Festen

1998
12
1h 41m

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8.0/10

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At Helge's 60th birthday party, some unpleasant family truths are revealed.At Helge's 60th birthday party, some unpleasant family truths are revealed.At Helge's 60th birthday party, some unpleasant family truths are revealed.

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IMDb RATING

8.0/10

97K

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4,530

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 28 wins & 23 nominations total

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Trivia
Since this is a Dogme-film, there cannot be any non-diegetic (artificial) sounds added, no post-production. The camera also needs to be hand-held. So when Christian falls to the floor in the reception and sees his sister, Christian himself had to hold the camera when falling. To achieve the "dizzy" sound, the original cameraman swung the microphone around in the air.

Goofs
In an early scene, a cameraman can be seen reflected in a bedroom mirror (director Thomas Vinterberg noticed this but kept it in).

Quotes
[last lines]
[subtitled version]
Michael: Nice one, Dad. Good speech. Well done. But I think you'll have to go now so we can eat our breakfast.
Faderen: Of course, of course.
Faderen: [to his wife] Coming?
Moderen: I'll stay here.

Alternate versions
The DVD also contains an alternative ending.

Connections
Featured in Bag om filmen 'Festen' (1998)

Soundtracks
I Skovens dybe stille ro
By Fritz Andersen

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Featured review

10/10

Fall into it.

I'll say 2 things about this movie.

1. This is a danish movie. A danish philosopher known to numerous people, Søren Kierkegaard, talked about emotional contra intellectual. This is a movie you should experience with your feelings, not your brain, turned on. If you do this, you'll smile and cry.

2. The acting is fantastic. It's so realistic, but still "wild" enough to keep you to the screen.

Can't help it, need to give it 10/10. It's not at great MOVIE, but it's a truely great EXPERIENCE. And as far as I'm considered, we're watching movies because we like to experience?

I've never fell into a movie like i fell into this one.