The Celebration (Festen) (1998)

Movie Diary 2013 (162 movies items)

"3.5. Hilpeinä käynnistyvät yläluokkaiset synttärikutsut muuttuvat erään paljastuksen myötä niin vaivaannuttaviksi, ettei välillä voi uskoa silmiään. Varjeltu salaisuus itse on jo törkeän sairas, mutta että sitä yritetään tuolla tavoin pitää piilossa sillä verukkeella, että käynnissä ovat juhlat? Erään päävieraan mustan miesystävän saapuminen aiheuttaa lisää erittäin epämiellyttäviä hetkiä alati kiristyvään juhlatunnelmaan. Tarkoituksellisen ruma videokuva"

Watched in 2013 (213 movies items)

"20.4.2013 My first dogme to the date. Thomas Vinterberg sure makes good use of those techniques, or lack of techniques, when people are having a party and bunch of yelling, arguing and revelation of secrets ensues for a hour and forty minutes. That time goes by fast, with very few dull moments, and overall, despite what's gone through in the film, enjoyable watching almost, if that's the right word. Well I still have hard time rating this and giving it a simple one opinion on how good it is, b"

“In my opinion, the first movie following the Dogme rules was just great. No special effects, no big stars just a simple and pure movie. It was also th”

Movies I've seen in 2013 (56 movies items)

"1st viewing, PC 9 April 2013 Director: Thomas Vinterberg Brilliant, absurd and funny. Just the kind of a film you can watch over and over without getting tired of it. And wish there would be so much more films of the kind. "

Movies seen in 2013 (111 movies items)

"21.03. PC/TV, 1st viewing DIRECTED BY Thomas Vinterberg Gonna see Jagten soon and I had to see the most acclaimed film by Vinterberg. It's my first dogma film and a bloody brilliant one at that. It ingeniously maintains a home video feel yet avoids feeling cheap through great editing and camera angles. What results is a very inspiring whole: Vinterberg makes film-making look so easy here - similar to Ingmar Bergman in that regard. The film is thoroughly intense, balancing between dark hilarity"

SHOULD IT HAVE WON? 1998... POLL (10 movies items)

"milca; JohnDoeRules. Total Votes - 2"

Dear Cinema Diary - Vol 4 E1 - Jan 2013 (35 movies items)

" This is an interesting and sometimes a bit surreal film. Then again, there are many families where one starts to wonder if everyone just escaped from a madhouse. Personally, I found the Dogme 95 style the most crippling aspect of the film. Still, the film managed to over come this handicap and still produce a film that was engaging."

Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2013) (100 movies items)

" Points: 15 Chosen by: johanlefourbe (6), Wendel (8), JohnDoeRules (1) Previous rank: new entry IMDB top 250 rank: not ranked"

Films That Shocked Me to My Core (18 movies items)

"If you like your black comedy REALLY black, "Festen" is the film to go for. Another one that will give you a stomach ache by the end"