Ulrich Thomsen,
Henning Moritzen,
Thomas Bo Larsen,
Paprika Steen,
Birthe Neumann
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This Danish comedy drama won the Jury Prize at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. It opens in rural Denmark as family members assemble for the 60th birthday celebration of patriarch Helge (Henning Moritze... read more
Directed by: Thomas Vinterberg
Release Date: June 19, 1998
Keywords:
home,
dogme 95,
dogme film,
first dogme,
hand held,
Ulrich Thomsen ,
Thomas Vinterberg ,
Lars Von Trier
DVD Release Date: April 12, 2005
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December 20, 2011Simple, stripped-down film by Danish auteur Thomas Vinterberg, made under the Dogme 95 manifesto which, among other things, promotes shooting with a handheld camera while restricting the use of artificial lighting. The realistic, almost home-video style and look of the film makes... read more
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January 31, 2011A great story which was confusing at times. I'm not sure about some of what happened as it was in a different language and it's hard to read the scene whilst reading the subtitles and sarcasm doesn't always come across in writing. Well worth watching though.
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October 1, 2009A fantastic film, marking the beginning of the Dogme 95 movement. Shame it broke so many of the rules! I'm a big fan of Dogme but for my money only one film can actually truly call itself pure Dogme and that is The Idiots. Vinterberg will always be in Von Triers shadows though I ... read more
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March 11, 2007This is my first Dogme 95 film that I've seen. To eb honest I hadn't heard an awful lot about the movement before the conversation in my film class. I did enjoy it a lot.
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July 4, 2009This going to be a tough one. Oh my. Every now and then I look and the mirror whether the person that went to back the day before is gone and someone else got out of the bed and put on my face.
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January 23, 2009The first Dogme 95 film and very impressive it is too! Great story and fantastic acting all round.
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December 11, 2008While the plot sounded interesting, I was put off by the Dogme 95 rules, mainly the fact it was filmed by hand. Nevertheless, I watched it and was blown away. Although the only thing that happens is, people talk a lot, the performances are great, especially Ulrich Thomsen's. All ... read more
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Critic Reviews
August 21, 2009
Rob Nelson, City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul
April 21, 2008
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
gripping and devastatingly powerful
October 1, 2004
Gregory Weinkauf, New Times
Best of the 'Dogme' fims, which isn't saying much, but there you go.
August 6, 2004
Thomas Delapa, Boulder Weekly
Extraordinary...It is a celebration, not of a sham birthday party, but of the transformative power of truth. Full Review
March 9, 2004
Jake Euker, F5 (Wichita, KS)
A major triumph for the Dogme group, and a success from any point of view.
August 15, 2003
Nick Davis, Nick's Flick Picks
Pungent family drama, but thuddingly self-serious and wildly overpraised.
January 1, 2000
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
It's a fine line to walk, that between comedy and misery, but Vinterberg handles the balancing act magnificently. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Dustin Putman, DustinPutman.com
Watching the picture, it felt more like a cerebral experience, than a normal film. Full Review
January 1, 2000
David N. Butterworth, rec.arts.movies.reviews
The Celebration is among one of the finest films ever made. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Kevin Lally, Film Journal International
Draws the viewer in with its immediacy, emotional rawness, and elements of surprise, shock and suspense. Full Review
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