The Anniversary Party

The film takes place in the course of one night. The Anniversary Party casts its gaze that is true and at the same time comical, although at times sarcastic, on a group of friends. The couple consisting of author Joe (Alan Cumming) and actress Sally Therrian (Jennifer Jason Leigh) decide to throw a party to commemorate a series of happy events in their marriage: the six-year anniversary, the decision to start a family, and reconciliation after a year apart. They invite their closest friends and, to avoid being sued for disturbing the peace, they invite their awkward fault-finding neighbors. An unexpected present, however, involves the party in an uncontrolled spiral and unleashes an outburst of painful confessions. What was originally planned to be a celebration, becomes a biting analysis of a marriage bordering on an abyss.

Jennifer Jason Leigh born in 1962, in Hollywood (California). Actress, script writer, director, and producer, she became famous for her brilliant acting as Tralala in Noites Violentas no Brooklin (1989) by Ulrich Edel. Leigh has acted in over sixty films since her professional debut at the age of 10 (1972, The Waltons). At this time, she is part of the cast in The Road to Perdition, by Sam Mendes to be released next year. The Anniversary Party is her first film as director and script writer. Alan Cumming born in 1965 in Perthshire (Scotland). He began a career as actor in the miniseries for TV, Shadow on the Stone (1987). Also a script writer, producer, and composer, Cumming directed his first film in 1994, Butter, for TV. He also directed Burn Your Phone (1996) and this film, The Anniversary Party.

43ª MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA

43ª MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA