Damsels in Distress (2011)

Independent film darling Whit Stillman’s much-anticipated return to filmmaking after a 13-year absence contains all the signature mannerisms of the writer-director’s previous films (Metropolitan, Barcelona and The Last Days of Disco) without any of the risk. In the absence of a counterview to garner ambiguity or interest, Damsels in Distress flounders in unacknowledged affectation and privilege.

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