I picked up Festen in a car boot sale today for the princely sum of 50p and watched it tonight - wow, how did I miss this movie until now, a truly amazing effort that hits some pitches of almost unbearable intensity. For all the 2 bob budget, the director (not Von Trier as I've mistakenly believed all these years!) creates an insidiously creepy atmosphere throughout and creates some great visuals through camerawork and editing alone (the underwater bath montage is brilliant) - it's the unravelling of the sordid story that keeps you gripped though, just when you think these people can't get any more hideous.... This one really flew by, don't miss it.
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