The Celebration

Movie

1998

1h 45m

Danish

Drama

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8.1

Critic Score:

Watch on The Criterion Channel

The family of a wealthy businessman gather to celebrate his 60th birthday. During the course of the party, his eldest son presents a speech that reveals a shocking secret.

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The Celebration

Movie

1998

1h 45m

Danish

Drama

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Watch on The Criterion Channel

The family of a wealthy businessman gather to celebrate his 60th birthday. During the course of the party, his eldest son presents a speech that reveals a shocking secret.

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8.1

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Cast

Christian

Faderen

Michael

Helene

Moderen

Pia

Mette

Michelle

Toastmasteren

Kokken

Gbatokai

Onklen

Receptionisten

Søsteren

Birthe

Farfar

Farmor

Statister

Statister

Statister

Statister

Statister

Statister

Statister

Statister

Directed By: Thomas Vinterberg

Written By: Thomas Vinterberg (Screenplay), Mogens Rukov (Screenplay)

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WolfGameAlpha says...

9 years ago

A film that simultaneously makes your blood boil and makes you silently contemplate your reasons for feeling as such. Though occasionally explicit without outright reason (in the tradition of most Dogma 95 films), it stands head and shoulders above most in the manifesto's catalogue by providing complex human analysis to coincide with the rough cinematography.

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guzlml-deleted-1729916030 says...

3 months ago

Extreme intensity, one of the most Immersive films ever made. The camera is frenetic, it never misses a movement, an expression, and the image is raw, visceral, there is no artificial light or soundtrack, the sensation is of watching a home video of a real family reunion. The story is bizarre, weird, it goes down absurd paths and reaches unimaginable places, often to the point of despair, it's all a complete mess, where comedy, tragedy and the disturbing go hand in hand towards total chaos.

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Jordyep says...

one year ago

You know how sometimes you watch something, and it’s kinda perfect in its own way, but you realize it doesn’t entirely hit you in the way it should because another creator has taken the concept and improved & expanded on it by leaps and bounds? If I try to remove that context for myself (although that’s not entirely possible, of course), I think this is outstanding. The dialogue and characters are amazing, the Dogma 95 filmmaking style works really well in this faux documentary context, it’s offensive and chaotic in the best possible way and the entire thing is memorable from beginning to end because it hits so many emotions perfectly. 9/10

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angelfade says...

10 years ago

Overrated and filled with dogma clichés, this movie could make you believe that the more it's boring, the better it is. Just avoid the pain if you think you're going to watch something raw. It is really just a bad movie pretending it's good.

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