what, exactly, was the 'A.L.A.'?...
...From that pamphlet a young man handed to 'Lily', and which the Cathar-adhering 'Xavier' quite strongly objected to?! I've watched this film, like, a bazillion times and still can't quite figure it out! As for those who didn't like the film, its level of screwball, anything-can-happen hyperliteracy was right on par with Stillman's equally riveting "Last Days of Disco". Throughout the movie, star GRETA GERWIG very much reminded me of the cool, blonde beauty of DISCO's CHLOE SEVIGNY, as both delivered their respective lines in a totally deadpan way. It's almost as if Stillman is trying to magically craft the perfect, icy cinematic blonde in much the same way Hitchcock did with TIPPI HEDREN! Anyway, loved DAMSELS, loved LAST DAYS OF DISCO! To my mind, Stillman is still very much on point as a filmmaker!
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