Howard in Particular
1979 · 14 min
Atom EgoyanCast
Carman Guild Jana Grinka Wilder Fulford Beatrice Pater Anthony Saunders Randy Milks
Plot
An old man reluctantly attends his retirement party, which consists of a six minute taped conversation in an empty room.
Sinekatalog’s take
An old man reluctantly attends his own retirement party, which turns out to be a taped conversation in an empty room. Egoyan's brief short quietly stings with its deadpan loneliness, a good watch for fans of understated bleakness.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.4 / 10 (220 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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