Party

In Oliveira’s 1996 comedy-drama, a battle of the sexes comes to blows on the Azorean island of San Miguel when Rogério (a young man with old money) and his enigmatic wife Leonor host a garden party. Among the intriguing guests are an older couple comprising the philosophical Irene and debauched Michel. When the group reconvenes at their villa years later, one of the four proves strong, one weak, and two must choose in this crackling, witty work starring the renowned French character actor Michel Piccoli (Topaz, Belle de Jour) and prolific Greek actress Irene Papas (The Guns of Navarone, Zorba the Greek).