Scenes That I Love: Charlie Comes Up With An Acronym in Whit Stillman’s Metropolitan


The Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to director Whit Stillman!

Today’s scene that I love comes from Stillman’s first film, 1990’s Metropolitan.  In this scene, Charlie (Taylor Nichols) explains why UHB is a much better term for their social class than preppy.  As usual, Nick (Chris Eigeman) is there to provide support in his own unique way.  Nichols and Eigeman were both perfectly cast in this film.

Scenes That I Love: Nick Confronts Rick Von Slonecker in Whit Stillman’s Metropolitan


The Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to director Whit Stillman!

Today’s scene that I love comes from Stillman’s first film, 1990’s Metropolitan.  In this scene of preppie-on-preppie violence, Nick (Chris Eigeman) confronts the loathsome aristocrat Rick Von Slonecker (Will Kempe).  Upper class fisticuffs follow.  Chris Eigeman is about as perfectly cast as any actor ever has been in the role of Nick.