New in Theatres:
"The Anniversary Party"
and "Bride of the Wind"
"The Anniversary Party"
and "Bride of the Wind"
Synopsis - "The Anniversary Party"
Taking place over the course of one night, "The Anniversary Party" is a serio-comic, sometimes scathing inspection of a group of friends. Joe and Sally Therrian (Cumming and Leigh) have a party to celebrate several important junctures in their marriage: their sixth anniversary, their decision to start a family and their reconciliation after a yearlong separation. They have invited their closest friends, their past and current temptations, and (to avoid a lawsuit) their contentious neighbors. An unexpected gift sends the party spiraling out of control and unleashes an explosion of painful confessions. The celebration becomes a scorching dissection of a marriage on the brink.
Release Date: Limited release in New York and Los Angeles, June 8, 2001
Directed By: Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming
Produced By: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Alan Cumming and JoAnne Sellar
Screenplay By: Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming
Starring: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Alan Cumming, Jane Adams, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mina Badie, Phoebe Cates, John Benjamin Hickey, Kevin Kline, Denis O'Hare, Michael Panes, Parker Posey, and John C. Reilly
Rated R for language, drug use and nudity.
Official Fine Line Features Site: "The Anniversary Party"
Synopsis - "Bride of the Wind"
Surrounded by the visual riches and musical power of the turn-of-the-century Vienna, the beautiful Alma Mahler, played by Sarah Wynter, becomes lover and muse.
Release Date: Very limited opening in select cities, June 8, 2001
Directed By: Bruce Beresford
Written By: Marilyn Levy
Produced By: Gerald Green
Starring: Sarah Wynter, Gordon Catlin, Vincent Perez, Jonathan Pryce, Marion Rottenhofer, and Simon Verhoeven
Official Paramount Classics Site: "Bride of the Wind"
