Festen (Celebration)
1998
****
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Cast: Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Paprika Steen
A darkly comic and very original Danish film about a family who get together to celebrate the father's 60th birthday, but end up airing their dirty laundry in public. Writing is sharp and some of the performances are wonderfully over the top. Shot according to the Dogme 95 rules.
