The Celebration

October Films | Release Date: October 9, 1998

8.2	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 30 Ratings

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SpangleMar 9, 2016

One of the first works from the avant garde film movement, Dogme 95, The Celebration is a fantastic work from director Thomas Vinterberg. A compelling and thoroughly entertaining look at this broken and dysfunctional family, the film feelsOne of the first works from the avant garde film movement, Dogme 95, The Celebration is a fantastic work from director Thomas Vinterberg. A compelling and thoroughly entertaining look at this broken and dysfunctional family, the film feels almost like a home movie and that we are getting this exclusive behind the scenes look. In this aspect, the camera work is phenomenal and really puts you into the film and makes it feel as though you are watching this all unfold. The lack of music is an interesting touch that is honestly unnoticeable. The film did not need a score and did not have one, which really added to the realism of the film as a whole. The acting was fantastic, as was the writing, which really added great depth and authenticity to the various characters in the film. For a film that did not really focus on a single character as the protagonist, it never felt disjointed and was still incredibly focused. Overall, The Celebration is a fantastic film that is really well made and a powerful look at family.… Expand

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ZapadorOct 8, 2016

This would have to be somewhere on my personal Top 3, so brilliant in every little detail.
It deals with almost the entire spectrum of emotions, from melancholic to extremely funny - at times these sort of extremes even co-exist without everThis would have to be somewhere on my personal Top 3, so brilliant in every little detail.
It deals with almost the entire spectrum of emotions, from melancholic to extremely funny - at times these sort of extremes even co-exist without ever interfering with each other in a bad way.
A true masterpiece.
The fact it had a budget of just 1.3 million USD makes it that much more impressive!

I'm not really sure to what extend this movie works outside of Denmark, I'd imagine one would have to be Danish to fully grasp every subtle but brilliant detail this movie has to offer.… Expand

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NickTheCritickApr 26, 2022

A wealthy Danish family celebrates the patriarch's 60th birthday. Everyone arrives, children and friends, even the servants participate. Everything is beautiful, perfect, polite. Memories flow. Until someone makes a toast that evokes someA wealthy Danish family celebrates the patriarch's 60th birthday. Everyone arrives, children and friends, even the servants participate. Everything is beautiful, perfect, polite. Memories flow. Until someone makes a toast that evokes some little skeletons in the birthday boy's closet.
For me clearly the best film by Thomas Vinterberg. Shot with a frenetic camera work a real stylistic homage to Von Trier.… Expand

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