The Celebration Reviews

Such a cringe-inducing and uncomfortable film, it gives you the same feeling you get when you go to a dinner party that you can’t wait to leave from. Incredibly well made.

they put the function in dysfunctional


my first dogme 95 film!!

Festen is an incredible stroke of genius, I was taken aback when it first started with how it’s shot - then learned about “dogme 95” - wow does this method of filmmaking really make an impact…

The film itself, much like Another Round, the only other Vinterberg film I’ve seen, has a fantastic script, not a single word is wasted. Characters are well fleshed out and developed in a way which is maybe only possible as a result of how the Dogme 95 movement allows it to.

All the cast were genuinely phenomenal, recognising a few from Another Round, although of course younger. I was floored several times, not only by the writing itself, but the performances which make it hit as hard as it does with such profound impact.

I gasped several times throughout, the most awkward dinner party I’ve ever attended, really positioning you as another guest. I really need to now rewatch Another Round, and dip into more of Vinterberg’s work. A tremendous filmmaker.

I only made it half way. I get the Dogme95 style but the image quality is so awful that its even more annoying than this family.

8/10

I love it when shitty people get what they deserve

8/10

Good

Really great and powerful; The first in the Dogme 95 movement. This was also one of the first films to really show male trauma on screen. It masterfully explores abuse and it’s consequences. It’s also surprisingly well directed for being shot on video.

made me feel incredibly unwell multiple times, incredible film

This is what change looks like. Nobody will acknowledge their wrongdoings unless you confront them straight up. it will be ugly. the excuse of "we're family and family sticks by each other whether they are right or wrong" is what has kept ignorance alive in the world.

What. The. Fuck.

Gagging