Blake Edwards’ The Party (1968) is chaotic, absurd, and brilliant. Peter Sellers stars as Hrundi V. Bakshi, an accidental guest at a Hollywood mansion party. What begins as slapstick evolves into a meditation on alienation and the surreal ballet of human interaction. The ’60s decadence, Mancini’s lounge score, and visual jazz make this film more than comedy. It’s a masterpiece of timing, where silence speaks louder than dialogue. A cinematic experience of feeling out of place yet exactly where y

Paul Boutelle, A former VP candidate for the Socialist Workers Party in 1968, rants at Bill Buckley on socialism vs capitalism. This is from a 1968 episode of Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. This video is intended for educational purposes only. | National Review