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The Party

1968 · 99 min

A slow-building farce where one clumsy mishap snowballs into chaotic, laugh-out-loud spectacle, carried by a nearly silent, well-meaning outsider.

Tagline: If you've ever been to a wilder party... you're under arrest!
Overview: Hrundi V. Bakshi, an accident-prone actor from India, is accidentally put on the guest list for an upcoming party at the home of a Hollywood film producer. Unfortunately, from the moment he arrives, one thing after another goes wrong with compounding effect.

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
identity
love
media
deception
Places: single country house
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: single location
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	9
Realism	4
Romance	3
Tension	3
Darkness	1
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	2

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Blake Edwards
Written by: Tom Waldman, Blake Edwards, Frank Waldman
Starring: Peter Sellers, Claudine Longet, Natalia Borisova, Jean Carson, Marge Champion, Al Checco, Corinne Cole, Dick Crockett
Music: Henry Mancini
Cinematography: Lucien Ballard
Runtime: 99 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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