By telling the story of the movie from the point of view of one of its characters who knows about the movie, its script, and various other background materials the last days of disco, with cocktails at petrossian afterwards actually improves upon what was an excellent, enjoyable film to begin with. Chris eigeman, mackenzie astin, matt keeslar, and robert sean leonard play the girls selfabsorbed friends who accompany them in their sex and drug adventures at the nightclubs. Whit stillmans greatest film to date is this 1998 look at 1980s new york city, as the bright, transgressive, colorful explosion that was disco gave way to the neurotic, yuppie 80s. Alcazar have become one of swedens most popular and successful. I love the films of whit stillman and last days is a good starting point, they are full of clever wordplay and a. Set in the very early 1980s, it is a warm, touching, funny look back at a time when the first young, educated generation to come to maturity after the social devastation of the 1960s and early 70s tried in its own rather feckless and ramshackle way to reconstruct a social life for. Mckellar wrote the screenplay inspired by the french film project 2000, seen by. Nostalgic chronicle of drug and discofuelled life in 80s manhattan as seen through the eyes of two naive.
The original trailer in high definition of the last days of disco directed by whit stillman and starring chloe sevigny, kate beckinsale, chris. Last days of disco nachts wird geschichte gemacht wikipedia. Until that happens i figured itd make sense to see some of stillmans past work as a way of gauging my interest in his future films. The last days of disco 1998 directed by whit stillman. Its not a movie like honey, where you turn off the volume and just stare at jessica alba. Jaid barrymore in the last days disco 1998 xvideos. The only good thing about this film is getting to see how perfect kate beckinsales skin was in 1998. Last night is a 1998 canadian apocalyptic black comedydrama film directed by don mckellar and starring mckellar, sandra oh and callum keith rennie. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Some drug use exists, but beyond a guy smoking a joint, most of it is implied and occurs off. The band was founded by journalist bob stanley born december 25, 1964 and pete wiggs born may 15, 1966 in croydon, uk, january 1990.
The last days of disco 1998 stream and watch online. This ensemble cast was one of the first things i saw the stunning kate beckinsale. The last days of disco 1998 is a homage to a period that, thankfully, died in 1980. The last days of disco is a cleverly comic return to an early 1980s manhattan party. Xvideos jaid barrymore in the last days disco 1998 free. In late 1944, even as they faced imminent defeat, the nazis expended enormous resources to kill or deport over 425,000 jews during the cleansing of hungary. The last days of disco is a 1998 american comedydrama film written and directed by whit stillman, and loosely based on his travels and experiences in. His new film, the last days of disco, is his best yet.
Publishing house coworkers alice sevigny and the far more brash. Discussed on the podcast with calum marsh, as well as the films novelization written by stillman which is totally awesomeits written from the perspective of jimmy in 1999, after the film is released in his world, so its extremely selfreflexive. The last days of disco trailer 1998 trailer for the last days of disco. Saint etienne are an indie danceindie pop trio which formed in croydon, england in 1990. Chloe sevigny, kate beckinsale, christopher eigeman, matt keeslar, mackenzie astin, jennifer beals official content from.
Last days, the on dvd 025192279621 from usa entertainment. Stillman has become a master at escalating the laughter by waiting an extra beat and then understating something devastatingly funny, as when someone looks chris eigemans club manager, des, in the eye and says, i consider you a person of integrity except, you know, in the matter of women. Watch the last days of disco online 1998 movie yidio. The last days of disco, from director whit stillman, is a cleverly comic look at the early 1980s manhattan party scene from the vantage point of the late nineties. Parents need to know that the last days of disco is a 1998 comingofage film following the lives of a group of postivy league friends who frequent an nyc disco circa 1980.
The two women spend their nights in some of the hottest discos in manhattan and spend a. The film concerns a group of ivy league and hampshire college graduates falling in and out of love in the disco scene of new york city, in the very early 1980s. The performances and dialogue ham it up, making this a film about pretentious morons. The last days of disco 1998 the criterion collection. With bill basch, martin basch, randolph braham, alice lok cahana.
The last days of disco is a clever, comic return to the nighttime party scene in early eighties manhattan from director whit stillman metropolitan. The last days of disco is a 1998 american comedydrama film written and directed by whit stillman, and loosely based on his travels and experiences in various nightclubs in manhattan, including studio 54. I feel like i want to integrate every line of dialogue into my own life. One of the lead characters, in the aftermath of her first sexual encounter, contracts gonorrhea and herpes. The last days of disco soundtrack cd details and availability. Video archive for the film the last days of disco, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 1998.
The way i see it, brutus was a good friend to caesar. Everything here is absurdly affected, to the point where the characters are less people and more caricatures. The last days of disco is about people who would like to belong to the kinds of clubs that would accept them as members. The last days of disco is a feast for clever, loaded dialogue, delivered with zip by its fantastic cast, chief among them chloe sevigny and the divine kate beckinsale.
This oscarwinning documentary, executive produced by steven spielberg, focuses on the plight of five hungarian jews who survived imprisonment in. The film is about a group of yuppies who interact in an exclusive disco run by criminals. When reading my comments, keep in mind that i think of disco music and disco dancing as oxymorons. Arguably whit stillmans best, last days is a delightful comedy chronicling the lives of recent college grads aspiring to join the new york intelligentsia professionally as book editors and socially through meaningful social interaction found in the most surprising of placesdisco nightclubs. Theres some cocaine use never directly shown, but strongly implied, cigarette smoking, and drinking. While its doubtful any but the oldest of teens will want to see this film or will have the patience to sit through the dialogueheavy moments, heres a quick look at the content. Unlike the characters in saturday night fever, who were basically just looking for a good time, these upwardly mobile. Depicting the end of the disco era in the early 1980s, the last days of disco tells the story of two young women, alice and charlotte who embark on a period of partying through the opulence of the disco era. Whit stilman is one of my favorite directors, who i think has been woefully underrated, he recently had this previously out of print film the last days of disco undergo the criterion treatment. The last days of disco 1998 journeys in classic film. Young manhattanites boogieoogieoogie, in whit stillmans proustian exploration of urban manners, discarded innocence and the onset of modern times. The two women, companions but not necessarily close friends, frequent the local disco together in search of music, dance, and romance. The last days of disco 1998 original trailer hd 1080p. Twenty years after its premiere, the last days of disco endures for how it captures the peculiar ache of quarterlife growing pains and the exhilarating melancholy that comes with the end of an era.
The third and last film in writerdirector whit stillmans standout trilogy of 90s comingofage indie hits following metropolitan and the annoyingly unavailable barcelona, the last days of disco is easily the most stylish and unusual of the trio as it leaps back to the early 80s as the disco craze was beginning to wane. The last days of disco is a 1998 film about two women trying to find love at the end of the disco era. The last days of disco music from the motion picture. The last days of disco, with cocktails at petrossian. Story of two female manhattan book editors fresh out of college, both finding love and themselves while frequenting the local disco. Second helpings the new york woman one of the most scintillating yet sweetest of stillmans social studies.
The last days of disco the criterion collection blu. Calling all film lovers under 40 who are looking to experience screenings, events, and parties throughout the year alongside other like movie lovers. The last days of disco 1998 letterboxd social film. The final entry in whit stillmans trilogy, brimming with the writerdirectors trademark dry humor, the last days of disco is a cleverly comic look at the early 1980s manhattan party scene from the vantage point of the late nineties, an affectionate yet unsentimental look at the end of an era. Alcazar is a eurodance pop group from sweden consisting of andreas lundstedt, therese merkel tess and lina hedlund.