ruby stevens
14Jan12
it's like blackface?
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ruby stevens
14Jan12
so offensive i've never managed to sit through it. can i really be the only person who feels this way??
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saptarshi
23Jan12
yeah it's interesting, because a lot of fairly intelligent people give him a pass saying "We did not mind because he spoke the language and something about him was okay in the way that it was okay for Peter Sellers to do it in The Party7. It was affectionate. Peter Sellers loved India and Michael Bates loved India, he spoke Hindi and I think you can just tell. The blacking-up does not become a prop; it’s not part of the joke, it’s just something they have to do because they happen to be the best actors to play the part. When the blacking-up is a prop, and made to look like a joke, like in Curry and Chips for instance, then yes, I object to it, though I love Spike Milligan8. But it is silly blacking-up really." (http://lisa.revues.org/664)
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ruby stevens
24Jan12
it even showed up in our recent mubi poll of 20 greatest films. and people criticized me for voting it down :\ i told them exactly what i thought, of course :P
Hani
9Oct11
I love movies that do not have a plot. This is why I love this one despite the unnecessary gags that have been used only to fill the 99 min, only few times they worked well. The two lonely characters and the drunk waiter had more to follow than what we have seen. And this is the only thing that remains after the movie ends. Gags evaporate.
capricorn-aries
13Jul11
Chef-d'-oeuvre!!!!!!!!!!!!! Peter Sellers 4 eveeeeeeeeeeeeeer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
agostinellips
22May11
It starts getting fantastic when the dinner scene ends. I'd love to have this kind of parties nowadays... Sellers is awesome!
Jye Sherwell
26Jul10
Well Edwards was able to create possibly the greatest party scene of all time in "Breakfast at Tiffany's"....so hopefully this will be good.
Julian Indica
23Nov09
The pacing is almost existential. A fine portrayal of empathy winning over akwardness.
