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Coppola is known for putting women front and centre in her movies, which also include The Virgin Suicides and Lost in Translation.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2023

Suicides for all Black youth between the ages of 5 and 17 climbed between 2003 and 2017 — but the increase was sharpest for girls and 15- to 17-year-olds.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2023

The study, titled “Evaluation of Suicides Among Adolescents During Pandemic,” covered all 10 Department of Health and Human Services regions and 33% of all U.S. adolescents.

From Washington Times • Apr. 25, 2022

In the 90s, a stream of films, TV programmes and girl bands featured attractive siblings, from Sweet Valley High to Charmed and, more darkly, The Virgin Suicides.

From The Guardian • Feb. 5, 2018

She reads all the time—in the halls, in the cafeteria— mostly novels with angsty protagonists: The Virgin Suicides, Catcher in the Rye, The Bell Jar.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline