Chrisy
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 | Subject: Festen - Thomas Vinterberg (1998)  Wed May 21, 2008 12:18 am | |
| FestenFrom Thomas Vinterberg IMDB - Quote :
- A darkly comic journey into forbidden family territory. No one can ignore a person like Danish patriarch Helge Klingenfeldt. So on his sixtieth birthday, a celebration is required. Friends and relatives scurry to the country estate. Eventually, every family's secrets will come out. And since his twin sister's death two months ago, prodigal son Christian is more haunted than usual. The time has come for the darkest family skeleton to be revealed, and it must be done in their father's style - with flair, and malice.
First movie of the Dogme 95 For those of you who dont know what the Dogme 95 is... - Quote :
- Dogme 95 (in English: Dogma 95) is an avant-garde filmmaking movement started in 1995 by the Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg with the signing of the Dogme 95 Manifesto and the VOW OF CHASTITY. They were later joined by fellow Danish directors Kristian Levring and Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, to form a group sometimes known as the Dogme 95 Collective or the Dogme Brethren.
Goals and rules
The goal of the Dogme collective is to purify filmmaking by refusing expensive and spectacular special effects, postproduction modifications and other gimmicks. The emphasis on purity forces the filmmakers to focus on the actual story and on the actors' performances. The audience may also be more engaged as they do not have overproduction to alienate them from the narrative, themes, and mood. To this end, Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg produced ten rules to which any Dogme film must conform. These rules, referred to as the "Vow of Chastity," are as follows:
1. Filming must be done on location. Props and sets must not be brought in (if a particular prop is necessary for the story, a location must be chosen where this prop is to be found).
2. The sound must never be produced apart from the images or vice versa. (Music must not be used unless it occurs within the scene being filmed, i.e., diegetic).
3. The camera must be a hand-held camera. Any movement or immobility attainable in the hand is permitted. (The film must not take place where the camera is standing; filming must take place where the action takes place.)
4. The film must be in colour. Special lighting is not acceptable. (If there is too little light for exposure the scene must be cut or a single lamp be attached to the camera).
5. Optical work and filters are forbidden.
6. The film must not contain superficial action. (Murders, weapons, etc. must not occur.)
7. Temporal and geographical alienation are forbidden. (That is to say that the film takes place here and now.)
8. Genre movies are not acceptable.
9. The final picture must be transferred to the Academy 35mm film, with an aspect ratio of 4:3, that is, not widescreen. (Originally, the requirement was that the film had to be filmed on Academy 35mm film, but the rule was relaxed to allow low-budget productions.)
10. The director must not be credited.  What to say? Well to start with, I really hesitated to post this movie here or in the comedy part cause although every review I saw about this movie consider it a drama, in my opinion, this is dark humour at its best  At least I laughed a lot  So I ask the ones who saw it also here. Did you really think this was a drama? Really? (or is it just me and my sick head?  ) Another proof that with almost no budget, amazing things can be done. Great story, excellent acting, hilarious hysterical characters. EXCELLENT from beginning to end!! 
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| | Subject: Re: Festen - Thomas Vinterberg (1998) Wed May 21, 2008 1:00 am | |
| its not a comedy if you ask me (its just that language thats so damn funny  ) | |
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| | Subject: Re: Festen - Thomas Vinterberg (1998) Wed May 21, 2008 7:45 am | |
| Dogma-movies... either you love 'em, or you hate 'em... I love 'em!!! Festen is one of the best Dogme's!!!  - Quote :
- Festen - Thomas Vinterberg (19980
hmmm... this is a very futuristic version of Festen I guess!!!  | |
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| | Subject: Re: Festen - Thomas Vinterberg (1998) Wed May 21, 2008 9:49 am | |
| It's comedy, for sure I projected this movie while working at the local filmhuis in the village I used to live...laughed my ass off as well | |
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Chrisy
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| | Subject: Re: Festen - Thomas Vinterberg (1998) Wed May 21, 2008 10:39 am | |
| Yes I agree, it is full of dark humour codes Like the old woman who start singing in the middle of the chaos situation. All the character are hysterical but in a funny way. This is a dark comedy in my opinion too  | |
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| | Subject: Re: Festen - Thomas Vinterberg (1998) Wed May 21, 2008 11:14 pm | |
| hmm yes.. definately a fan of dark humor as well  great movie | |
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