Stills from 'The Virgin Suicides' (1999)

I had had the opportunity to watch 'The Virgin Suicides' quite a while ago from now - more than a month and a half, probably. And it was, in all its entirety - soul haunting, breathtaking and beautiful. Sofia A. Coppola's take on Jeffrey Eugenides' novel of the same title is highly commendable, and the only other time I felt a similar kind of disturbance creep up the spine was while watching Lars Von Trier's 'Melancholia'. 

The stealth in the ambiance that shadows the myriad lives of the Lisbon sisters, the disturbing silence and the stirring contrast of how the entire story revolves around the neglected tale of the sacrifice of that one elm tree combine to form an unforgettable trail, a chronology worth experiencing. These are the eight stills I could actually afford saving! On the brighter side, they probably do stir curiosity in people who secretly adore the lesser mentioned shades of greys and blues.