Short film
Dinner for One
1963 · 18 min
A gentle, ritualistic comedy of repetition where dignified formality slowly dissolves into tipsy slapstick, watched with cozy familiarity year after year.
- Directed by
- Heinz Dunkhase
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Freddie Frinton, May Warden, Heinz Piper
- Overview
- A very old woman wants to have dinner with her friends. As they are all dead, the butler has to play the role of every guest.
- How it feels
- Absurd, whimsical, warm and satirical. Measured and easy to follow.
- About
- Aging, isolation, memory, class
- Content
- Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Heinz Dunkhase
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Freddie Frinton, May Warden, Heinz Piper
