Review: Festen (1998)

Director: Thomas Vinterberg

Cast: Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Paprika Steen, Birthe Neumann,

Ulrich Thomsen

Henning Moritzen

Thomas Bo Larsen

Paprika Steen

Birthe Neumann

Plot: During a family gathering, a celebration for their father's 60th birthday, the eldest son presents a speech that reveals a shocking secret to everyone.

Thomas Vinterberg’s <i>Festen</i> (<i>The Celebration</i>,1998): <br>Criterion Blu-ray review

Thomas Vinterberg’s Festen (The Celebration,1998): Criterion Blu-ray review

Criterion give a stellar release to Thomas Vinterberg’s Festen (The Celebration, 1998), the first feature completed under the Dogme 95 manifesto rules; a brilliant, emotionally raw exploration of masculine trauma, it retains all its power […]

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