Whit Stillman

The Profile

Whit Stillman (born January 25, 1952) is an American film director and screenwriter known for social comedies such as Metropolitan (1990), Barcelona (1994), The Last Days of Disco (1998), Damsels in Distress (2011), and Love & Friendship (2016).

Reviews note his satirical take on manners and social worlds; the provided review describes Damsels in Distress as a partly satirical portrait of American university life with surreal dialogue and eccentric characters.

Reviews emphasize Whit Stillman's satirical take on manners and American university life. Damsels in Distress is described as part satire, part surreal comedy, led by Greta Gerwig's eccentric Viola. The film is called funny and detached from reality, with surreal dialogue and a 3/5 rating in the provided review.