DVD
REVIEW: DAMSELS IN DISTRESS
9/23/12
OVERVIEW:
From Academy Award® nominee Whit Stillman (Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Metropolitan, 1990) comes the intelligently witty comedy DAMSELS IN DISTRESS, debuting on Blu-rayTM and DVD September 25th from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The film is a charming yet quirky tale about a group of beautiful, female college students and their misguided ways of helping to cure their depressed classmates with a program of good scents and musical dance numbers. DAMSELS IN DISTRESS stars Greta Gerwig (No Strings Attached, upcoming Nero Fiddled by Woody Allen), Aubrey Plaza (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, TV’s “Parks & Recreation”), Adam Brody (Mr. & Mrs. Smith, TV's "The OC", upcoming Seeking a Friend for the End of the World), Analeigh Tipton (Crazy, Stupid, Love, TV’s “America’s Next Top Model”), Hugo Becker (TV’s “Gossip Girl”), Megalyn Echikunwoke (TV’s “House of Lies,” “90210”), and newcomer Carrie MacLemore.
SYNOPSIS:
DAMSELS IN DISTRESS follows a trio of beautiful girls who set out to revolutionize life at a grungy East Coast College – the dynamic leader Violet Wister (Greta Gerwig), principled Rose (Megalyn Echikunwoke) and sexy Heather (Carrie MacLemore). They welcome transfer student Lily (Analeigh Tipton) into their group, which seeks to help severely depressed students with a program of good hygiene and musical dance numbers. The girls become romantically entangled with a series of men — including slick Charlie (Adam Brody), dreamboat Xavier (Hugo Becker) and the mad frat boys Frank (Ryan Metcalf) and Thor (Billy Magnussen)—who threaten the girls’ friendship and sanity.
DVD: The film is
presented in widescreen in a 1.85:1 aspect ration
preserving its theatrical format. The picture is just
flawless. Not only the picture looks great in
this release, also the sound it is good, a 5.1 Dolby Digital
in English that provides a
good complement to the picture. It also includes
English subtitles.
VIDEO:
1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
AUDIO:
English
French Spanish Thai 5.1
Dolby
Digital Surround
Subtitles - English French
Spanish Chinese Korean Thai Optional
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Commentary with Writer/Director Whit Stillman and Cast
Deleted Scenes
Outtakes
Damsels in Distress: Behind the Scenes
An Evening with Damsels in Distress: Q&A with Whit Stillman and Cast
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