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The Birthday Party · LeviOsa

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The Birthday Party

DramaFamily1h 11m

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76%

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5.1

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Storyline

This lyrical psychological film is about true friendship. The characters in the film are contemporaries in of late 1970s Azerbaijan SSR with differing visions of the world, yet sharing true and lasting friendship.

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Details

DirectorRasim Ojagov

ReleasedFeb 11, 1977

StatusReleased

Original languageAzerbaijani

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Studios

Azerbaijanfilm

Gosteleradio USSR

Cast

Hadji Ismailov

Hadji Ismailov

Mustafa

Shafiga Mammadova

Shafiga Mammadova

Farida

David Uplisashvili

Ali

Shukufa Yusupova

Shukufa Yusupova

Rana

Elkhan Gasimov

Elkhan Gasimov

Sadaya Mustafayeva

Sadaya Mustafayeva

Ali's Mother

Huseynagha Sadigov

Huseynagha Sadigov

Ali's Father

Fuad Poladov

Fuad Poladov

Nazim

Aghahuseyn Karimov

Aghahuseyn Karimov

Hamid

Rafig Azimov

Rafig Azimov

Salim

Samandar Rzayev

Samandar Rzayev

Faig

Yashar Nuri

Yashar Nuri

Eldar

Reviews

6 reviews · 5 critics

5 fresh · 0 rotten

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Roger Ebert

RTChicago Sun-TimesOct 23, 2004

It probably wasn't possible to make a satisfactory film of The Birthday Party. On the other hand, it's impossible to imagine a better film of Pinter's play than this sensitive, disturbing version directed by William Friedkin.

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Eddie Harrison

RTfilm-authority.comNov 30, 2023

…faithful to the letter of play, dragging things out for a painful but rewarding two hours plus…

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Harold Clurman

RTThe NationOct 3, 2023

Pinter’s ear is so keen, his method so economic and so shrewdly stylized... that his play succeeds in being both funny and horrific. He is aided in this by Friedkin’s direction.

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Tim Stevens

RTThe SpoolSep 8, 2023

[T]he filmmaker ratchets up the claustrophobia to near-unbearable levels and brings in several techniques that suggest a certain unreality within the small tale.

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Information

Title

The Birthday Party

Released

Feb 11, 1977

Rated

Not rated

Region of Origin

Soviet Union

Original Audio

Azerbaijani

Runtime

1h 11m

Status

Released

Studios

Azerbaijanfilm, Gosteleradio USSR

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