Rent The Party and the Guests (1966)
3.6 of 5 from 82 ratings
1h 8min
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- Synopsis:
- A group of friends enjoying a bucolic day in the country are accosted by mysterious figures who compel them to join an unexplained lavish banquet. A barbed satire of authoritarianism and conformity unfolds, as each new guest finds their place amongst the revellers, succumbing to the will of their menacing hosts. Jan Nemec's surreal and sinister fable was considered one of the most politically dangerous films of its era. Made during the short flowering of the Czech New Wave in the 1960's, it was subsequently 'banned forever' by the authorities.
- Actors:
- Ivan Vyskocil, Jan Klusák, Jiri Nemec, Pavel Bosek, Karel Mares, Evald Schorm, Jana Pracharová, Zdena Skvorecka, Milon Novotny, Helena Pejsková, Dana Nemcova, Antonin Prazak, Josef Skvorecký, Adolf Siroký, Václav Vodák, Jitka Bodláková, Otakar Bohata, Michal Bosek, Bohumil Dvorák, Josef Elis
- Directors:
- Jan Nemec
- Writers:
- Ester Krumbachová, Jan Nemec
- Aka:
- O slavnosti a hostech / A Report on the Party and Guests
- Studio:
- Secondrun
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama
- Collections:
- The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to: Miloš Forman, Top 10 Czech Films, Top Films
- Countries:
- Czechoslovakia
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 31/01/2022
- Run Time:
- 71 minutes
- Languages:
- Czech LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- The Hand (Ruka, 1965): Jirí Trnka's renowned animated short film (1965)
- Audio commentary by film historian Jonathan Owen
- A Projection Booth audio commentary with film historians Mike White, Samm Deighan and Kat Ellinger
- A filmed appreciation by Peter Hames
- World premiere on Blu-ray
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Reviews (1) of The Party and the Guests
Short and sweet - and a bit strange - The Party and the Guests review by NK
A short film about nothing very much at all. The fact that the communist authorities decided it must therefore be subversive in some way speaks to me more to their paranoia about someone clever putting something past them and making them look silly because they didn't get the joke, than anything much to do with the actual content in this odd little film.
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