Festen 1998  R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: The Celebration
Dogme 1
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Cast: Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Paprika Steen, Birthe Neumann, Trine Dyrholm, Helle Dolleris, Bjarne Henriksen, Gbatokai Dakinah, Therese Glahn
A family birthday party is the catalyst for accusations and revealed family secrets. But the party is only one chapter in this family saga. The next morning–after the worst has been brought to the table–the family meets again in the same room, at the same table, for breakfast! This is the first of a series of films made under the strict rules of the Danish Dogme 95 manifesto: purity and austerity in filmmaking–hand-held cameras and no musical score, for example.
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Forty Shades of Blue 2005  R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ira Sachs
Cast: Rip Torn, Dina Korzun, Darren E. Burrows, Paprika Steen, Red West, Jenny O'Hara, Jerry Chipman, Andrew Henderson, Emily McKenna, Liz Morton, Joanne Pankow, Stuart Greer
Laura (Dina Korzum) is Russian born and raised but now lives in Memphis with music producer Alan James (Rip Torn). The couple has a son, but they are not married, and Laura accepts Alan's philandering because she is thankful he brought her to the United States. At a testimonial dinner for Alan, Laura meets Alan's somewhat estranged son, Michael (Darren E. Burrows), and the two recognize each others' loneliness and bond. The bonding results in an affair that, in turn, leads to personal awakenings for all involved.
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Mifune 2000 R, 98 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy / Drama
Director: Soren Kragh-Jacobsen
Cast: Iben Hjejle, Anders W. Berthelsen, Jesper Asholt, Anders Hove, Emil Tarding, Sofie Grabol, Paprika Steen, Mette Bratlann, Susanne Storm, Sidse Babett Knudsen
Kresten (Anders W. Berthelsen) is a successful businessman, has recently married the boss' daughter (Sofie Grabol), and has told her and her family that he had no living relatives. Then comes word that his father died back on the farm and he heads home to look after his retarded brother. When he hires a prostitute to help, his life changes. This is the third in the series based on the Danish "Dogme95" manifesto.
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Open Hearts 2002 R, 114 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Susanne Bier, Anders Thomas Jensen
Cast: Sonja Richter, Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Paprika Steen, Stine Bjerragaard, Birthe Neumann, Niels Olsen, Ulf Pilgaard, Ronnie Hiort Lorenzen, Pelle Bang Sorensen, Philip Zanden
After her fiance, Joachim (Nikolaj Lie Kaas), is paralyzed in an accident, Cecilie (Sonja Richter) falls in love with the husband (Mads Mikkelsen) of the woman (Paprika Steen) responsible for causing Joachim's paralysis.
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| 1. Festen (1998)
aka: The Celebration
aka: Dogme 1
2. Forty Shades of Blue (2005)
3. Mifune (2000)
4. Open Hearts (2002)
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