Metropolitan

Trailer

Play Dates

December 5        Madison, WI        UW CINEMATHEQUE
with writer-director Whit Stillman in person!

December 7        Chicago, IL        GENE SISKEL FILM CENTER
with writer-director Whit Stillman in person!

December 8        Milwaukee, WI        ORIENTAL THEATRE
with writer-director Whit Stillman in person!

December 11        New York, NY        PARIS THEATER
with writer-director Whit Stillman in person!

December 11        Springfield, MO        MOXIE CINEMA

December 13        Silver Spring, MD        AFI SILVER THEATRE
with writer-director Whit Stillman in person!

December 18        Williamstown, MA        IMAGES CINEMA
with writer-director Whit Stillman in person!

December 21        St. Louis, MO        CINEMA ST. LOUIS

January 2        Sag Harbor, NY        SAG HARBOR CINEMA
with writer-director Whit Stillman in person!

January 4        Fort Lee, NJ        BARRYMORE FILM CENTER

Metropolitan Play Dates

About

USA, 1990
Director: Whit Stillman
Producer: Whit Stillman, Peter Wentworth, Brian Greenbaum
Cast: Carolyn Farina, Edward Clements, Chris Eigeman, Taylor Nichols
Screenwriter: Whit Stillman
Cinematography: John Thomas
Music: Mark Suozzo, Tom Judson
Genre: Comedy
Color
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Language: English
Running Time: 98 minutes

Synopsis:
An ironically comic look at Manhattan’s endangered debutante scene, Metropolitan chronicles the rise and ultimate decline of a group of young Park Avenue socialites who gather nightly to discuss love, honor, and the impending demise of their class.

Awards and Nominations:
Best Original Screenplay nomination (Academy Awards, 1991)
Best New Director (New York Film Critics Circle Awards, 1990)
Best First Feature (Independent Spirit Awards, 1991)
Best Female Lead and Best Screenplay nominations (Independent Spirit Awards, 1991)
Silver Leopard (Locarno International Film Festival, 1990)
Critics Award (Deauville Film Festival, 1990)
Coup de Coeur LTC (Deauville Film Festival, 1990)

Reviews and Quotes 2

"EXHILARATING! Not just smart but funny, sharp, surprising, engaging!"
— Ron Rosenbaum, Mademoiselle

"ENTERTAINING AND HIGH SPIRITED!"
— David Denby

"JUST ABOUT PERFECT! 
Marvelously literate, comic and romantic."
— Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

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