The Party (R)
synopsis
In Sally Potter's new dark comedy THE PARTY, Janet (Kristin Scott Thomas) is hosting an intimate gathering of friends in her London home to celebrate her political ascension, while her husband, Bill (Timothy Spall), seems preoccupied. Janet's acerbic best friend, April (Patricia Clarkson), arrives and others follow, some with their own dramatic news to share, but an announcement by Bill provokes a series of revelations that gradually unravel the sophisticated soiree, and a night that began with champagne may end with gunplay.
details
Drama, Comedy
1 hr. 11 min.
Opened February 16th, 2018
MovieGoer Review
Sally Potter's quirky The Party owes a lot to a generation's worth of French "gathering" films in which a bunch of characters come together for dinner (or something similar) and all hell breaks loose. Commonalities among these films include... MORE
synopsis
In Sally Potter's new dark comedy THE PARTY, Janet (Kristin Scott Thomas) is hosting an intimate gathering of friends in her London home to celebrate her political ascension, while her husband, Bill (Timothy Spall), seems preoccupied. Janet's acerbic best friend, April (Patricia Clarkson), arrives and others follow, some with their own dramatic news to share, but an announcement by Bill provokes a series of revelations that gradually unravel the sophisticated soiree, and a night that began with champagne may end with gunplay.
details
Drama, Comedy
1 hr. 11 min.
Opened February 16th, 2018
MovieGoer Review
Sally Potter's quirky The Party owes a lot to a generation's worth of French "gathering" films in which a bunch of characters come together for dinner (or something similar) and all hell breaks loose. Commonalities among these films include... MORE
