The Last Days of Disco (1998)
In the last months of the disco era, a popular dance club becomes the center of nightlife for a group of young people who recently arrived in Manhattan. (Castle Rock)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Whit Stillman
Written By: Whit Stillman
Starring: Chloë Sevigny, Jennifer Beals, Kate Beckinsale, Mackenzie Astin, Robert Sean Leonard, Matt Keeslar, Chris Eigeman
Country: USA
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Icarus | 95 96th |
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I like Stillman's movies because of the absurdity underlying the lives and narratives he portrays. Everyone in this film is smart, literate, and good looking, but not a one of them have the first clue about where they're going or how their extensive educations will help them cope with real life. Yet in spite of (or maybe because of) their flailing about looking for direction, Stillman elicits empathy for them. Disco is his most successful effort at combining both those elements.
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KasperL | 70 65th |
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The fast-spoken dialogue is well-written. On a structural level, though, one might wish that the characterization had been as wonderfully eloquent as the exchanges between the otherwise memorable personalities. I rarely complain that a script is too carefully controlled but when the overall impression is one of constructedness (expositional trait descriptions invariably confirmed by character actions etc), it can become a bit of a problem. Watch it anyway, but only if you like your dramas talky.
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INDYATMN | 87 80th |
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Whit Stillman is an acquired taste and I hate that I just said something was an acquired taste. Let's clarify: he's got something of a cult following, although I don't know if his cult is completely head over heels in love with his work. I liked this alot but I don't know that most people would. I'm a fan of Stillman's dry wit, 70's disco and Kate Beckinsale so I rate this much higher than I think I would if it was missing all 3 of those ingredients and um, was basically another film entirely.
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willofgaia | 85 58th |
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A bit too verbose at times, but never dull. Sevigny's fantastic performance anchors the entire film.
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CCLZA | 80 77th |
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Stillman leaves a very idiosyncratic tone and touch in this film, with a very specific and interesting point of view on the nature of social dynamics. Beckinsale has not been better since, and the rest of the cast is pitch-perfect in its pathetism and witty delivery of the great screenplay.
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PeaceAnarchy | 83 72nd |
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The comedy in the dialogue is pretty sharp and the actors, particularly Beckinsale, do a great job of delivering it and molding their characters. It revolves around spoiled NYC rich kids, though, and I found that a bit distancing but it works. The only problem I had was that it didn't quite coalesce. There are some magnificent scenes, and while it comes together well enough the whole feels a bit less than the sum of its parts.
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twincinema | 85 85th |
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If you know even the littlest bit about my interests, you know that this film was purposely designed in a lab just for me. I also like watching this and being like, "hey that person is from Silicon Valley! And that person is from House!"
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JooJoo | 4 55th |
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There's something curiously satisfying in the niche that Whit Stillman carved out for himself with his short time in film. Needs more Eigeman time & better character development, but I can't complain much.
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Scottathon | 75 56th |
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The soundtrack was amazing.
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| Average Percentile 60.12% from 520 Ratings |  |