Synopsis
A movie in three acts following three couples who, over three years, each host a Christmas party. The camera stays in the kitchen and we are treated to Ayckbourn's beautifully detailed look at middle class life.
Absurd Person Singular
1985 Directed by Michael A. Simpson
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USA
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23 Oct 1985
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I’m sure there are plenty of serious accounts on the mechanics of farce but to save me seeking them out, this play neatly exemplifies the simmer and boil model of magnify-recognise-magnify even more.
It’s telling fun, well cast and Ayckbourn - always escalation not exploitation - offers the commentary without cruelty.