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Whit Stillman Shooting ‘A Night at Claridge’s’, His First Film In A Decade, In Ireland
Whit Stillman is filming *A Night at Claridge’s* in Limerick, Ireland, marking his first feature film in a decade. The production brings the director back to filmmaking after *Love & Friendship* in 2016.
Set in autumn 1943 as American troops gather in southern England ahead of D-Day, the story follows Miss Roach, a London reader displaced by bombing who befriends a German woman at a boarding house. An American officer’s arrival sparks rivalry, while bullying, guilt and a death set events in motion towards a resolution at an elegant hotel.
In short
- Whit Stillman is directing his first feature in ten years.
- Filming is under way in Limerick, Ireland.
- The story is set in wartime England in 1943.
Explained simply
Whit Stillman is an American writer and director known for films about social life, relationships and class. His previous feature, Love & Friendship, was released in 2016; a feature film is a full-length work made for cinema or home viewing.
The new film is set in 1943, during the Second World War, when Allied forces were preparing in southern England for the invasion of German-occupied France, later known as D-Day. Its characters include Miss Roach, a Londoner displaced by bombing, a German woman living at the same boarding house, and an American officer.