5. The Barbarians and the Mansion

In this final installment of our series on the films of Whit Stillman, we’re discussing Stillman’s return to filmmaking after over a decade of exile, or what he refers to as “development heck,” with the 2011 comedy Damsels in Distress starring Greta Gerwig, which led to a fruitful partnership with none other than Amazon Studios with the pilot The Cosmopolitans and then his seemingly inevitable Jane Austen adaptation Love & Friendship. Stillman discusses the making of each of these later projects, how they do and don't diverge from his 90s trilogy, and what he hopes to accomplish with his career going forward in the constantly shifting media landscape of the twenty-first century. This episode also features insights from critics Fran Hoepfner and Marya E. Gates as well as author Girish Shambu. The Entertainment is a production of KIOS 91.5 FM Omaha Public Radio. It is produced and edited by Courtney Bierman. Today’s show featured music and clips from Damsels in Distress, Love & Friendship, The Cosmopolitans, and Metropolitan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.