The Shower

A talky, stage-like ensemble piece that mixes awkward comedy with raw confrontations, feeling like a low-budget Cassavetes drama with a feminine twist.

Directed by

Gail Harvey

Genres

Comedy

Starring

Kate Lynch, Brent Carver, Janet-Laine Green

Overview

A feminine take on a Cassavetes drama, the film focuses on a group of women who have gathered for a surprise baby shower. However, as the female guests arrive (the household males having adjourned to an afternoon football game), the off-screen mother-to-be goes into premature labour, leaving the bored invitees to sip spiked punch and discuss the dearth of available men until the drunken boys return home, thus setting the stage for male/female confrontations, confessions and clumsy acts of copulation-notably while standing under a shower. An exploration of the contemporary trappings of male/female sexual politics.

How it feels

Satirical, cynical, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Gender, sexuality, family, identity

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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