1 June 2024
USA | 1999 | English | Drama
Following French pop duo, Air’s sold-out Australian exclusive performances for Vivid LIVE, watch Sofia Coppola’s directorial debut, The Virgin Suicides featuring a score composed by the electronic music legends. Almost 25 years after its release, the cult classic is a coming-of-age favourite about five adolescent sisters in 1970s American suburbia. A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters sheltered by their strict, religious parents in suburban Detroit.
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Saturday 1 June 2024 | 12pm |
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Standard | $30 |
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Run time
The duration of this event is 97 minutes.
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
The advertised start time is the film start time. Venue doors will open approximately 15 minutes before the advertised film start time.
Age
This film is classified Mature Accompanied (MA 15+).
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The AtlanticA poetic meditation on the angst of teenagehood that’s at once deadly and dreamy.
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Set to an unforgettable score by French electronic duo Air
A dark comedy punctuated by moments of drama, Sofia Coppola’s debut feature explores the emotional underpinnings of a family starting to come apart at the seams in 1970s Midwestern America. The Virgin Suicides stars a breakout performance from Kirsten Dunst, alongside James Woods, Josh Hartnett, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito.
Presented by Sydney Opera House
Cast and credits
Director Sofia Coppola
Screenplay Sofia Coppola, based on The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
Producer Francis Ford Coppola, Julie Costanzo, Chris Hanley, Dan Halsted
Music Air
Starring James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, Scott Glenn, Michael Paré, Danny DeVito
Plan your visit
Venue information
Our foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). Pram parking will be available outside the theatres in the Western Foyer.
Getting here
The Sydney Opera House Car Park, operated by Wilson Parking, is open and available to use. Wilson Parking offer discounted parking if you book ahead. Please see the Wilson Parking website for details.
Please check the Transport NSW website for the latest advice and information on travel. You can catch public transport (bus, train, ferry) to Circular Quay and enjoy a six minute walk to the Opera House.
Frequently asked questions
Ticket purchases and collection at our Box Office is discouraged and eTicket or postal delivery methods should be used, wherever possible. However, if you are collecting your tickets from the Box Office, we recommend doing this at least 60 minutes before the event starts. If you have already received your tickets, the venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Please take your seats as soon as you arrive.
If you are late, we will seat you as soon as we can and, where possible, in your allocated seat. However, to reduce movement in the venue as well as minimise disruption to the performance and other patrons, ticketholders may be seated in an allocated latecomer’s seat. Please be aware that some events have lock-out periods. In these cases, latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance. On occasions, this may not be until the interval, or at all where there is no interval.
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Please contact Box Office on 9250 7777 as soon as possible to advise if you can no longer attend.
Foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
The venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances.
Please bring a credit or debit card for any on site purchases to enable contactless payment. You’re welcome to bring your own water bottle but no other food and drinks are permitted inside our venues. Opera Bar, Opera Kitchen and Portside are also available for you to enjoy.
The health, safety and wellbeing of everyone at the Sydney Opera House is our top priority. In line with this commitment, the Opera House became a smoke-free site in January 2022. Read our Smoke-free Environment Policy.
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