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Oddball Cinema Presents: Food for Thought

The Celebration is a biting Danish film laced with dark humor, set during an elegant family gathering at a patriarch’s estate. As guests toast and speeches begin, cracks in the facade of respectability reveal a simmering undercurrent of tension. The film blends discomfort and satire, using awkward laughter and social ritual to explore the absurdity—and pain—of maintaining appearances.

■ Title — The Celebration
■ Director — Thomas Vinterberg
■ Cast — Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen
■ ©1998 | Rated R | 1h 41m | Drama