Patricia Clarkson steals the show, but everyone in Potter’s gifted cast gets their moment to shine in a sharp-edged, claustrophobic parlour piece that puts the boot into middle-class mores.
Filled with fine performances – notably Ganz, who is hilarious as airy-fairy life-coach Gottfried – it's as riotous as it is pertinent, the perfect tonic in Brexit Britain.
Lively and invigorating filmmaking with an energy that belies its own pessimism.
Filmed in the midst of Brexit, The Party doesn’t directly reference that calamitous event, but beneath all the barbed comments, cutting put-downs and feverish revelations it does expose how quickly old certainties and decades of partnership can be upended when matters of the heart get out of control.
A claret catastrophe of upper middle class navel gazing and hackneyed barbs.
A posh, vicious Abigail’s Party which, like the best guests, doesn’t outstay its welcome.
A politician’s soiree quickly descends into farce in Sally Potter’s star-laden satire, a sharply observed study of love and politics.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
Cameo, Edinburgh from Saturday November 25, 2017, until Thursday November 30, 2017. More info: http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/