A trio of girls set out to change the male-dominated environment of the Seven Oaks college campus, and to rescue their fellow students from depression, grunge and low standards of every kind... Read allA trio of girls set out to change the male-dominated environment of the Seven Oaks college campus, and to rescue their fellow students from depression, grunge and low standards of every kind.A trio of girls set out to change the male-dominated environment of the Seven Oaks college campus, and to rescue their fellow students from depression, grunge and low standards of every kind.
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
Lio Tipton
- Lily
- (as Analeigh Tipton)
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Did you know
- TriviaWriter/Director Whit Stillman's first film in 13 years after The Last Days of Disco (1998).
- GoofsA rainbow is seen in the sky with light falling onto the trees from the right, but when looking at a rainbow the sun is always behind you.
- Crazy creditsThe background behind the "Sony Pictures Classics" logo at the beginning is bright pink instead of its normal blue.
- Alternate versionsThe BBFC in the UK originally classified the film with a 15 rating, but later classified a modified version of the film with a 12 rating, which had some of the stronger sexual references removed.
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Damsels in Distress might be described as a romantic comedy. It's greatest value lays, however, in blending parody with social commentary. Roughly speaking, the college campus in the movie is divided into two camps: rich-but-uneducated and poor-but-unkempt. Between them are the main protagonists with Good Samaritan attitude. And none of the above are fully likable.
I guess that the parody is rather straightforward. The social commentary, on the other hand, might be too intellectual for the average viewer. This was obviously a conscious effort but apparently led to alienating mainstream audience. The reason I'm pointing this out is because in it's essence Damsels in Distress is in no way inferior to, for example, Judd Apatow's Knocked Up or The 40 Years Old Virgin.
This seems to be Whim Stillman's most focused effort to date: Gone are endless Woody Allen-esque dialogues better suitable for Off-Broadway than the big screen. The movie references some of Stillman's previous work, the most obvious being Gretta Gerwig as a surrogate Chloë Sevigny. But this is where i quit deep-diving and continued enjoying the movie.
I guess that the parody is rather straightforward. The social commentary, on the other hand, might be too intellectual for the average viewer. This was obviously a conscious effort but apparently led to alienating mainstream audience. The reason I'm pointing this out is because in it's essence Damsels in Distress is in no way inferior to, for example, Judd Apatow's Knocked Up or The 40 Years Old Virgin.
This seems to be Whim Stillman's most focused effort to date: Gone are endless Woody Allen-esque dialogues better suitable for Off-Broadway than the big screen. The movie references some of Stillman's previous work, the most obvious being Gretta Gerwig as a surrogate Chloë Sevigny. But this is where i quit deep-diving and continued enjoying the movie.
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- Sep 22, 2012
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- Country of origin
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- Language
- Also known as
- Violet Wister's Damsels in Distress
- Filming locations
- Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA(Sailors' Snug Harbor)
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,008,455
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $58,589
- Apr 8, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $1,314,358
- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
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- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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