The Party (2017)

Release date: 2018-02-16
Country: UK
Language: English
Director: Sally Potter
Production Co: Adventure Pictures, Oxwich Media
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Rating: 6.6/10
Length: 1h 11min

Storyline

To celebrate her long-awaited prestigious post as a Shadow Minister for Health and, hopefully, the stepping stone to party leadership, the newly-appointed British opposition politician, Janet, is throwing a party for friends at her London flat. Of course, in this select and intimate soirée, apart from Bill--Janet's self-denying academic husband--a motley crew of elite hand-picked guests have been invited: There's April, the sourly cynical American best friend; her unlikely German husband, Gottfried; there's also Jinny and Martha; and finally, Tom, the smooth banker in the impeccable suit. But inevitably, before dinner is served, the upbeat ambience will shatter to pieces, as festering secrets will start surfacing in this perfect domestic war-zone. Undoubtedly, after this night, things will never be the same again.

Plot Keywords

triple f rated, insult, dysfunctional relationship, cuckolded husband, extramarital affair, celebration, vinyl record, politician, party, toilet, f rated, pregnancy, smartphone, drug use, gun, terminal illness, dying, face slap, infidelity, lesbian

Short Review

We're in great company and the story's physical confines don't restrict its range or ambitions. As well as dissecting a 30-year marriage, Potter's script takes in the state of Britain today.