Lisbon sisters
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The Lisbon sisters are a group of five enigmatic teenage sisters whose lives and tragic deaths lie at the haunting center of Jeffrey Eugenides’ novel and its film adaptation, The Virgin Suicides.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character group
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sisters ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | The Virgin Suicides (1999 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ageGroup | teenagers ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Virgin Suicides
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Virgin Suicides (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
enigmatic
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reclusive ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Jeffrey Eugenides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | iconic representation of suburban teenage tragedy ⓘ |
| fictionalResidence | Grosse Pointe, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Virgin Suicides universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Virgin Suicides (1993 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
psychological drama ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Bonnie Lisbon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cecilia Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ Lux Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ Therese Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
feature film
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| memberOf | Lisbon family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspectiveOn | group of neighborhood boys ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central characters ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 5 ⓘ |
| parent |
Mr. Lisbon
NERFINISHED
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Mrs. Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSignificance | their suicides shape the narrators' lives ⓘ |
| portrayedInFilmBy |
A.J. Cook (Mary Lisbon)
NERFINISHED
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Chelse Swain (Bonnie Lisbon) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hanna R. Hall (Cecilia Lisbon) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kirsten Dunst (Lux Lisbon) ⓘ Leslie Hayman (Therese Lisbon) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType | American suburb ⓘ |
| themeAssociatedWith |
adolescent sexuality
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male gaze ⓘ memory and nostalgia ⓘ suburban malaise ⓘ teenage suicide ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
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