Directed by Sofia Coppola who also wrote the screenplay
based on Jeffrey Eugenides’ novel of the same name, this is a gorgeous,
sensual, film that’s part romance, mystery and satire with a 70s retro feel to it. By the
way, Eugenides won a Pulitzer for another of his novels Middlesex.
A local high
school teacher and his wife (played by James Woods & Kathleen Turner, I must say these are very different conservative roles for them!) have 5 gorgeous daughters. The youngest daughter makes suicide attempt.
Shortly after the girls throw their one and only party. Invited to the party
are local teenage boys who are obsessed with the girls even long after they’ve
grown up.
While viewers are introduced to Trip Fontaine, portrayed by
Josh Hartnet, Heart’s Magic Man plays on the Soundtrack. In my opinion, this
rock song is one of the sexiest songs ever written by a woman about a man.
As a local heartthrob who has girls swooning for him, he
totally falls for Lux Lisbon(Kirsten Dunst). Heart’s Crazy on You exactly provides a great soundtrack for a very sexy scene.
10 cc’s I’m Not in Love plays on the soundtrack during the
Homecoming Dance.
With music from the era, it’s a very tongue-in-cheek story
about five sisters who have two overprotective, strict, religious and
conservative parents.
Some favorite quotes from this film:
“What are you doing here honey? You’re not even old enough
to know how bad life gets.”---Doctor
“Obviously, Doctor, you’ve never been a thirteen-year-old
girl.”---Cecilia
“Trip told us his passion for Lux Lisbon started when he
went into the wrong history class during fifth period. As was his custom, he went to his car to smoke
the marijuana he took as regularly as Peter Petrovich, the diabetic kid, took
his insulin.”
“It didn’t make any difference which pattern of their dream
dresses the girls each chose. Mrs.
Lisbon added an inch to the bustline and two inches to the waist and hems. And
the dresses came out as four identical sacks.”
Here are some scenes from this film:
This film has some great songs in it. Below are some videos of some of them. Heart has 2 great songs & BTW they were fantastic at the 2013 Bumbershoot.
Heart's Magic Man
Heart's Crazy on You:
10cc's I'm Not in Love plays during the Homecoming Dance.
Here's the official trailer:
