Festen

Synopsis: Interviews and footage from the premiere of the first Dogme film The Celebration.

Genre: Documentary, Short

Director(s): Michael Sandager

Actors: Klaus Bondam, Trine Dyrholm, Thomas Bo Larsen, Henning Moritzen

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Year:: 1998
: 28 min
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THE CELEBRATION:
Christian speaking.
...Hi, I'm here now.
I landed this morning.
What?
Er... Washed? I shaved at
the airport if you must know.
I shaved at the airport
if you must know!
I'm fine... right now
I'm looking across the fields.
At the land of my father.
It's beautiful.
It makes me want to move back for
good, but that'd be problematic.
I'll make it.
Yes, I suppose
it will be... shocking.
What?
... You're dropping out.
OK. 'Bye.
Bloody hell,
that's my brother.
My big brother!
Why the hell didn't you say?
As if I saw him!
I mean, really!
I have to do
everything myself.
Hell, Christian!
What's this?
Hey, man, see him, Kasper?
He's walked all the way from Paris.
Only from the station.
- Hi, all!
- Wow, man!
Now you've had it.
Giddyap! I'll f*ck you, damn it!
- Fucking hell!
- You're very frisky.
It's been bloody ages.
It bloody has.
How's tricks?
I'll give you a lift.
Hop out, kids.
- I'm giving Christian a lift.
- There's plenty of room.
Come on, Mette.
- Sit in the front.
- I can walk.
- No, I want a chat.
- You want us to walk all the way?
- What's up, man?
- All the way!
He's my brother, for f*ck's sake.
Give me a break, will you?
Oh, shut up!
Chill out!
- Do you think dad's back yet?
- Not yet.
Hello?
- Hello, what's your name?
- Lars.
Lars... OK, Mads, listen up.
I have a little problem with
new staff, but OK, now you know.
- Hello.
- Hello.
Who do you think we are?
This is Christian, my brother.
He has two restaurants in Paris.
And I've got a... cafeteria -
- in the docklands.
- Oh, OK.
We grew up here,
so we know how to treat customers.
A really good receptionist keeps
an eye on who's who, right?
And you give us rooms 9 and 19.
I'm afraid you're not on the list.
- What?
- Michael Klingenfeldt.
Your father has told me
that Michael is not invited.
- OK Mads, listen up...
- Lars, OK?
Yes, Lars, it went a bit amok
last year, I got a bit pissed.
When I drink,
things go a bit crazy.
A couple of schnapps
over the top and I freak.
Hey, I've brought
the bloody wife and kids...
Michelle is here, too, so...
I wouldn't know anything about that.
- Is there a room or not?
- Not.
- Let me talk to my father.
- He's out hunting.
Sort it out yourself, then.
That's your job, right?
Lars, just find a room.
I'll talk to dad.
Hey... just give us
one of the small rooms.
They're never used.
3 and 1.
Give us one of those.
- You don't want a key?
- Oh, yes.
I must be on the list.
... Has our sister come?
Do get a move on...
It's daddy's birthday, his sixtieth.
All the people
up ahead are my family.
I have to be there to welcome them.
Nadim, wasn't it?
- Nadim, yes.
- OK, Nadim.
If you go a bit faster
I'll give you my phone number.
Hi, baby! Hi! Are you ready?
They're nearly here.
- You haven't been drinking, right?
- Not today.
Wasn't it a fantastic funeral?
- I'm ready.
- What are you doing here?
What?
Well, you missed
your sister's funeral.
Don't poke your nose in.
I'm poking it into
what you don't do.
You don't go to her funeral.
You don't phone me on my birthday.
You don't show an interest.
Now she's starting, too.
I'm going home.
- Have a nice day.
- Want my bike?
- I won't have it.
- Be quiet. This is old hat.
- Yes, be quiet.
- Spoken just like Christian.
Stop that!
Come on!
- Be quiet.
- Listen to clever Christian.
Stop it!
Be quiet!
Toot again.
So they can hear it.
That's his wife.
One of the son's.
That's Mette.
And the three little piggies.
... How are you?
You kids put a sock in it.
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