In ‘The Party’, Peter Sellers’ Brownface Is the Elephant in the Room
While Peter Sellers' role as an Indian man in The Party may represent just another one of his masks, it also does problematize this 1968 film.
Blake Edwards
Cut! Shoot! The Directorial Styles of Blake Edwards and Richard Lester
The Party, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Juggernaut give us good clean fun about slavery and brothels.
Silly Sexual Politics Undermine ‘Operation Petticoat’
Silly sexual politics prevent this film from being a bona fide classic.
