Whit Stillman

@whitstillman

Public Figure (curated)
Male
Movies & TV, Writing
Washington, D.C., United States
25. January

John Whitney Stillman is an American writer-director known for his 1990 film Metropolitan, which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

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Whit Stillman recommended Nova Lituania (2019) in Movies (curated)

 
Nova Lituania (2019)
Nova Lituania (2019)
2019 | Drama, History
(0 Ratings)
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Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
1958 | Comedy, Crime
(0 Ratings)
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"I discovered the film on TV in Spain and still like the Spanish title, Rufufu—signaling it as a travesty of a Rififi-style clever caper. The original Italian title—I soliti ignoti (Persons unknown)— also becomes very good once you’ve seen the film. Just the way the characters eat food in the movie is delightful, and the filming style classic and brilliant—a comedy of great elegance. The only two autographs I’ve collected are Mario Monicelli’s and Diana Ross’s (whose “I’m Coming Out” greatly aided the Last Days of Disco soundtrack)."

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The Gay Divorcee (1934)
The Gay Divorcee (1934)
1934 | Comedy, Musical, Romance
6.0 (1 Ratings)
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"Mark Sandrich was the superlative director of Fred Astaire musicals, strikingly more successful at this demanding (though charming) form than the better known George Stevens. It’s very funny, chock-a-block with great character actors, and with wonderful music (Cole Porter) and choreography (Astaire with Hermes Pan). There’s something about works at the beginning of a form or style of cinema, even if rough and lacking couth, that I find more lovable and compelling than that form perfected (which in this case would be the gorgeous Top Hat made by Sandrich the next year)."

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Whit Stillman recommended Richard Jewell (2019) in Movies (curated)

 
Richard Jewell (2019)
Richard Jewell (2019)
2019 | Drama