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F Festen (1998)
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Festen (1998)

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Country: DK
Technical: col 106m
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Cast: Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen

Synopsis:

Members of an extended family gather at the home of a respected businessman for his birthday, but the elder son ruins the occasion by constantly rising to make revelations about his father's relationship with his recently deceased sister and himself.

Review:

One of the Dogma 95 films which originated in Denmark and aimed for greater authenticity by eschewing additional light, post-synch sound and retakes, and adhering religiously to hand-held shooting techniques. The effect is exhilarating but at times the grain and jerkiness are studied to the point of becoming a style in their own right. In subject matter it resembles La Règle du Jeu, El Angel Exterminador and the contemporary Sitcom in its exposure of the haute-bourgeoisie as essentially pathetic and depraved under all its culture and finery.

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Country: DK
Technical: col 106m
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Cast: Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen

Synopsis:

Members of an extended family gather at the home of a respected businessman for his birthday, but the elder son ruins the occasion by constantly rising to make revelations about his father's relationship with his recently deceased sister and himself.

Review:

One of the Dogma 95 films which originated in Denmark and aimed for greater authenticity by eschewing additional light, post-synch sound and retakes, and adhering religiously to hand-held shooting techniques. The effect is exhilarating but at times the grain and jerkiness are studied to the point of becoming a style in their own right. In subject matter it resembles La Règle du Jeu, El Angel Exterminador and the contemporary Sitcom in its exposure of the haute-bourgeoisie as essentially pathetic and depraved under all its culture and finery.


Country: DK
Technical: col 106m
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Cast: Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen

Synopsis:

Members of an extended family gather at the home of a respected businessman for his birthday, but the elder son ruins the occasion by constantly rising to make revelations about his father's relationship with his recently deceased sister and himself.

Review:

One of the Dogma 95 films which originated in Denmark and aimed for greater authenticity by eschewing additional light, post-synch sound and retakes, and adhering religiously to hand-held shooting techniques. The effect is exhilarating but at times the grain and jerkiness are studied to the point of becoming a style in their own right. In subject matter it resembles La Règle du Jeu, El Angel Exterminador and the contemporary Sitcom in its exposure of the haute-bourgeoisie as essentially pathetic and depraved under all its culture and finery.

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