The Celebration is a film about a rich family coming together to celebrate a 60 year old man's birthday, however one of his son's decided their going to reveal his darkest secret which is that He raped him and his Sister when they were both younger.
This film is considered one of the greatest Danish Dogme films of that genre. Danish Dogme is a form of film making that was using during the 95 to 05 where the brother of Dogme set out a set of rules to follow.
- Shooting 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).
- The sound must never be produced apart from the images or vice versa. (Music must not be used unless it occurs where the scene is being shot.)
- The camera must be hand-held. Any movement or immobility attainable in the hand is permitted. 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.)
- Optical work and filters are forbidden.
- The film must not contain superficial action. (Murders, weapons, etc. must not occur.)
- Temporal and geographical alienation are forbidden. (That is to say that the film takes place here and now.)
- Genre movies are not acceptable.
- The film format must be Academy 35 mm.
- The director must not be credited
In the celebration it uses the majority of these with the it's greatest achievement being that it's one of the best handheld film made. It really goes a long way to see what you can shoot with such little equipment and how you can make it feel very action packed by having a shaky camera or cutting to another shot very quickly. It also breaks the 180 degree rule often which adds to the action of the scene showing how chaotic it can be.
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