Hommage à Whit Stillman

American writer-director Whit Stillman burst onto the scene with his first feature, Metropolitan (1990), which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay. He has since become an indie darling for his smart, witty and cine-literate takedowns of especially American life, often packaged as contemporary comedies of manners.

He’ll be at the Cinémathèque during the first weekend of December for a conversation about his career; to talk about the book 'Whit Stillman: Not so long ago' (Fireflies Press) and to present his films The Last Days of Disco (with Chloë Sevigny and Kate Beckinsale) and Damsels in Distress (with Greta Gerwig), as well as the 1935 musical Top Hat, with Fred Astaire, a major influence.