The birthday party

Name: The birthday party
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2019-08-20

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Storyline

Children’s birthday parties are most parents' worst nightmare. While the kids play frantically and raise their blood sugar levels, the adults are condemned to a succession of dull conversations about the weather with people they barely know. Not on this birthday party though. Here there is a delightful way for them to break the ice.

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DirectorsPablo Alén, Breixo Corral

ReleasedAug 20, 2019

StatusReleased

Original languageSpanish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Studio

Producciones Labarouta

Reviews

6 reviews · 5 critics

5 fresh · 0 rotten

Roger Ebert

RTChicago Sun-TimesOct 23, 2004

It probably wasn't possible to make a satisfactory film of The Birthday Party. On the other hand, it's impossible to imagine a better film of Pinter's play than this sensitive, disturbing version directed by William Friedkin.

Eddie Harrison

RTfilm-authority.comNov 30, 2023

…faithful to the letter of play, dragging things out for a painful but rewarding two hours plus…

Harold Clurman

RTThe NationOct 3, 2023

Pinter’s ear is so keen, his method so economic and so shrewdly stylized... that his play succeeds in being both funny and horrific. He is aided in this by Friedkin’s direction.

Tim Stevens

RTThe SpoolSep 8, 2023

[T]he filmmaker ratchets up the claustrophobia to near-unbearable levels and brings in several techniques that suggest a certain unreality within the small tale.