The Last Supper (1995): Food for (murderous) thoughts
1995 • Stacy Title • 1.85:1 • Jump to Gallery ↓
Directed by Stacy Title, The Last Supper tells the story of a group of liberal graduate students who start inviting guests with opposing political views to dinner and engage them in debate. When one such confrontation turns deadly, the friends rationalise their actions and move to the next guest, escalating their behaviour under the belief that they are serving the greater good.
The film is built around repetition and escalation. Each dinner introduces a new guest and a variation on the same moral dilemma, gradually intensifying the ideological conflict and its consequences. The dinner table becomes a tribunal where the guest defends their position while the hosts act as judge, jury, and executioner, ready to deliver a final verdict.
As a result, the film focuses on extended conversations that play a central role in building tension and propelling the story forward. Blending dark comedy with thriller elements, The Last Supper is a satirical examination of extremism and self-righteousness, focusing on interaction and argument.
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- The Story: A group of liberal grad students in Iowa begins inviting controversial conservatives to dinner to poison those whose views they find morally reprehensible. But as their ideological murders pile up, so do the contradictions in their righteous cause. Read my review of The Last Supper.
- Actors: Cameron Diaz, Ron Eldard, Annabeth Gish, Jonathan Penner, Courtney B. Vance, Bill Paxton, Jason Alexander, Nora Dunn, Mark Harmon.
- Director: Stacy Title
- Year: 1995
- Cinematographer: Paul Cameron
- Origin: American Cinema
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Genre: Black Comedy
