Das Fest
(1998)
Regisseur:
Thomas VinterbergSchauspieler:
Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Paprika Steen, Birthe Neumann, Trine Dyrholm, Helle Dolleris, Therese Glahn, Klaus Bondam, Bjarne Henriksen, Gbatokai Dakinah, Lars Brygmann, Lene Laub Oksen, Linda Laursen, John Boas, Erna BoasZum 60. Geburtstag des Vaters trifft sich die Familie in seinem noblen Landgasthaus. Der Jubilar bittet seinen ältesten Sohn Christian, etwas zum Selbstmord seiner Zwillingsschwester zu sagen. Die Rede fällt jedoch anders aus als erwartet: In gesetzten Worten beschuldigt Christian den Patriarchen, die Schwester als Kind mißbraucht und in den Tod getrieben zu haben.
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.
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.
