The Party

Name: The Party
Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy
Released: 1980-12-17
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Claude Brasseur, Brigitte Fossey, Sophie Marceau, Denise Grey, Jean-Michel Dupuis

1980·Movie·110 min·★ 6.6(1,216)

Drama Romance Comedy More French titles

A thirteen-year-old French girl deals with moving to a new city and school in Paris, while at the same time her parents are getting a divorce.

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United States	France Channel Amazon Channel	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
India	—	Amazon Video
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Canada	Tele Quebec	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Germany	Allstars Amazon Channel, HBO Max Amazon Channel	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
France	Molotov TV, TF1+	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Canal VOD
Spain	Filmin, Acontra Plus, Acontra Plus Amazon Channel, Tivify	Acontra Plus
South Korea	Watcha	—

About The Party

The Party is a 1980 French-language drama, romance and comedy film directed by Claude Pinoteau. The cast is led by Claude Brasseur, Brigitte Fossey, Sophie Marceau. It has a runtime of 1h 50m. Viewers rate it 6.6/10 across 1200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on France Channel Amazon Channel.

The Party was produced by Productions Marcel Dassault, Gaumont, and Gaumont International and made in France. It was released on December 17, 1980.

Director: Claude Pinoteau
Writers: Claude Pinoteau, Danièle Thompson
Release date: December 17, 1980
Original language: French
Status: Released
Country: France
Production: Productions Marcel Dassault, Gaumont, Gaumont International

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The Party cast & crew

The Party was directed by Claude Pinoteau and written by Claude Pinoteau and Danièle Thompson.

The cast features Claude Brasseur as François Beretton, Brigitte Fossey as Françoise Beretton, Sophie Marceau as Victoire Beretton, aka 'Vic', Denise Grey as Mrs Valadier aka 'Poupette', Vic's great grandmother, Jean-Michel Dupuis as Etienne, François' dentist friend, and Alexandre Sterling as Mathieu.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Vladimir Cosma, cinematography is by Edmond Séchan, and it was produced by Marcel Dassault.

Is The Party worth watching?

The Party holds an audience score of 6.6/10 from 1,216 ratings, a solidly received drama films.

At 1h 50m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, romance, and comedy, The Party is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Party

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