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Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   2,883 votes
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Director:
Whit Stillman
Writer:
Whit Stillman (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
3 August 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
Finally... A film about the downwardly mobile.
Plot:
A group of young upper-class Manhattanites are blithely passing through the gala debutante season, when an unusual outsider joins them and stirs them up. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(8 articles)
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User Comments:
Absolutely delightful! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Carolyn Farina ... Audrey Rouget
Edward Clements ... Tom Townsend

Chris Eigeman ... Nick Smith (as Christopher Eigeman)

Taylor Nichols ... Charlie Black
Allison Parisi ... Jane Clark

Dylan Hundley ... Sally Fowler

Isabel Gillies ... Cynthia McLean
Bryan Leder ... Fred Neff

Will Kempe ... Rick Von Sloneker
Ellia Thompson ... Serena Slocum (as Elizabeth Thompson)
Stephen Uys ... Victor Lemley
Roger W. Kirby ... Man at Bar (Dick Edwards)
Alice Connorton ... Mrs. Townsend
Linda Gillies ... Mrs. Rouget
John Lynch ... Allen Green (as John Lynch)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
98 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Filming Locations:
Cornwall, New York, USA more
Company:
Allagash Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Whit Stillman started writing the script in the summer of 1984 and finished it in November of 1988. more
Quotes:
Man at Bar: The acid test is whether you take any pleasure in responding to the question "What do you do?" I can't bear it. more
Movie Connections:
Features The Yule Log (1966) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Dry Your Eyes more

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10 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
Absolutely delightful!, 31 December 1998
10/10

The film is compelling not because of a riveting story, special effects, or manufactured suspense, but because of sharply written characters whose personalities drive the story, rather than vice versa, extensive knowledge of its subject, and beautifully written dialogue.

The dialogue, by the way, is great not only for its intelligence and wit, but also because it instantly identifies a proudly unique writer. We can tell Mamet, because of his fractured phrases and rhythmic line readings. We know Smith because of his rapid-fire, fiery and profane writing, as well as his sensitivity. Tarantino is recognizable because of his pop-culture references. Whit Stillman writes characters who talk, often defiantly, in complete sentences, and say exactly what they mean, whether they're expressing their emotions, or shooting to kill.

Whit Stillman was nominated for an Academy Award for his screenplay for "Metropolitan" in 1991, and with "Barcelona" and "The Last Days of Disco", he's on a winning streak.

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