The Last Days of Disco (1998)

Director
Whit Stillman

Main cast
Chloë Sevigny; Kate Beckinsale; Chris Eigeman; Mackenzie Astin; Matt Keeslar

Genres
Romance, Comedy, Drama, Music

Description
Two young women (Chloë Sevigny, Kate Beckinsale) and their friends spend spare time at an exclusive nightclub in 1980s New York.


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