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Barcelona
Why this pick
Stillman’s wry, highly verbal social comedy again lets privileged young Americans expose their ideals and insecurities through elegant, combative conversation.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1990 1h 39m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Middle-class Princeton University student Tom Townsend, an admirer of Charles Fourier, attends a debutante dress ball one evening on a whim. After the ball, a mix-up leads to his meeting a small group of young Upper East Side socialites known as the Sally Fowler Rat Pack, after the girl whose apartment they use for after-hours parties. Believing that they accidentally stole a taxi from Tom, they decide to invite him to their after-hours party, to prevent ill feelings.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Taylor Nichols
Charlie Black
Isabel Gillies
Cynthia McLean
Will Kempe
Rick Von Sloneker
Ellia Thompson
Serena Slocum
Chris Eigeman
Nick Smith