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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

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