The Celebration Movie Review 1998

Danish patriarch Helge (Moritzen) is turning 60 and a black-tie bash is being given to celebrate the event. But the celebration turns into a rancid display when all the family skeletons coming rattling out of their closets. Everyone's got a score to settle and is more than happy to air the family's dirty linen. Danish with subtitles. The film was shot with a hand-held video camera in available light and sound according to the tenets of Dogma 95--a Danish filmmaking collective Vinterberg belongs to.

Distribution

USA Home Entertainment, 1 W. Forest, Englewood, NJ 07631-4004, Phone: (201)871-1000, URL: http://www.polygram-us.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 105 minutes.
Originally from Danish.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Family Drama, Bad Dads, Birthdays

Screenplay

Thomas Vinterberg, Mogens Rukov

Cast

Henning Moritzen, Ulrich Thomsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Paprika Steen, Lene Laub Olsen, Helle Dolleris, Gbatokai Dakinah

Cinematography

Anthony Dod Mantle

Director

Thomas Vinterberg

Producer

Birgitte Hald, October Films

Awards

Ind. Spirit 1999: Foreign Film; L.A. Film Critics 1998: Foreign Film; N.Y. Film Critics 1998: Foreign Film.