Saturday, August 31, 2013

Inspiration: The Virgin Suicides (1999)


The fact that I watched this film when at a very depressive era of my life made it look and made me feel even more melancholic. Brilliantly directed by Sofia Coppola, this moving masterpiece was her feature film directing debut with  her own screenplay. The cinematography of The Virgin Suicides is beyond delightful, with its ethereal, evocative editing. The entrancing portrayal of love, life and death in the Lisbon family really captures all the nostalgia that was clearly need to achieve such nostalgic feeling.
Visually dreamy, this film proved to be inspiring: the warm tones, the lens flare, the soft focus, complemented by the perfect sense of aesthetics and lighting.
This is a tale about teenage tragedy, a bittersweet story that explores the lifestyles of mid 1970s suburbia, along with the angsty, ephemeral and intoxicantingly beautiful girlhood. 
The five blonde sisters feel doomed and seek help in their young neighbours, a bunch of boys who absolutely obsessing over the Lisbon girls. Eventually, the desperate urge to escape their lives finds a way out.
Miss Coppola has also created the perfect soundtrack, with a modern twist: a mellow and dramatic score by Air and carefully selected 70's tunes, contributing to a memorable experience.

12 comments:

  1. Melhor filme, tão bom, Sofia Coppola é uma realizadora fantástica!

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  2. Não vi, não posso ter opinião... :-(

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  3. I love this film, have you read the book? because that's also good although it's pretty much word for word of the film.

    www.laurensibs.com

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  4. I loved the book so much that I never watched the film! Maybe now's the time x

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  5. i love this movie, so i agree with everything you said! that said, the book is really good too! have you read it? x

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  6. I watched this movie last year and its one of my favorites. I loved the colors, fashion, music and the setting used in the film. It was so surreal <3

    http://chamomiledealer.blogspot.com/

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  7. Este é o filme da minha vida. Já o vi 17 vezes. Ainda não me cansei.
    http://fashionfauxpas-mintjulep.blogspot.pt/

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  8. This film is one of my favourites. It is just too beautiful for its own good. Everything about it is perfect. I have so many of the images above saved.

    Em x

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  9. Já vi e adorei! Tenho que o rever um dia destes :)

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  10. Acho que vou passar a comentar em inglês, tendo em conta a temática inerente ao recanto... :)

    My Sofia's favourite movie.

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    1. Quem é Português, que comente em Português :)

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