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Movie Description
To celebrate their sixth anniversary, successful novelist Joe Therrian (Alan Cumming) and his wife, famous Hollywood actress Sally (Jennifer Jason Leigh), invite their friends over for a party. Sally and Joe have only recently reconciled after a separation, and the strain in their relationship reveals itself as the party progresses. An especially difficult topic is Joe's casting of trendy young actress Skye Davidson (Gwyneth Paltrow) in a film based on his latest novel--a role that might have gone to Sally. Also present are the Therrians's neurotic friends: the insecure director Mac (John C. Reilly) and his neurotic wife Clair (Jane Adams), movie star Cal Gold (Kevin Kline) and his wife Sophia (Phoebe Cates)--who has given up her career to support their children, and the next door neighbors, who have their own problems. The result is truly a night to remember.
Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming cowrote and codirected THE ANNIVERSARY PARTY, casting their friends in the lead roles, and shooting on digital video to give the film more intimacy and freedom than mainstream Hollywood dramas. Featuring fresh, honest acting from its ensemble and brilliant performances from Leigh and Cumming, THE ANNIVERSARY PARTY is a hilarious look at life and love.
Film Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
Snap Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 2.0 - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Jennifer Jason Leigh - Director/Screenwriter, Alan Cumming - Director/Screenwriter
Documentary - 1. Sundance Channel: ANATOMY OF A SCENE
Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Text/Photo Galleries:
Filmographies - 1. Cast & Crew
DVD-Rom Features:
Script-to-Scene Comparison
Original Website
Industry Reviews
"...Cumming and Leigh cleverly drop clues with scant explanation, only to pick them up later, fully revealed. This technique allows the plot to unravel naturally..."
Box Office - Annlee Ellingson (06/01/2001)
"...Well observed....All the roles are in good hands..."
Variety - Todd McCarthy (05/21/2001)
"...A relationship film of bracing laughs....This PARTY probes emotional wounds most Hollywood films dodge..."
Rolling Stone - Peter Travers (05/24/2001)
"...An articulate, acutely observant film....The movie has such finely woven performances that the best scenes project a convincing illusion of spontaneity..."
New York Times - Stephen Holden (06/08/2001)
"...An intimate and compelling study of bruised emotions..."
Rolling Stone - Peter Travers (07/05/2001)
"...Cumming and Leigh, who also co-wrote and directed, bring to their stylish, incisive and compassionate film an immediacy and a bracing snap..."
Los Angeles Times - Kevin Thomas (06/08/2001)
"...It contains several surprisingly powerful performances..."
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (05/15/2001)
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