Thomas Vinterberg's Festen (the Celebration)

by C. Claire Thomson, Claire Thomson, Lecturer in Scandinavian Film / Acting Director of the Graduate Programme in Film Studies C Claire T

Book Overview

Danish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg's searing film Festen ("The Celebration") was the first film from the Dogme 95 stable. Adhering to Dogme's cinematic purity -- no artificial lighting, no superficial action, no credit for the director, and only handheld cameras for equipment -- Festen was a commercial and critical success, winning the Jury Prize at Cannes in 1998 and garnering worldwide attention.

The film is set at the sixtieth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295992980
• ISBN13: 9780295992983
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 7.5"