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The Last Days of Disco (The Criterion Collection)

The Last Days of Disco (The Criterion Collection)

starring: Chloë Sevigny, Kate Beckinsale, Chris Eigeman, Mackenzie Astin, Matt Keeslar
directed by: Whit Stillman

Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Image Entertainment
EAN: 0715515048217
Format: Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 25
Label: Criterion
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Criterion
MPN: 715515048217
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Criterion
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 25, 2009
Running Time: 113 minutes
Studio: Criterion
Theatrical Release Date: 1998

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Product Description:
A look at the partyscene of the early eighties in New York City through the lives of a group of recent college graduates as they transition toward adu

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Completing the loosely connected trilogy that also includes Metropolitan and Barcelona, writer-director Whit Stillman brings his signature style to this casually structured but acerbically witty ode to... well, to the last days of disco. Set in New York during 1980-81, the film follows its half-dozen central characters onto the strobe-lit dance floor of The Club--the anonymous name Stillman gave to the central setting, knowing at the time that his film would be released in close proximity to 54, the bigger-budget movie about the legendary and infamous nightclub Studio 54. In fact, Stillman's film captures the same period with greater accuracy, and draws us into the waning disco craze with more incisive wit and deft handling of a first-rate cast.

The film's casual plot revolves around six recent college graduates, and Stillman charts their clashes and intimacies with a keen sense of human foibles and frailties, pausing throughout for such characteristic touches as a hilarious conversation about the sexual politics of Disney's Lady and the Tramp or the homoerotic subtext in an episode of Wild Kingdom. Sharp dialogue is in rich abundance here, and through it all Stillman captures the fading glory of disco as his characters make the transition toward adult responsibilities. It's here that we see how this film is subtly intertwined with Stillman's earlier work, and where we gain a fuller and more satisfying appreciation of a filmmaker who has carved a singular niche for himself in the world of independent movies. --Jeff Shannon

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