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The Party (1980) — Stream on France Channel · CriticCrunch

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The Party

Movie1980·110 min

The Party

Directed by Claude Pinoteau

Drama Romance Comedy

A drama romance film directed by Claude Pinoteau.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 65%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.6/10

1K ratings

About The Party

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.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Cozy, Contemplative
Story Tags: coming of age, family dysfunction, infidelity, paris, parent child, romantic partners, outsider misfit, fish out of water, slow burn reveal, young first love

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Details

Director: Claude Pinoteau
Language: French

Cast

Claude Brasseur, Brigitte Fossey, Sophie Marceau

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Where to Watch The Party

Checked 6 days ago

1 streaming

Stream

France Channel

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How The Party Ranks

All movies

Top 65%

1980s movies

Top 68%

Drama movies

Top 67%

★Claude Pinoteau films#2 of 3

Among the best films we track.

Second-best Claude Pinoteau film, behind The Party 2.

the vibe

The Party Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderateapproachablelight-touchpersonalheartfeltcozy

contemplative

What it's about

fish out of waterslow-burn revealcoming of agefamily dysfunctioninfidelityoutsider misfitparent childromantic partnersyoung first loveparis

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

cozycozy