Party Girl (1995) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Party Girl
Year
1995
Running time
94 min.
Country
United States
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Genre
Comedy | Independent Film (US)
Synopsis
24 year old Mary (Parker Posey) is earning her rent money by throwing yet another party at her loft but, this time she gets busted. Now Mary has to rely on her godmother, Judy, to bail her out. Mary visits the library to thank Judy, who is head librarian, for her kindness, but instead finds herself admonished by Judy for lack of responsibility and inability to hold down a job. In her defense, Mary agrees to take up a job as a library clerk. She assumed Judy would let her be, but instead, Judy constantly criticizes Mary's abilities. Steamed by Judy's dismissal of her lifestyle, Mary is determined to prove herself and in the process realizes a sense of responsibility and self-worth. The one time Party Girl has metamorphosed into a young mature woman.
Awards
1995: Sundance Film Festival: Nominated for Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic
Critics' reviews
- "Mary is a spiritual descendant of Holly Golightly, and there's an echo, as well, of Edie Sedgwick, the late Andy Warhol superstar who moved the American-princess-on-a-bender mythology into the drug-rock era."
- "The modern take on old-fashioned romantic comedy is surprisingly effective."
- "Unlike most of the Hollywood Gen X movies, Party Girl actually looks as if it were made from the inside."
- "The movie is poppy, clever and more than enjoyable, but Posey is something else altogether. She's a revelation."
- "If bad behaviour and smugness were truly charming, Party Girl might be as much fun as it imagines it is. And Madonna might even have a decent movie career."
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