Review: 'The Virgin Suicides' Remains Gorgeous Cinema in 4K Ultra HD

There are certain debut features that stand the test of time, works where you can keenly recognize a singular vision flowing through the screen and communicating the talents of a visual artist you're immediately excited about. Think David Lynch's "Eraserhead," Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane," Jordan Peele's "Get Out," or Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs."

Another title that indubitably belongs amongst these landmarks is Sofia Coppola's evocative and instantly unforgettable 1999 work, "The Virgin Suicides."

Coppola's debut is filled with remarkably intimate and insightful illuminations of young female lives, chronicling events that build to the eponymous suicides by the five Lisbon sisters. Spearheaded by an iconic early performance from Kirsten Dunst, textured by Coppola's sharp screenplay (based on the 1993 novel by Jeffrey Eugenides) and effervescent filmmaking, and captured with delicate beauty by legendary cinematographer Ed Lachman, "The Virgin Suicide" is a perfect new addition to The Criterion Collection. Best of all? You can grab this gorgeous, aesthetically rich work of cinema in 4K Ultra HD.

The new 4K digital restoration, approved by Coppola and supervised by Lachman, is exceptionally rich in detail and worthy of the extra price bump (the $39.96 combo pack also includes a Blu-ray). The soft and sneakily sinister atmosphere of 1970s suburbia lingers in every frame, as does the Lisbon sisters' collective ennui as they find themselves stifled by their overbearingly religious and rule-bearing parents. Their story, told through the memory of a group of men who, as boys, watched the sisters, is tragic and filled with nuances worth exploring again and again, each one highlighting the early talents of Coppola, Dunst, and others with effortless grace.

The 4K/Blu-ray combo pack includes a variety of supplemental material, which includes: