The Celebration Reviews

The Celebration Review
by Matt Prigge
Director: Thomas Vinterberg Writers: Thomas Vinterberg and Mogens Rukov (from an idea by Thomas Vinterberg) Starring: Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Mortizen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Paprika Steen, Birthe Neumann, Trine Dyrholm, Helle Dolleris, Therese Glahn, Klaus...more

The Celebration Review
by Allan Jenoff
The Celebration Directed by: Thomas Vinterberg Starring: Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Paprika Steen, Birthe Neuman Running time: 105 minutes My rating (5 star scale): **** more

The Celebration Review
by Mark O'Hara
One thing can be said about Christian Klingenfeldt - he's his own man. At the start of Thomas Vinterberg's 'Festen' ('The Celebration'), Christian (Ulrich Thomsen) is walking by himself, a country road stretching before him. He has left France,...more

The Celebration Review
by Dustin Putman
Directed by Thomas Vinterberg. Cast: Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Paprika Steen, Birthe Neumann, Trine Dyrholm, Helle Dolleris, Gbatokai Dakinah, Therese Glahn, Klaus Bondam, John Boas, Erna Boas. 1998 - 101 minutes - Danish with...more

The Celebration Review
by Christopher Null
. THE CELEBRATION A film review by Christopher Null Copyright 1998 Christopher Null more

The Celebration Review
by David N. Butterworth
In the spring of 1995, the 'Dogme 95,' a collective of Danish filmmakers, among them Lars von Trier ("Breaking the Waves") and Thomas Vinterberg, entered into a radical agreement that would henceforth dictate their style of filmmaking. This pledge,...more

The Celebration Review
by Mark R Leeper
Capsule: It is Helge's 60th birthday and his whole family has turned out to celebrate. But as people get drunker things are things are going to be said and things will be done. This will be the...more

The Celebration Review
by Steve Rhodes
As is the custom in Denmark, the eldest son in THE CELEBRATION (FESTEN) is first to read his congratulatory speech at his father's birthday party. The 60 year old father, Helge, played with confident assurance by Henning Moritzen, beams at his grown son...more

The Celebration Review
by Bryant Frazer
THE CELEBRATION -------------------------------------------------------------- GRADE: B more

The Celebration Review
by Harvey S. Karten
Reviewed by Harvey Karten, Ph.D. October Films Director: Thomas Vinterberg Writer: Thomas Vinterberg, Morens Rubkov Cast: John Boas, Klaus Bondam, Lars Brygmann, Gbatokai Dakinah, Helle Dolleris, Trine Dyrholm, Therese Glahn, Gjarne Henriksen,...more