This movie had chloa sevigny, kate beckinsale, chris eigeman in the lead roles of the film. The film s distributor had also pushed the filmmakers to complete the film and get it released before the miramax disco club film 54, and it was. In the very early 1980s, kate beckinsale and chloe sevigny climb the publishing career ladder, endure a railroadflat rental, and hit the clubs to dance to the hits of the timeultimately taking diverging paths in doing unto others. Chloe sevigny, kate beckinsale, christopher eigeman, matt keeslar, mackenzie astin, jennifer beals official content from. With chloe sevigny, kate beckinsale, chris eigeman, mackenzie astin. Regarder le film the last days of disco 1998 en streaming vf. The latest entry in an ongoing feature in which i will cite all my favorite movies onebyone, and attempt to explain what makes them so great. Find all 29 songs in the last days of disco soundtrack, with scene descriptions.
The last days of disco, a film by whit stillman, gets the boogie started with its release on may 29. Last days of disco 1998 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. At the center of the film s roundelay of revelers are the icy charlotte kate beckinsale and the demure alice chloe sevigny, by day toiling as publishing house assistants and by night looking for romance and entertainment at a. The last days of disco 1998 streaming ita dofioa arte. I saw the film a couple of times and couldnt shake that song, so i bought. The last days of disco arrived at the end of a decade that stillman helped define in subtle ways. Kate beckinsale, chris eigeman, chloe sevigny, movie description. The last days of disco is an english movie directed by whit stillman released in the year 1998. The last days of disco 1998 journeys in classic film. The two women, companions but not necessarily close friends, frequent the local disco together in search of music, dance, and romance. Stillmans characters are as wordy as any woody allen has written and are as observant as. May 29, 2018 whit stillmans greatest film to date is this 1998 look at 1980s new york city, as the bright, transgressive, colorful explosion that was disco gave way to the neurotic, yuppie 80s.
Jun 03, 2016 the latest entry in an ongoing feature in which i will cite all my favorite movies onebyone, and attempt to explain what makes them so great. Dec 05, 2014 the last days of disco trailer 1998 director. This time, its the film i may have watched more times than any other. The last days of disco is a cleverly comic return to an early 1980s manhattan party scene from director whit stillman metropolitan. Cnn whit stillman goes retro in last days may 28, 1998. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. This ensemble cast was one of the first things i saw the stunning kate beckinsale in. And 54, a fictional portrayal of the owner of new yorks drug and sexlaced disco haven. Set in the very early 1980s, it is a warm, touching, funny look back at a time when the first young, educated generation to come to maturity after the social devastation of the 1960s and early 70s tried in its own rather feckless and ramshackle way to reconstruct a social life for. The last days of disco 1998 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Whit stillman writerdirector whit stillman concludes his doomed bourgeois in love trilogy with this semiautobiographical dramedy set in the early 1980s. The film concerns a group of ivy league and hampshire college graduates falling in and out of love in the disco scene of new york city, in the very early 1980s.
Video archive for the film the last days of disco, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 1998. The last days of disco, with cocktails at petrossian. Whit stillmans greatest film to date is this 1998 look at 1980s new york city, as the bright, transgressive, colorful explosion that was disco gave way to the neurotic, yuppie 80s. The last days of disco dvd, 1998 movie synopsis the third in whit stillmans excellent trio of talkative yet thoughtprovoking odes to days gone by. All the characters are searching for something to make their lives more fulfilling. The last days of disco, from director whit stillman, is a cleverly comic look at the early 1980s manhattan party scene from the vantage point of the late nineties.
The last days of disco 1998 soundtracks 30 doctors orders. This installment is set in the manhattan of the early 80s chronologically between metropolitan and barcelona as the hedonistic disco era is on the wane and the moneygrubbing selfabsorbed. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The last days of disco is a 1998 film about two women trying to find love at the end of the disco era. Music from the motion picture soundtrack edition by various artists 1998 audio cd music. Parents need to know that the last days of disco is a 1998 comingofage film following the lives of a group of postivy league friends who frequent an nyc disco circa 1980. While its doubtful any but the oldest of teens will want to see this film or will have the patience to sit through the dialogueheavy moments, heres a quick look at the content. One of the most scintillating yet sweetest of stillmans social studies. The last days of disco came out in 1998, when i was around the same age as the film s nowlegendary protagonists.
A group of young college graduates absorbed with sex and desire feverishly savor the narcissistic early 80s as they try to figure out their lives against the backdrop of the end of the disco era. The last days of disco, a various artists compilation. Until that happens i figured itd make sense to see some of stillmans past work as a way of gauging my interest in his future films. Directed by 1 writing credits 1 cast 61 produced by. Whit stillman the last days of disco, from director whit stillman, is a cleverly comic look at the early 1980s manhattan party scene from the vantage point of the late nineties. Nostalgic chronicle of drug and discofuelled life in 80s manhattan as seen through the eyes of two naive. The last days 1998 in late 1944, even as they faced imminent defeat, the nazis expended enormous resources to kill or deport over 425,000 jews during the cleansing of hungary. Everybody loves somebody written by ken lane, irving taylor performed by dean martin courtesy of capitol records. Overview the last days of disco is a cleverly comic return to an early 1980s manhattan party scene from director whit stillman. The last days of disco is a 1998 american comedydrama film written and directed by whit stillman, and loosely based on his travels and experiences in various nightclubs in manhattan, including studio 54. Though his films were set in the 80s, their distinctive take on urbane young adults did as much as quentin tarantino or jerry seinfeld in the 90s to popularize the idea of idle chatter as entertainment. The last days of disco 1998 alice kinnon chloe sevigny and charlotte pingress kate beckinsale, two young manhattan women fresh out of college who work in a new york publishing house.
Twenty years after its premiere, the last days of disco endures for how it captures the peculiar ache of quarterlife growing pains and the exhilarating melancholy that comes with the end of an era. It takes place in the very early 1980s in manhattan, where a group of young, goodlooking ivy league graduates dance the night away in discos. Last days of disco loosely depicts the last days at a disco palace, where drugs, sex and weirdness ran rampant. Some drug use exists, but beyond a guy smoking a joint, most of it is implied and occurs off. Financial analysis of the last days of disco 1998 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The last days of disco music from the motion picture 1998. Rent the last days of disco 1998 on dvd and bluray. If the last days of disco is stillmans masterpiece is because its the one that most clear articulates the ways one witness unaware our slow decay towards barbarism, the idea that ultimate links all his four historical films. The last days of disco 1998 the criterion collection. The last days of disco is a feast for clever, loaded dialogue, delivered with zip by its fantastic cast, chief among them chloe sevigny and the divine kate beckinsale. Jun 22, 2018 the last days of disco 1998, universal, 1 min, usa, dir.
Unlike the characters in saturday night fever, who were basically just looking for a good time, these upwardly mobile. The last days of disco soundtrack music complete song. His new film, the last days of disco, is his best yet. Streaming the last days of disco full movie engsub watch the last days of disco full english full movie online the last days of disco full film online watch the last days of disco full english. The last days of disco 1998 two young women chloe sevigny, kate beckinsale and their friends spend spare time at an exclusive nightclub in 1980s new york. Sinopsis film movie the last days of disco 1998 two young women and their friends spend spare time at an exclusive nightclub in 1980s new york. A gramercy release of a castle rock entertainmentwesterly films presentation.
The story centers around a group of friends who frequent the disco and each other. It also stars stilman regular chris eigeman and chloe sevigny in. Work ok 69102,sony music soundtrax ok 69102 format. Young manhattanites boogieoogieoogie, in whit stillmans proustian exploration of urban manners, discarded innocence and the onset of modern times. Whit stilman is one of my favorite directors, who i think has been woefully underrated, he recently had this previously out of print film the last days of disco undergo the criterion treatment. Nostalgic chronicle of drug and disco fuelled life in 80s manhattan as seen through the eyes of two naive. Lastday, the last day of a persons life in the film logans run. Jan 08, 2018 the original trailer in high definition of the last days of disco directed by whit stillman and starring chloe sevigny, kate beckinsale, chris eigeman. The last days of disco by various artists compilation. The last days of disco trailer 1998 trailer for the last days of disco.
Buy the last days of disco 1998 microsoft store engb. Released in 1998, the last days of disco was the final film in writerdirector whit stillmans loose trilogy of satirical social comedies about the socalled urban haute bourgeoisie uhb, a subculture of young, white, eastcoast, ivyleague elites. The last days of disco 1998 letterboxd social film. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Interview with whit stillman by prairie miller for cinema syndicate 1998 an article by terry teachout originally in civilization 1998 disco nights of studio 54 by bernard weinraub in the new york times 8 may 1998 a fight for the rights to disco on the music used in the film, by chris willman at 22 may 1998. The last days of disco dvd, 1998 for sale online ebay. The last days of disco decider where to stream movies.
The last days of disco is about people who would like to belong to the kinds of clubs that would accept them as members. At the center of the film s roundelay of revelers are the icy charlotte underworlds kate beckinsale and the demure alice boys dont crys chloe sevigny, by day toiling as publishing house assistants and by night looking for romance and. The final entry in whit stillmans trilogy, brimming with the writerdirectors trademark dry humor, the last days of disco is a cleverly comic look at the early 1980s manhattan party scene from the vantage point of the late nineties, an affectionate yet unsentimental look at the end of an era. The last days of disco 1998 stream and watch online. Download last days of disco 1998 yify torrent for 720p.
Director whit stillman metropolitan returns to new york nightlife themes, this time with a very danceable beat. The last days of disco is a 1998 comedydrama film written and directed by whit stillman, starring chloe sevigny and kate beckinsale the film follows alice kinnon sevigny and charlotte pingress beckinsale, two young women in the early 1980s who are hampshire college graduates and work in a new york publishing house as poorly paid readers, who after work are able to enter an exclusive. Story of two female manhattan book editors fresh out of college, both finding love and themselves while frequenting the local disco. The last days of disco 1998 full movie download full hd. Last days sliders, a 1995 episode of the american television program sliders. Theres some cocaine use never directly shown, but strongly implied, cigarette smoking, and drinking. During the very early 1980s, friends gather at a popular manhattan disco club reminiscent of studio 54, where getting past the velvet ropes and inside was the first step. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film.
Before disco, this country was a dancing wasteland, recent hampshire grad charlotte kate beckinsale declares to her clubloving, creativeclass coterie in whit stillmans early80sset comedy of manners. The film last days of disco opens with the carol douglas recording of doctors orders. Calling all film lovers under 40 who are looking to experience screenings, events, and parties throughout the year alongside other like movie lovers. One stumbles upward, while the world around it just awkwardly disappears. By telling the story of the movie from the point of view of one of its characters who knows about the movie, its script, and various other background materials the last days of disco, with cocktails at petrossian afterwards actually improves upon what was an excellent, enjoyable film to begin with. Last days 2014 film, a 2014 short film directed by kathryn bigelow.
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