The Celebration
Taste attributes: dramaslowunsavouryheavyrealisticgrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survival
"Every family has a secret."
Boxlist takeExpect a heavy, stirring drama, gritty rather than glossy. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Style & visuals: Gritty, where this profile leans balanced style & visuals
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Synopsis
A grandiose party to celebrate a sixtieth birthday unleashes a family drama with all the lies that conceal horrendous secrets. The eldest son, Christian, stages a showdown with the popular pater familias; his provocative, moving after-dinner speech dislodges all the masks, which finally fall completely as the father-son conflict intensifies and the bewildered guests look on.
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1998
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Danmarks Radio (DR)
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- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
