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StudioCanal Release 4K Restoration Of Sofia Coppola’s Coming-Of-Age Classic THE VIRGIN SUICIDES On Blu-ray, DVD, 4K UHD & Digital In March


31 January 2023

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE UK THE VIRGIN SUICIDES IS AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY, DVD  ON 4K UHD & DIGITAL ON 13 MARCH

A film by SOFIA COPPOLA

Starring KIRSTEN DUNST, KATHLEEN TURNER, JAMES WOODS, JOSH HARNETT

dreamy yet devastating… a perfect marriage of style and substance - The Guardian

STUDIOCANAL are pleased to announce the release of a 4K restoration of Sofia Coppola’s stunning directorial debut THE VIRGIN SUICIDES on Blu-ray, DVD and, for the first time in the UK, on 4K UHD and Digital from 13 March

Featuring a spellbinding performance from Kirsten Dunst (The Power of The Dog, Melancholia), with mesmeric cinematography from Ed Lachman (Carol, Far From Heaven) and a cult soundtrack by French duo Air, THE VIRGIN SUICIDES remains a coming-of-age classic. 

 

 

In a quiet, conservative American town in the 1970s, Cecilia Lisbon, just 13, attempts suicide. She is one of five beautiful teenage sisters and this incident begins to unravel the lives of the entire family. The story is told from the point of view of the neighbourhood boys who are obsessed with these enigmatic sisters and draws its dark humour from the fabric of teenage life.  Little by little, the family begins to shut itself off from friends and neighbours and the girls are soon forbidden to go out.  As the situation spirals downward, the boys plot to rescue the girls.

THE VIRGIN SUICIDES was based on the 1993 best-selling novel of the same name by Jeffrey Eugenides, a book which Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth had recommended to Sofia Coppola and which immediately resonated with her, as she explains: “I really didn’t know I wanted to be a director until I read ‘The Virgin Suicides’ and saw so clearly how it had to be done.  I was really motivated to make something sensitive and accurate to a teenage girl. I immediately saw the central story as being about what distance and time and memory do to you, and about the extraordinary power of the unfathomable.”  

 

 

The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 1999 and marked the beginning of a long friendship and working relationship between Sofia Coppola (29 years old at the time) and star Kirsten Dunst (16 years old at the time), whom she would go on to cast as the lead in several of her films including Marie Antoinette and The Beguiled.  Kirsten Dunst’s performance as the attainable yet unattainable eldest sister Lux, was praised by critics and became her transitional coming-of-age screen role. The film also boasts compelling performances from Kathleen Turner (Peggy Sue Got Married), James Woods (Vampires) and Josh Hartnett (Black Hawk Down). 

French electronic music duo Air, one of Sofia Coppola’s favourite bands, composed the original music score for the film, brilliantly evoking the dreamlike melancholy of suburban adolescence. It was their first soundtrack and highly acclaimed by critics, being considered as one of the best film scores ever recorded.   

Prior to her directorial feature debut, Sofia Coppola had written and directed the short film Lick The Star (1998).  After THE VIRGIN SUICIDES she went on to make more acclaimed films including Lost in Translation for which she was the first American woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Directing in 2003. With Somewhere, in 2010, she became the first American woman to win the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. 

STUDIOCANAL owns one of the largest film libraries in the world, boasting nearly 7000 titles from 60 countries. Spanning 100 years of film history. 20 million euros has been invested into the restoration of 700 classic films over the past 5 years.

THE VIRGIN SUICIDES is a 4K restoration from Criterion, approved by director Sofia Coppola and supervised by cinematographer Ed Lachman.

Special Features: 

  • Soundtrack by Air: a new interview with JB Dunckel & Nicolas Godin
  • Revisiting "The Virgin Suicides" (2018)
  • In Conversation with Jeffrey Eugenides (2018)
  • Making "The Virgin Suicides" (1998)
  • Lick The Star short film (1998)

 

 

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About STUDIOCANAL (a CANAL+ Company)
STUDIOCANAL, a 100% affiliate of CANAL+ Group held by Vivendi, is Europe’s leader in production, distribution and international sales of feature films and series, operating in all five major European markets - France, United Kingdom, Germany, Benelux and Spain - as well as in Australia and New Zealand.  It finances and produces around 30 films per year, distributes around 50 films per year and owns one of the largest film libraries in the world, boasting nearly 7 000 titles from 60 countries, spanning 100 years of film history. 20 million euros has been invested into the restoration of 700 classic films over the past 5 years. STUDIOCANAL also produces more than 200 hours of TV series each year at an international level. All productions take place directly through STUDIOCANAL entities or with its award-winning network of European production companies (STUDIOCANAL Series, LAILAPS FILMSRED PRODUCTION COMPANYURBAN MYTH FILMSBAMBÚ PRODUCCIONESSTUDIOCANAL ORIGINAL, 2e BUREAU, SUNNYMARCH TVSAM ProductionsDUTCH FILMWORKS).

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