Whit Stillman

Whit Stillman

  • Born: 1952-1-25
  • Birthplace: Washington, D.C., U.S.
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  • Profession: Director, screenwriter, producer, actor
  • Nationality: America
  • Representative Works: Metropolitan, Barcelona, ​​The Last Days Of Disco, DAMSELS IN DISTRESS, Love and Friendship
  • Whit Stillman (Whit Stillman), born on January 25, 1952 in Washington District of Columbia , Washington , USA, is an American director, screenwriter, producer, and actor.
    In 1990, directed his first film " Metropolitan ", which was shortlisted for the best original screenplay at the 63rd Academy Awards [4]  and won the Silver Leopard Award, the main competition unit of the 43rd Locarno International Film Festival. In 1994, directed the romantic comedy film " Barcelona ". In 1998, the romantic comedy film " The Last Days Of Disco " directed by him was released [5]  . In 2011, directed the romantic comedy film " DAMSELS IN DISTRESS ", which was the closing film of the 68th Venice International Film Festival [8]  . In 2016, directed the romantic comedy film " Love and Friendship " [2]  , which was shortlisted for Best Screenplay at the 26th Gotham Independent Film Awards [1]  and Best Picture at the 37th London Film Critics Association Awards [9]  .

    Performing Experience

    In 1990, directed his first film " Metropolitan ", which was nominated for the 6th Sundance Film Festival Jury Awards-Drama, the 63rd Oscar Award for Best Original Screenplay   , and won the 43rd Locarno International The main competition unit of the festival-the Silver Leopard Award. In 1993, he and Kathryn Bigelow co-directed the TV series "The First Season of Reasoning and Faith".
    In 1994, directed the romantic comedy " Barcelona " starring Taylor Nichols and Chris Eggman . In 1998, the romantic comedy film " The Last Days Of Disco " directed by him was released. The film was co-starred by Chloë Stevens Sevigny , Kate Beckinsale , and Chris Egman . 
    In 2011, directed the romantic comedy film " DAMSELS IN DISTRESS " co-starring Greta Gerwig and Adam Brody . The film was the closing film of the 68th Venice International Film Festival . Privileged atmosphere, some things they did to help the extremely dull and frustrated female students here to get out of the dark story .  
    In 2014, he wrote and directed the TV series "Cosmopolitan" co-starring Chloë Stevens Sevigny and Dree Hemingway . In 2016, directed the romantic comedy film " Love and Friendship " co-starring Kate Beckinsale and Morfydd Clark , which was adapted from Jane Austen's epistemic novella "Mrs. Susan" and was nominated for the 26th Gotham Independent Film Awards Best Screenplay Award , Best Picture Award at the 37th London Film Critics Association Awards .   

    Character Evaluation

    In Whit Stillman's movies, many characters often talk about Jane Austen, and they even argue about it   . In the movie "Love and Friendship", the editor and director Whit Stillman meticulously presented Jane Austen's modern image, faithfully expressing everything that the original "Mrs. Susan" wanted to reveal, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is better than Jane. ·The film and television works adapted from most of Austin's novels in recent decades are closer to the author's spirit. The tone of the film is solemn, which is not set off by the luxurious beige exhibition hall. On the contrary, the dark tones of the room in the film bathe in thick shadows . 
    Extended Reading
    • Darron 2022-02-21 08:01:42

      Young is good

      Profound means more pain and less likable. In our age, profundity is a disgusting thing. What is really likable is to pretend to be profound, that is, things and speeches that "look very profound" ——This opening sentence can probably summarize the movie. The seemingly witty talk, coupled with the...

    • Tyson 2022-02-21 08:01:42

      "Big Citizen": After the Prom

    • Earnest 2022-03-26 09:01:12

      I prefer the translation of "The Metropolis": A flock of chicks masters the laws of survival in a metropolis by rehearsing bourgeois socialization. The exaggeration and pretense full of words are the identity of the chicks to themselves.

    • Elwyn 2022-03-21 09:03:06

      Awesome! Young people are like this, partying, chatting, thinking that they have more ideas, hiding secrets from each other, different personalities, and hidden love. How in the world can there be a girl like Audrey, she is so nice.

    Metropolitan quotes

    • Charlie Black: Of course there is a God. We all basically know there is.

      Cynthia McLean: I know no such thing.

      Charlie Black: Of course you do. When you think to yourself, and most of our waking life is taken up thinking to ourselves, you must have that feeling that your thoughts aren't entirely wasted, that in some sense they are being heard. Rationally, they aren't. You're entirely alone. Even the people to whom we are closest can have no real idea of what is going on in our minds. We aren't devastated by loneliness because, at a hardly conscious level, we don't accept that we're entirely alone. I think this sensation of being silently listned to with total comprehension... something you never find in real life... represents our innate belife in a supreme being, some all-comprehending intelligence.

    • Tom Townsend: Pomfret. Where did you go?

      Jane Clark: Farmington. Both of us did.

      Tom Townsend: Did you know Serena Slocum there?

      Jane Clark: The inevitable question.

      Tom Townsend: What?

      Jane Clark: All the guys ask that. Serena had an incredible number of boyfriends. At least 20. She could manage it because they were all at different schools and she wrote letters incredibly quickly - three in a single study hall. She became really famous. It's incredible how naive some guys are. How do you know Serena?

      Audrey Rouget: [Interrupting] Actually, that might give someone the wrong impression. She wrote a lot of guys, but I'm sure she liked some a lot more than others.

      Jane Clark: Oh, you think so? I never noticed that. How do you know Serena?

      Tom Townsend: I was one of her boyfriends.

      Jane Clark: [Taken aback] Oh! You must be "Pomfret." Your letters were really good.

      Audrey Rouget: Yes.