The Party

the Party is an American film of Blake Edwards, left the August 13rd 1969.

Synopsis

An Indian actor, named Hrundi V. Bakshi, is recruited by an Hollywood studio to play an indigenous soldier in a remake of Gunga DIN . During turning, this very awkward man destroys one of the very expensive decorations of film. The producer very angry against the actor of second order asks that one note it on a black list. Following a error-misunderstanding of the studio, Hrundi is found invited with the annual festival of the studio, in Hollywood. During the festival, the actor accumulates the blunders but is not only…

Comment

This American comedy is a parody of the Night of Michelangelo Antonioni whose realizer takes again the esthetics of film (geometrical and " froide") as well as the trouble which can occur of the artificial joys. Moreover, Blake Edwards takes again one of the key principles of Tati: each actor, appearing or principal, is a source of gags, observes and is observed; each character is spectator and actor. This effect is obtained thanks to the transparency decoration. The main actor is then nothing any more but one discussion thread.

Data sheet

Title: the Party
original Title: The Party
Realization: Blake Edwards
Scenario: Blake Edwards, Tom Waldman, Frank Waldman
Production: Blake Edwards
Production companies: Mirisch Company (the U.S.A.), United Artists (the U.S.A.)
Distributive firm for France: Carlotta Films (France)
Music: Henry Mancini
Photography: Lucien Ballard
Assembly: Ralph E. Winters
Decorations: Fernando Carrere
Country of origin: the United States
Format: Colors - 2:35.1 Cinemascope - Mono - 35 mm
Kind: Comedy
Lasted: 99 minutes
Coming out date: August 13rd 1969; new exit the November 17th 2004

Distribution

Peter Sellers: Hrundi V. Bakshi
Claudine Longet: Michelle Monet
J. Edward McKinley: Fred Clutterbuck
Margin Champion: Rosalind Dunphy
Sharron Kimberly : The princess Helena
Denny Miller: Wyoming Bill Kelso
Gavin MacLeod: C.S. Divot
Buddy To ballast: Davey Kane
Fay McKenzie : Alice Clutterbuck
Kathe Green: Molly Clutterbuck
Stephen Lily: Geoffrey Clutterbuck
Steve Franken : Levinson
Jean Carson: Nanny
Al Checco: Bernard Stein
Corinne Sticks: Janice Kane
Dick Crockett : Wells
Frances Davis: Maid
Danielle Of Metz: Stella D' Angelo
Herbert Elect: The realizer
Paul Ferrara: Ronnie Smith
Allen Jung: Cook
James Lanphier: Harry
Jerry Martin: Bradford
Elianne Nadeau : Wiggy
Thomas W. Quine: Dunphy
Timothy Scott : Gore Pontoon
Ken Wales : the assistant realizer
Carol Wayne: Julie Warren
Donald R. Frost: the player of drum
Helen Kleeb: the secretary
Linda Gaye Scott: The starlet
Natalia Borisova: The ballerina
Jeremy Martin: Bradford

Around film

The group of French Dj Birdy Nam Nam car its name of a scene where Peter Sellers tries to nourish a bird by telling him “birdy nam nam” (“birdie num num” actually).

See too

the Party on Internet Movie Database
Peter Sellers on Internet Movie Database

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