“Longing, we say, because desire is full of endless distances”. -Robert Hass
20 years ago, I wrote an article for the Literature/Film Quarterly about one of my favourite films. The Virgin Suicides captivated me in my late teens when it was first released. This dreamy film has stayed with me ever since.
Full article
There’s really no graceful way to share a 20-year-old article, so the link below will take you to a PDF of the entire piece. Reading it back, I’m still very proud of it.
Playground Love: Landscape and Longing in Sofia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides. Literature/Film Quarterly. 35:3 (2007): 214-221.
Article teaser pics
Includes a snapshot of what the film’s website used to look like. I wish I had it in colour!
Decades later, I’m still in love
Some of the memorabilia I’ve collected over the years.
