The Virgin Suicides Subtitled VHS Video, Sofia Coppola In a Midwestern American town in the 1970s, the five Lisbon sisters, aged 17 to 13, were all beautiful and closely spaced in age. In June, when mayflies were swarming, the youngest of the five sisters, Cecilia, attempted suicide in the bathroom. A few days later, on the advice of a psychiatrist, the family held a home party for the neighborhood children, but she jumped to her death at the party... "The Virgin Suicides" is a 1999 American film, the directorial debut of Sofia Coppola. Directed by: Sofia Coppola Screenplay by: Sofia Coppola Based on the novel by: Jeffrey Eugenides "The Virgin Suicides" Produced by: Francis Ford Coppola Julie Costanzo Dan Halsted Chris Hanley Executive Producers: Willy Bear Fred Roos Narrator: Giovanni Ribisi Starring: Kirsten Dunst Music by: Air Cinematography by: Edward Lachman Edited by: Melissa Kent James Lyons Production Company: American Zoetrope Distributed by: United States: Paramount Classics Japan: Tohokushinsha Film Release Date: United States: April 21, 2000 Japan: April 22, 2000 Running time: 97 minutes