While it’s unlikely that any of us will get Patricia Clarkson, Bruno Ganz, Cherry Jones, Emily Mortimer, Cillian Murphy, Kristin Scott Thomas and Timothy Spall over for dinner, “The Party” is the next best thing. The new film by Sally Potter (“Orlando,” “Ginger & Rosa”) is coming, and you’ll want to make sure you RSVP.
Winner of the Guild Film Prize at the Berlin Film Festival, “The Party” has a simple premise — friends gather for dinner, but food isn’t exactly the main thing on the menu. Here’s the official 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.
“The Party” opens on February 16, 2018.