Metropolitan
A group of young upper-class Manhattanites are blithely passing through the gala debutante season, when an unusual outsider joins them and stirs them up.
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Released
- 1990
- Country
- Spain, United States
Details
Release year: 1990
Storyline
A group of young upper-class Manhattanites are blithely passing through the gala debutante season, when an unusual outsider joins them and stirs them up.
Top credits
Carolyn Farina — Audrey Rouget- Edward Clements — Tom Townsend
Chris Eigeman — Nick Smith
Taylor Nichols — Charlie Black
Awards
0 wins & 1 nomination
See all awards →Did you know
• Carolyn Farina was cast as Audrey after director Whit Stillman's wife ran into her while shopping at Macy's. Farina, who worked in the perfume section, had no previous acting experience.
• Whit Stillman started writing the script in the summer of 1984 and finished it in November of 1988.
• Linda Gillies, who played Audrey's mother, is the mother of Isabel Gillies, who played Cynthia McLean. Linda got the role as Mrs. Rouget after director Whit Stillman saw her during her visit on the set with her daughter and thought she looked motherly.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $2,960,492
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $46,663 (1990-08-05)
User reviews
A Dying Breed
They won me over
The Discreet Charm Of The UHB
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Stereo
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
- Color
- Color
