Damsels in Distress details
| Formats: | 15 DVD, Blu-ray, LOVEFiLM Instant |
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| Starring: | Greta Gerwig, Carrie Maclemore, Hugo Becker, Adam Brody, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Analeigh Tipton |
| Director: | Whit Stillman |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Studio: | SONY PICTURES |
| Collections: | Exclusive!, Exclusives, Hidden Gems, Our Instant Picks, September - Comedy |
| Title | Runtime | Certificate | |
|---|---|---|---|
Damsels in Distress |
1hr 35 mins | 15 |
LOVEFiLM Instant Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 35 minutes |
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| Rental release: | To be confirmed |
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By Jonathan Crocker from LOVEFiLMIndie writer-director Whit Stillman returns with this gentle, funny, silly and sweet film.
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A witty comedy that celebrates sincere superficiality
By Roga (12 reviews) from London , 04 May 2012[Highly rated reviewer]
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Its light, its a bit crazy but quite a bewitching film.
More than a little tongue-in-cheek, the dialogue, which references the decadent literature of the 19th century, celebrates the sincerely superficial in the manner of a contemporary Oscar Wilde lite.
I found myself smiling inwardly throughout the film, which lifted my spirits with a discrete charm, and I was a little sad when it ended and I had to return to back to the every day world.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(41)Don't bother
By a customer , 28 Apr 2013Managed to watch 20 minutes of this before giving up. Had to check the write up to see that it was really supposed to be a comedy. That's 20 minutes of my life I will never get back!- Was this review helpful to you?
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not worth watching
By a customer , 14 Mar 2013It is rare for me to give up on a film but I have...not very witty, acting seems a bit too forced and the story is just annoying (and has been done before in far better films!).- Was this review helpful to you?
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Distressed Viewers
By Samoza (225 reviews) from Reading , 11 Mar 2013The quirky film is perhaps the most likely of any movie to disappear up its own posterior and there is perhaps no better example than ‘Damsels in Distress’, a film that is just – why? what? and how? combined. Set in Seven Oaks Campus is tells the story of a group of preppy girls who take it upon themselves to prevent suicides in campus. Sounds like a dark subject matter, but it is played like ‘Clueless’ without the laughs. There are quirks and bizarre moments all over the place and these are delivered by writer/director Whit Stillman. The problem with ‘Damsels’ is that it does not really appeal to anyone. As a comedy it is so arch that only a person with a very wry sense of humour will get the film. As a drama, it is disjointed and unbelievable as none of the characters or situations they find themselves in feel real. It is pretention on celluloid. The strange juddering narrative is just another device that Stillman uses to alienate the viewer from the already alienating experience. Was he deliberately trying to make you not care about anything in the film? Casting wise, ‘Damsels’ is a mixed bag. Only Greta Gerwig and Adam Brody as the two ‘leads’ seem to fit the tone of the piece and come out unscathed. Megalyn Echikunwoke as the ‘British’ student is just odd and the ‘normal’ Lily is boring. There feels like a barrier between the viewer and the cold characters that is thicker than just a TV screen. Emotionless and unfunny, ‘Damsels in Distress’ is a film that infuriates and bores in equal measure.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Very boring
By a customer , 10 Mar 2013if u feel suicidal before this film you will feel worse at the end. Even pinocchios acting wasnt so wooden.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Confused audience!
By a customer , 07 Mar 2013i have watched this film twice over just to understand it,unfortunately the second time just made the story line more confusing and annoying- Was this review helpful to you?
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