Can't recommend Thomas Vinterberg's 1998 "The Celebration" enough. Intense exploration of family dynamics and the Dogme 95 treatment is so appropos in that emerging time of camcorders.
Wholeheartedly agree that Festen a.k.a. "The Celebration" is the best thing to come out of Dogme 95. But even Festen doesn't fully adhere to the rules laid out in the Dogme 95 manifesto!
The closest cultural descendants to Dogme 95 now are certain methods of filming and editing YouTube vlogs. Emma Chamberlain and Casey Neistat now activate similar neurons in my mind to the idea of Dogme 95, perhaps aside from their use of music.
That, plus Nicolas Winding Refn's Pusher trilogy is also canonical Dogme 95. That's before Refn became a mainstream director with his Drive. Despite the fact that most Danish directors have already abandoned Dogme you can still see its influence in their more recent films. I think Dogme 95 can be considered the New Wave Cinema moment of Danish cinematography, it's been incredibly prolific and influential.
> It is the first American film to be made in accordance with the Dogme 95 cinematic manifesto, and just the sixth overall to be recognized by the Danish movement since its inception in 1995. According to the strict filmmaking guidelines under this movement, known as the “Vow of Chastity,” the “supreme goal” of a Dogme 95 work “is to force the truth out of my characters and settings.” Through sourcing all props on location, eschewing a traditional score and dedicating the film to his own schizophrenic uncle, Julien Donkey-Boy is entrenched in a harrowing realism that reflects on Korine’s own connections to the film’s subject matter.
Just watched this again few weeks ago since 90’s. So good still. It seems that Succession has taken quite a bit of influence from Celebration. I think calling the pilot episode Celebration might have been nod to that direction. The somewhat restless camerawork in that series is where Dogme style lives on.
That's an interesting take! I'm always fascinated by the camera work in Succession. How the camera is most often positioned as a physical observer. The casual angles that are sometimes obscured or intentionally poorly framed.
Probably inspired by the Dogme project, for sure. Makes for a very visceral viewing experience.
I think Festen (The Celebration) has a score of 10/10. Also appreciated Idioterne (The Idiots) but 7/10. Are there more suggestions here? I remember Fuckland was not well received in Argentina.
