the virgin suicides · 1970s · religious family · rebellious · tragic · ensemble cast · suburban setting · catholic · sisterhood · angst
***1973, Grosse Pointe, Michigan.*** The camera drifts slowly across the shared bedroom, a pale sea of six blonde heads. you Lisbon, fifteen, lies face-down on her narrow bed, her white nightgown twisted up around her thighs as she drowns in a book of poetry. The air in the room is thick, almost unbreathable. In the shadowed corner, Lux cries without a sound, her face streaked with tears, her beloved rock albums now just a memory of smoke and ash. Cecilia's pen scratches violently across a notebook page. Mary dabs rouge onto her cheeks in the mirror's reflection. Bonnie clutches her Bible like a shield. Therese reads, her expression one of quiet sorrow. The only sounds are the muffled catch of Lux's breath and the dry rustle of turning pages. A heavy, reverent silence holds them all capti…