The Celebration (Festen)
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Synopsis
At Helge's 60th birthday party, some unpleasant family truths are revealed.
Cast
- Ulrich Thomsen
- Henning Moritzen
- Thomas Bo Larsen
- Paprika Steen
- Birthe Neumann
- Trine Dyrholm
- Helle Dolleris
- Therese Glahn
- Klaus Bondam
- Bjarne Henriksen
Letterboxd User Reviews
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- Apr 4, 2022
makes a dinner party on succession look like a game of musical chairs… i gasped like 20 times
LucyDec 1, 2022"that's all you were good for" my jaw dropped to the floor. sickening
cinéfila... 🕯️Jun 6, 2023terrible time
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This is what Europe is like every day
darth_erogenousMar 23, 2025a triumph in every way you look at it. good way to get the blood boiling
KarstenSep 24, 2012When filming according to the Dogme 95 rules, it quickly becomes apparent that story and storytelling is everything. The Celebration tells a terrible story, but one that is captivating in its brutal honesty. Once the setup is finished and the catalyst in the story is…
DirkH - Sep 15, 2020
Worst thing about this movie is Ulrich Thomsen’s landing strip soul patch in the promotional photos that’s not even in the movie
Taylor WilliamsFeb 16, 2020this film looks like it was made for 50p and is still better than most films made for £50m
alex todd 🧟♂️Nov 13, 2021when the succession pills hit
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- Thomas Joyce lovedThe Celebration
Festen is an incredible stroke of genius, I was taken aback when it first started with how it’s shot - then learned about “dogme 95” - wow does this method of filmmaking really make an impact… The film itself, much like Another Round, the only other Vinterberg film I’ve seen, has a fantastic…
Jacob Hall lovedThe CelebrationThis is what change looks like. Nobody will acknowledge their wrongdoings unless you confront them straight up. it will be ugly. the excuse of "we're family and family sticks by each other whether they are right or wrong" is what has kept ignorance alive in the world.
Jimmy Cricket lovedThe CelebrationReally great and powerful; The first in the Dogme 95 movement. This was also one of the first films to really show male trauma on screen. It masterfully explores abuse and it’s consequences. It’s also surprisingly well directed for being shot on video.
- AJ Zeppenfeld dislikedThe Celebration
I only made it half way. I get the Dogme95 style but the image quality is so awful that its even more annoying than this family.
alooooo lovedThe Celebrationthey put the function in dysfunctional my first dogme 95 film!!
10000BCman likedThe Celebrationmade me feel incredibly unwell multiple times, incredible film
- Raphael Perrin lovedThe Celebration
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Metacritic
Out of the zany strictures of Dogma 95...Danish newcomer Thomas Vinterberg has made a funny, volatile, visually dynamic story about the unraveling of one extended family during the course of a patriarchal 60th-birthday dinner.
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
This Danish film is an alternately funny and harrowing look at a family crisis, a meltdown that blends the needs of the truthsayers with the instincts of the let's-bury-our-heads-in-the-sand-and-pretend-none-of-this-is-happening types.
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
It's a tribute to The Celebration that the style and the story don't stumble over each other. The script is well planned, the actors are skilled at deploying their emotions, and the long day's journey into night is fraught with wounds that the farcical elements only help to keep open.
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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