The Birthday Party (1984)

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Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf film
gptkbp:basedOn The_Birthday_Party_(play)
gptkbp:boxOffice $1 million
gptkbp:character gptkb:Stanley_Webber
gptkb:Goldberg
Lulu
McCann
gptkbp:cinematographyBy gptkb:Peter_Hannan
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:criticalReception mixed reviews
gptkbp:directedBy gptkb:David_K._H._Lee
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Cannon_Group
gptkbp:editedBy gptkb:John_Glen
gptkbp:filmFestival gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkbp:genre drama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Birthday Party (1984)
gptkbp:influencedBy Theatre of the Absurd
Harold_Pinter's_works
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:John_Altman
gptkbp:notableFeature atmospheric tension
symbolism
dark humor
psychological themes
ambiguous ending
character-driven narrative
adaptation of a play
Pinter's dialogue
minimalist setting
Diane_Wiest's_performance
Robert_Shaw's_performance
gptkbp:premiere 1984 Cannes Film Festival
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:David_K._H._Lee
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:Cannon_Group
gptkbp:releaseYear 1984
gptkbp:runtime 100 minutes
gptkbp:screenplayBy gptkb:Harold_Pinter
gptkbp:setIn a seaside boarding house
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Robert_Shaw
gptkb:Diane_Wiest
gptkb:Murray_Melvin
gptkb:Stephen_Rea
gptkbp:theme existentialism
identity
isolation
fear
power dynamics
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Harold_Pinter