Finally... A film about the downwardly mobile.
A radical student is adopted by a group of young New Yorkers, serves as a catalyst to alter his and their lives. Gathering in a Manhattan apartment, the group of friends meet to discuss social mobility, Fourier's socialism and play bridge in their cocoon of upper-class society - until they are joined by a man with a critical view of their way of life.
- 6.9
- 1990
- Released
- 1h 39m
Edward Clements
Tom Townsend
Chris Eigeman
Nick Smith
Taylor Nichols
Charlie Black
Carolyn Farina
Audrey Rouget
Isabel Gillies
Cynthia McLeanDylan Hundley
Sally FowlerAllison Parisi
Jane Clarke
Will Kempe
Rick Von SlonekerEllia Thompson
Serena SlocumStephen Uys
Victor LemleyRoger W. Kirby
Man at BarAlice Connorton
Mrs. TownsendLinda Gillies
Mrs. RougetJohn Lynch
Allen GreenDonal Lardner Ward
North Greenwich PreppieThomas R. Voth
Cab DriverCaroline Bennett
Sabina - Texas DebFrancis Creighton
Cadet FrawleyJoel S. Schreiber
A.T. Harris SalesmanCatherine Atzen
Catherine Atzen ClinicianJ. Harden Rose
TV Voice of Debutante Ball (voice)
Released
en
$225,000.00
$2,900,000.00
- #new york city
- #upper class
- #philosophy
- #manhattan, new york city
- #debutante
- #socialite party
- #young adult
Reviews
Whit Stillman’s _Metropolitan_ offers a witty and arch glimpse into the lives of Upper East Side debutantes and their slightly aimless escorts during Christmas break. It's like _The Breakfast Club_, but with black-tie soirées instead of detention and ironic detachment and spirited Jane Austen debates instead of teen angst. The film's charm is sure to intrigue you. The film’s champagne fizz and