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The Last Days of Disco

The Last Days of Disco

Comedy · Drama · Romance · 1998

Two young women and their friends spend spare time at an exclusive nightclub in 1980s New York.

Movie details

The Last Days of Disco

“History is made at night.”

1998 Comedy · Drama · Romance 1h 53m

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6.3 / 10

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Two young women and their friends spend spare time at an exclusive nightclub in 1980s New York.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Whit Stillman

Written by

Whit Stillman

Chloë Sevigny

Chloë Sevigny

Alice

Kate Beckinsale

Kate Beckinsale

Charlotte

Chris Eigeman

Chris Eigeman

Des

Mackenzie Astin

Mackenzie Astin

Jimmy

Matt Keeslar

Matt Keeslar

Josh

Robert Sean Leonard

Robert Sean Leonard

Tom

Jennifer Beals

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Nina

Court is in session

Put The Last Days of Disco on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.