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Metropolitan( 1990)

TV-MAComedyDramaRomance
69%
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Finally... A film about the downwardly mobile.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Edward Clements

      Tom Townsend

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      Chris Eigeman

      Nick Smith

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      Taylor Nichols

      Charlie Black

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      Carolyn Farina

      Audrey Rouget

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      Isabel Gillies

      Cynthia McLean

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      Dylan Hundley

      Sally Fowler

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      Allison Parisi

      Jane Clarke

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      Bryan Leder

      Fred Neff

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      Will Kempe

      Rick Von Sloneker

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      Ellia Thompson

      Serena Slocum

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      Stephen Uys

      Victor Lemley

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      Roger W. Kirby

      Man at Bar

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      Alice Connorton

      Mrs. Townsend

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      Linda Gillies

      Mrs. Rouget

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      John Lynch

      Allen Green

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      Donal Lardner Ward

      North Greenwich Preppie

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      Thomas R. Voth

      Cab Driver

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      Caroline Bennett

      Sabina - Texas Deb

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      Francis Creighton

      Cadet Frawley

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      Joel S. Schreiber

      A.T. Harris Salesman

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      Catherine Atzen

      Catherine Atzen Clinician

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      J. Harden Rose

      TV Voice of Debutante Ball (voice)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by griggs79

    6
    Written by griggs79 on Mon Dec 02 2024
    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 sharp repartee conceal a darker undercurrent. Characters like the sardonic Nick, a disillusioned heir to a fortune, and brooding Charlie, a struggling artist from a wealthy family, exude a cool cynicis...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    225000.00

    Revenue

    2900000.00

    Keywords

    • new york city
    • upper class
    • philosophy
    • manhattan, new york city
    • debutante
    • socialite party
    • young adult