10th edtion CIFF – 10-14 April 2024
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Sally POTTER | United Kingdom | 2017 | black-and-white | DCP | 71′ | English | d.s.
Janet hosts an intimate gathering of friends to celebrate her new promotion, but once the guests arrive it becomes clear that not everything is going to go down as smoothly as the champagne. A black comedy, full of sharp dialogues.
Janet (Kristin Scott Thomas) has just received an important position in British politics and is having a small party at her house to celebrate. Invited are her friend April (Patricia Clarkson), with her estranged German partner Gottfried, Women’s studies professor Martha, with her partner Jinny, a renowned chef, and Janet’s colleague Marianne with husband Tom. While the friends arrive, the party gets a dramatic turn when Bill (Timothy Spall), Janet’s husband, makes a shocking announcement. It turns out not to be his only secret and the other guests are dragged along in the accumulation of revelations and confrontations.
Love, friendship and political ideals are put at risk. As the sophisticated soiree starts to unravel, a night that began with champagne soon ends up with arguments, shouting, and a pointed gun. A both wry and hilarious portrait of a group of friends who see their certainties falling apart.
Place: The Cinemas 1
Date: 11 April 2018
Time: 21:45
Duration: 0:51
Place: The Cinemas 5
Date: 12 April 2018
Time: 13:00
Duration: 0:51
Place: The Cinemas 1
Date: 14 April 2018
Time: 12:15
Duration: 0:51
Year in
Festival
2018
Director
Sally POTTER
Camera
Cast
Patricia Clarkson
Bruno Ganz
Cherry Jones
Emily Mortimer
Cillian Murphy
Kristin Scott Thomas
Timothy Spall
Country
United Kingdom
Editor
Anders Refn
Emilie Orsini
Language
English
Length
71′
Music
Peter Hardt
Producer
Christopher Sheppard
Kurban Kassam
Production Company
Production Design
Carlos Conti
Sales
Scenario
Sally Potter
Sound Design
Jean-Paul Mugel
Year of Production
2017