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)
- Director
- Writer
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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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Featured review
An Acquired Taste That You May Find to Be Delightful If You're in the Right Mood for It
"Damsels in Distress" lives in a world utterly of its own making, and you're either going to accept that world or you're not. I was won over and found this film to be a charming, eccentric movie about a group of college girls, and one in particular, who hide their insecurities behind a confident desire to better their fellow students.
Greta Gerwig is the leader of the pack, a somewhat annoying girl who also remains rather winning and appealing thanks to Gerwig's terrific performance. The film reminded me somewhat of another movie released this year, Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom" (though that's a far better film) in its quirky determination to stick to the rules it erects for itself, but also in its tone and its assembled cast of characters who are all basically good people trying to make sense of a frequently confusing and not always very pleasant world.
"Damsels in Distress" is not going to be to everyone's taste, but, also like "Moonrise Kingdom," if it is to your taste you'll probably be delighted by it.
Grade: A-
Greta Gerwig is the leader of the pack, a somewhat annoying girl who also remains rather winning and appealing thanks to Gerwig's terrific performance. The film reminded me somewhat of another movie released this year, Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom" (though that's a far better film) in its quirky determination to stick to the rules it erects for itself, but also in its tone and its assembled cast of characters who are all basically good people trying to make sense of a frequently confusing and not always very pleasant world.
"Damsels in Distress" is not going to be to everyone's taste, but, also like "Moonrise Kingdom," if it is to your taste you'll probably be delighted by it.
Grade: A-
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- 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
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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