In Celebration (1975)

Directed by

Lindsay Anderson

Genre

drama film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Australia, United Kingdom

Runtime

2h 21m

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A family gathers to celebrate their parents' fortieth wedding anniversary, but old tensions and buried resentments surface among the grown sons. The story unfolds mostly in one house as the characters reveal their disappointments and struggles.

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What happens

In Celebration is a 1975 British drama film directed by Lindsay Anderson and starring Alan Bates, Brian Cox, James Bolam, Bill Owen, Gabrielle Daye and Constance Chapman. It is based on the 1969 stage production of the same name by David Storey which was also directed by Anderson and starred all of the same cast members. The movie was produced and released as part of the American Film Theatre, which adapted theatrical works for a subscription-driven cinema series. It was meant to be shown theatrically with tickets sold in advance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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