adaptation of the 1993 novel by Jeffrey Eugenides
race in Coppola (The Beguiled): https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/the-beguiled-whiteness-review
On The Rocks David Ehrlich review: https://www.indiewire.com/2020/09/on-the-rocks-review-sofia-coppola-1234588107/
DP: Edward Lachman (Carol)
0:38:50
CAST
Kathleen Turner as Mrs. Lisbon
Oscar nomination for Peggy Sue Got Married (FFC movie in which SC played her sister)
Kirsten Dunst as Lux Lisbon (16)
Josh Hartnett as Trip Fontaine (19)
J. Cook as Mary Lisbon (19)
Hanna R. Hall as Cecilia Lisbon (13)
Leslie Hayman as Therese Lisbon (20)
Chelse Swain as Bonnie Lisbon (14)
Jonathan Tucker as Tim Weiner
Noah Shebib as Parkie Denton
Robert Schwartzman as Paul Baldino
Scott Glenn as Father Moody
Danny DeVito as Dr. E. M. Horniker
Hayden Christensen as Jake Hill Conley
Joe Dinicol as Dominic Palazzolo
Suki Kaiser as reporter Lydia Perl Giovanni Ribisi as adult Tim Weiner (voice)
score + soundtrack
Air and Brian Reitzell (both have worked with SC many times) + Richard Beggs (Apocalypse Now)
0:59:30
spoiler-free evaluations
1:02:50
Plot Synopsis [including SPOILERS]
1:44:00
concluding thoughts, questions, stray details
Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr podcast https://twitter.com/hkhspod?lang=en
The legacy of TVS:
Coppola’s ad for Marc Jacobs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b8XTGKvcYI
Secondary Sources & Other Art Mentioned
Pop Culture Therapist https://www.bullhorn.fm/popculturetherapists/posts/uhy2ZFT-the-virgin-suicides
Soundtracking podcast: https://edithbowman.com/2017/07/episode-48-sofia-coppola/
Movies That Changed My Life podcast: https://imdb.simplecast.com/episodes/elle-fanning
A Rose For Emily: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~DRBR/wf_rose.html
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songs:
AIR - The Virgin Suicides score & Moon Safari
Carol King - So Alone
Bread - Make It With You
