The Party

Sally Potter

Featuring brilliant performances from an ensemble including Kristin Scott Thomas, Timothy Spall and Patricia Clarkson, Potter’s black comedy takes place during a small get-together that quickly escalates into an all-out confrontation.

DIRECTOR
Sally Potter
YEAR
2017
COUNTRY
UK
RUNTIME
71 minutes

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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. A Roadside Attractions release.

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