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Hitting Blu-ray and DVD from KL Studio Classics on September 5th, The Birthday Party<\/a><\/em> is a captivating dark comedy based on the play by Harold Pinter<\/a> Robert Shaw<\/a> stars as Stanley Webber, a piano player living at a rundown British seaside resort. After his landlady (Dandy Nichols<\/a>) holds a joyless birthday party for him, two unexpected guests (Sidney Tafler<\/a>, Patrick Magee<\/a>) appear, with only Stanley knowing who they are and why they\u2019re there. What follows is a birthday celebration that is more akin to a nightmare than a joyous occasion. (The air of menace that flows throughout the picture shows flashes of future greatness from director William Friedkin<\/a> — who would go on to helm The Exorcist<\/a><\/em> five years later). So while not the most joyful bash, The Birthday Party<\/em> is an examination of the complicated interactions that define our daily lives that is most definitely worth RSVPing to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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