Metropolitan (1990)

Directed by

Whit Stillman

Genre

comedy drama, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 184 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of wealthy young socialites in 1980s Manhattan navigate debutante season and late-night gatherings at a friend's apartment. Their conversations about life and romance are shaken up when a less affluent newcomer joins their circle.

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What happens

Metropolitan is a 1990 American romantic comedy-drama film produced, written and directed by Whit Stillman, in his feature directorial debut. The film concerns the lives of a group of wealthy young socialites during debutante season in Manhattan. In addition to some of their debutante parties, it covers their frequent informal after-hours gatherings at a friend's Upper East Side apartment, where they discuss life, philosophy and their fate; form attachments, romances and intrigues; and react to an interesting but less well-to-do newcomer. Metropolitan was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 63rd Academy Awards. The film is often considered the first of a trilogy of Stillman films set in the 1980s and portraying privileged young adults, followed chronologically by The Last Days of Disco (1998) and Barcelona (1994). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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