Metropolitan

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Play Dates

35TH ANNIVERSARY

December 12 – 13 & 19        New York, NY        METROGRAPH
with editor Christopher Tellefsen in person on December 12!
Special 35mm screening with writer-director Whit Stillman in person on December 19!

December 16 & 19        Nashville, TN        THE BELCOURT THEATRE

December 17        Cambridge, MA        THE BRATTLE
with writer-director Whit Stillman in person!

December 21        Santa Monica, CA        AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE AERO

December 24        Coral Gables, FL        CORAL GABLES ART CINEMA

December 28        Edmonton, AB        METRO CINEMA

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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