The Birthday Party (1981)

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Properties (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf film
gptkbp:audience cult following
gptkbp:awards none
gptkbp:basedOn The_Birthday_Party_(play)
gptkbp:boxOffice $1 million
gptkbp:character gptkb:Stanley_Webber
gptkb:Goldberg
Lulu
McCann
gptkbp:characterDevelopment Goldberg's_manipulation
Lulu's_complexity
McCann's_role_as_enforcer
Stanley_Webber's_breakdown
gptkbp:cinematographyBy gptkb:Gordon_Willis
gptkbp:colors black and white
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:criticalReception mixed reviews
use of dialogue
exploration of existential themes
depiction of psychological tension
symbolism in the film
gptkbp:culturalImpact cult film status
gptkbp:directedBy gptkb:William_Friedkin
gptkbp:distributor 20th Century Fox
gptkbp:editedBy Dede Allen
gptkbp:filmFestival gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival_1981
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:London
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:John_Barry's_score
gptkbp:genre drama
gptkbp:homeMediaRelease Blu-ray
DVD
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Birthday Party (1981)
gptkbp:influenced subsequent_adaptations_of_Pinter's_works
gptkbp:influencedBy theatre of the absurd
The_Birthday_Party_(play)_by_Harold_Pinter
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:John_Barry
gptkbp:narrativeStyle psychological drama
gptkbp:notableFeature the final scene
the interrogation scene
adaptation of a play
the birthday party scene
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkbp:productionCompany 20th Century Fox
gptkbp:releaseDate 1981
gptkbp:releaseFormat theatrical release
gptkbp:runtime 100 minutes
gptkbp:screenings limited release
gptkbp:screenplayBy gptkb:Harold_Pinter
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Robert_Shaw
gptkb:Diane_Wiest
gptkb:Ian_Holm
gptkbp:theme identity
isolation
fear
power dynamics
absurdism