The Virgin Suicides – Verlorene Jugend (1999)

The Virgin Suicides – Verlorene Jugend: Directed by Sofia Coppola. With James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett. 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.

“What did I learn from nearly two hours in the theater? Was it that u0026quot;Neighborhood boys discover their sexuality and delve into the mysteries of womanhood through their friendships with five sistersu0026quot;? A resounding no! I did learn that if you have a cruel, repressed and possibly religious mother all hell can break loose and the children may commit suicide, rather than stay locked up in their rooms for all eternity.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNothing in the film struck me as being true (except possibly John Woodsu0026#39; performance). The dialogue was trite, bordering on embarassing. Apart from the suicides, the story is hackneyed and lacking in any insights. The boys who ponder the circumstances of the sistersu0026#39; deaths have nothing to add to the movie. Even they say that after 20 or so years they have no answers to the haunting questions surrounding the suicides. So what is the point?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eGive me a break. One of the very worst movies Iu0026#39;ve seen – ever.”