Review of The Party (1968) by Irvin C — 30 Apr 2013
Birdie num nums! LOL. One will be LOL-ing in this wonderful Blake Edwards-Peter Sellers cinematic collaboration (their only non-Pink Panther film together). The brownface conceit aside, Sellers is wonderful as a bumbling Indian actor who gets accidentally invited to a lavish Hollywood party.
Chaos ensues. I was struck by how this film felt like a Jacques Tati film ("Playtime", in particular) with the way the gags, slapstick and the descent (or ascent) to chaos is structured (I looked it up and it was indeed Tati-influenced).
It's terrific.
This review of The Party (1968) was written by Irvin C on 30 Apr 2013.
The Party has generally received very positive reviews.
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