Virgin Suicides, The

Aroview: An aptly seductive adaptation of Jeffrey Eugenides’ acclaimed romantic tragedy set in a sleepy Michigan community in the mid-70s. Kirsten Dunst headlines as one of five teenage sisters, whose beauty, isolation and untimely passing become the stuff of local legend. Nostalgic in the best sense of the term, dir. Sophia Coppola’s genuine affinity for the material seeps from every luminous frame, while the soundtrack integrates well-chosen period pop with the retro-pastiche of French electronic outfit, AIR.

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