Stillman is definitely an engaging anomoly in these trying movie times: his conversation-rich, nearly plotless, and always engaging work features compelling characters, played by actors who look—and act—like real people. Equally impressive, he deftly employs his delicious dialogue to capture the social makeup of a character at a critical emotional juncture. One of my (many) favorite lines, in the The Last Days of Disco, is when Josh, the assistant district attorney, informs Des, his womanizing friend and the Club’s manager, that the Club is under investigation: “I consider you a person of some integrity. Except, of course, in your dealings with women.” I concede that Stillman’s universe of priviliged preppies and their social, professional, and personal dilemmas is not for every moviegoer. But it’s one that is always challenges audiences to think and listen as it entertains, informs, and enriches them. Eleven years of no new Stillman is too long.
the whit stillman "trilogy" over 2 years ago
Stillman is definitely an engaging anomoly in these trying movie times: his conversation-rich, nearly plotless, and always engaging work features compelling characters, played by actors who look—and act—like real people. Equally impressive, he deftly employs his delicious dialogue to capture the social makeup of a character at a critical emotional juncture. One of my (many) favorite lines, in the The Last Days of Disco, is when Josh, the assistant district attorney, informs Des, his womanizing friend and the Club’s manager, that the Club is under investigation: “I consider you a person of some integrity. Except, of course, in your dealings with women.” I concede that Stillman’s universe of priviliged preppies and their social, professional, and personal dilemmas is not for every moviegoer. But it’s one that is always challenges audiences to think and listen as it entertains, informs, and enriches them. Eleven years of no new Stillman is too long.
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