Description
Book SynopsisDanish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg's film Festen ("The Celebration") was the first film from the Dogme 95 stable. Adhering to Dogme's cinematic purity, Festen was a commercial and critical success, winning the Jury Prize at Cannes in 1998. This study examines the history and context of the film.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Festen and Film History
1. Dogma 95 and Danish Cinema
2. The Auteur and Cinema History
3. Dogma 95 and the Death of Film
Part II. Festen’s bodies
4. The Handheld Camera
5. The Hotel
6. Sense Memory and the Haptic
Part III. Festen’s ghosts
7. The Story of Allan
8. Festen from Screen to Stage
9. Media and Time
Appendix A. Dogma 95 Manifesto and Vow of Chastity
Appendix B. Festen: Data
Appendix C. Thomas Vinterberg: An Annotated Filmography
Notes
Bibliography
Index
