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The Virgin Suicides
- GenresArtPhotographyFilm
88 pages, Hardcover
Published April 29, 2025
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Sofia Coppola
31 books281 followersSofia Carmina Coppola is an American film director, actress, producer and Academy Award-winning screenwriter. She is the first American woman and third woman in history to be nominated for an Academy Award for Directing, the other two women being Lina Wertmüller and Jane Campion.
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August 20, 2025
Beautiful but I wish it had some anecdotes about the film making or experiences of the actors with the photographer, Corine Day.
June 13, 2025
In my opinion few films captures girlhood and coming of age as The Virgin Suicides, I've been a fan of this movie since I was a teen myself and I still go back to it from time to time.
This book portrays the work of photographer Corinne Day, showing the pictures she took comissioned by Sofia Coppola back in the day, who invited her to join the set of the film. The photographies were directed translated from the negatives Corinne left us and make us reconnect with the both the essence of the film and what's behind it. I highly enjoyed reading it. Also, the pages are of an exquisite quality.
A must read for all Sofia Coppola fans.
This book portrays the work of photographer Corinne Day, showing the pictures she took comissioned by Sofia Coppola back in the day, who invited her to join the set of the film. The photographies were directed translated from the negatives Corinne left us and make us reconnect with the both the essence of the film and what's behind it. I highly enjoyed reading it. Also, the pages are of an exquisite quality.
A must read for all Sofia Coppola fans.
September 21, 2025
No es que sea una lectura, es un libro de fotografía que me inspiró bastante a poder hacer algo así🕊
hubiera agradecido algun texto con más información sobre la fotógrafa y su trabajo
hubiera agradecido algun texto con más información sobre la fotógrafa y su trabajo
August 23, 2025
It’s been a while since I’ve read the original Jeffrey Eugenides book or watched the Sofia Coppola adaptation, but I remember being a fan of both. This is a really beautiful book of Corinne Day’s on-set photos from 1999.
There is almost no written text (the book contains just two short paragraphs: a quick introduction from Eugenides and one from Coppola) but I’m counting it as a book that I’ve “read” anyway. This works as a neat companion to Coppola’s movie, as a chic coffee table book that will let everyone know you have an extensive knowledge of Lana Del Rey’s unreleased demos, and as a pretty moving photo essay on late twentieth-century girlhood.
There is almost no written text (the book contains just two short paragraphs: a quick introduction from Eugenides and one from Coppola) but I’m counting it as a book that I’ve “read” anyway. This works as a neat companion to Coppola’s movie, as a chic coffee table book that will let everyone know you have an extensive knowledge of Lana Del Rey’s unreleased demos, and as a pretty moving photo essay on late twentieth-century girlhood.
May 24, 2025
stunning director, stunning photographer, stunning movie, stunning book
June 3, 2025
An expanded look into Sofia’s first feature length film, showcasing the ethereal works of the late Corinne Day. Published by Sofia’s own imprint, Important Flowers from Mack Publishing, this book reveals even more than what we got to see in the Archive book that was released last year.
The photography is beautifully arranged here adding to the film as a nice companion piece.
I so wish there was some more text regarding the shoots or progress even if the photographer had passed. I would have liked to have heard from those working on the production or just Sofia on what they expected.
Overall a stunning photo book and hopefully the start of something more.
The photography is beautifully arranged here adding to the film as a nice companion piece.
I so wish there was some more text regarding the shoots or progress even if the photographer had passed. I would have liked to have heard from those working on the production or just Sofia on what they expected.
Overall a stunning photo book and hopefully the start of something more.
December 22, 2025
Purchased a signed copy from Book Soup in Los Angeles. Beautiful and transportive. Each and every one of Corinne Day's photos compiled here tells a story of their own. Not much else to say other than I highly recommend this if you're a fan of The Virgin Suicides or Sofia’s body of work as a whole. Interested to see what else Sofia publishes under the Important Flowers imprint—hopefully a book for Somewhere (my favorite of her films).
July 16, 2025
!SPOILERS!
While I did read this book 2 years ago, I haven't forgotten about it one bit. Sofia Coppola is an amazing author/director, I love all of her work. The Virgin Suicides is a tale of 5 melancholy sisters (Cecelia, Mary, Lux, Bonnie, and Therese) stuck together in their strict, Catholic household with their overly protective parents. The girls dress modestly and are the heroines of the boys across the street who also narrate the story. All 5 girls are only a year apart from each other so it's easy for them to relate to each other. As the story starts we see that the youngest, Cecelia (13), has attempted to take her own life in her bathtub. When she leaves the hospital the girls' mother throws a welcome home party in their basement, inviting the boys across the street as well. We read on that Cecelia leaves her party to ultimately jump out of her bedroom window and committing suicide, but this time more brutal, and for everyone to see. After this traumatic event, the sisters and their parents try living life as if nothing happened. Not long after, the 4 girls plan a group suicide in their home and invite the boys who are infatuated with them to their home, only for them to find the girls in their demise. As you read on you see that the boys never cared for the sisters, but that they were only attracted to their looks, their mystery, and the fact that they couldn't have any of them even if they tried. This story is truly saddening and has such an impact on anyone who lays hands on the book.
While I did read this book 2 years ago, I haven't forgotten about it one bit. Sofia Coppola is an amazing author/director, I love all of her work. The Virgin Suicides is a tale of 5 melancholy sisters (Cecelia, Mary, Lux, Bonnie, and Therese) stuck together in their strict, Catholic household with their overly protective parents. The girls dress modestly and are the heroines of the boys across the street who also narrate the story. All 5 girls are only a year apart from each other so it's easy for them to relate to each other. As the story starts we see that the youngest, Cecelia (13), has attempted to take her own life in her bathtub. When she leaves the hospital the girls' mother throws a welcome home party in their basement, inviting the boys across the street as well. We read on that Cecelia leaves her party to ultimately jump out of her bedroom window and committing suicide, but this time more brutal, and for everyone to see. After this traumatic event, the sisters and their parents try living life as if nothing happened. Not long after, the 4 girls plan a group suicide in their home and invite the boys who are infatuated with them to their home, only for them to find the girls in their demise. As you read on you see that the boys never cared for the sisters, but that they were only attracted to their looks, their mystery, and the fact that they couldn't have any of them even if they tried. This story is truly saddening and has such an impact on anyone who lays hands on the book.
August 6, 2025
beautiful! and i have it signed💗
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