Entertainment Weekly, 10/08/1999, p.77, "...A good case for [the Dogma 95 aesthetic]..." -- Rating: A- - Recommended
Rolling Stone, 10/29/1998, p.79, "...Brashly brilliant..."
USA Today, 11/20/1998, p.6E, "...Filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg seems impressively in control juggling multiple characters..."
Los Angeles Times, 10/16/1998, p.C10, "...A beautifully calibrated and carefully thought out film about a completely out-of-control situation, it is raw without being off-putting and wrenching without losing its sense of humor..."
Sight and Sound, 03/1999, p.39-40, "...[The film] eminently succeeds....Triumphantly the near-documentary it purports to be..."
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Single Layer/Single Side
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 - Mono - Danish
Additional Release Material:
Theatrical Trailer
Thomas Vinterberg's contribution to the Dogma 95 collective is an electrifying achievement, driven by powerhouse acting and hand-held digital camera work so realistic that one might forget they're watching a feature film. Friends and family gather to pay tribute to Helge on his sixtieth birthday, but when it's time for the eldest son, Christian, to give the opening toast, the fireworks begin. At times hysterical, at times tragic and heartbreaking, this is a film that has the ability to single-handedly reaffirm one's faith in cinema. Inspiring and brilliant. Winner of the Jury Prize at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.