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Beverly wears low-cut dresses, too much make-up and has a reputation as a man-eating monster. In Mike Leigh's modern classic, 'Abigail's Party', she turns a social get-together between married couples into a time-bomb of emotional tension.
Alison Steadman won two Best Actress awards for her portrayal of the bored, bitchy hostess in this savagely funny study of pretentious middle-class social manners.
Average rating (2 reviews)
"I Like Olives Too!"
Chewbaxter | 05/05/2008 | See all Chewbaxter's reviews (14) »
Timeless Quality
lhargspur | 23/04/2008 | See all lhargspur's reviews (6) »
Alison Steadman's portrayal of Beverley is one of the all time great performances. She is ably assisted by 4 other excellent actors who all contribute to a simple story of a drinks party that goes horribly wrong.
The fashions are very much of their time but everything else is timeless and the atmosphere builds to a crescendo before events finally come to a dramatic end.
Excellent stuff all round.
Alison Steadman, Tim Stern, Janine Duvitski, John Salthouse & Harriet Reynolds | |
PG | |
1977 | |
Fullscreen 4:3 | |
English - Dolby Digital (1.0) Mono | |
None listed | |
1 hour and 38 minutes (approx) | |
Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players. |
