Synopsis
A trio of beautiful girls set out to revolutionize life at a grungy American university: the dynamic leader Violet Wister, principled Rose and sexy Heather. They welcome transfer student Lily into their group which seeks to help severely depressed students with a program of good hygiene and musical dance numbers.
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Cast
- Greta GerwigViolet Wister
- Carrie MacLemoreHeather
- Megalyn EchikunwokeRose
- Lio TiptonLily
- Ryan MetcalfFrank
- Jermaine CrawfordJimbo
- Caitlin FitzGeraldPriss
- Zach WoodsRick DeWolfe
- Domenico D'IppolitoComplainer Student
- Nick BlaemireFreak Astaire
Recommendations
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The A.V. Club
Even though I'm not sure I understand what Stillman was going for minute-to-minute, I was swept away by how original Damsels is, and how funny. - 88
Slant Magazine
The clash of styles in Damsels in Distress is bewildering and then disarming. - 80
Time Out
Too many movies come to us as preordained cult objects - this is the real deal. - 75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
This is a mannered comedy, more stylized and theatrical, almost surreal at times, and less accommodating to his trademark brand of razor-sharp dialogue. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Highbrow campus-comedy from long-lost Whit Stillman is a flawed but frequently hilarious comeback. - 70
Variety
Stillman proves he still knows how to write crackling, articulate dialogue for quirky preppie characters whom he loves laughing at as much as with. - 70
New York Magazine (Vulture)
Stillman's comeback comedy Damsels in Distress is wobbly and borderline twee, but it deepens as it goes along and becomes rich. - 70
The New Yorker
Given the earnest mayhem that prevails at your local multiplex, there is surely a place for a lightly mocking modernist with a growing distaste for the modern. [9 April 2012, p.84]
