Sally Potter

Director

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The Profile

English film director, screenwriter and producer, known for Orlando (1992) and The Party (2017).

Born 1949 in London. Film director, screenwriter and producer. Known for the film Orlando (1992), an adaptation of Virginia Woolf's novel, and for The Party (2017).

DeBaser hosts a single, strongly positive review of Sally Potter's film The Party, praising its black-comedy tone, stage-like setting and ensemble cast. The review highlights Potter's direction of an outstanding group of actors and situates the film in a British tradition of sharp social comedy. Orlando is listed among Potter's notable works.

Notable Quotes

❝ A masterpiece film that elevates British cinema with an exceptional cast deftly directed by Sally Potter, because when you have to direct actors like Timothy Spall and Bruno Ganz, Kristin Scott Thomas and Patricia Clarkson, or Emily Mortimer, Cherry Jones, and Cillian Murphy, there's probably not much you need to explain.