A very weird little Aussie number, winner of the Grand Jury Special Prize at Venice. Bubby is 35-years-old but has never been outside the squalid flat where he lives incestuously with his grotesque mother... until the day his Pa returns to the nest. Tasteless and disturbing, but compulsive viewing.
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CEMENT GARDEN (1993)
Certification18 Our Rating
A haunting, twisted adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel of bizarre family dysfunction. Robertson and Gainsbourg are incredibly convincing as siblings left to look after their family after their parents die. Their relationship metamorphasises into a bizarre parody of marriage. Superbly weird and moving
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FESTEN (1998)
Certification15 Our Rating
A family reunion is the setting for this dark and inventive film from Denmark. When the eldest son gives a speech for his father, Helge's sixtieth birthday, Helge and the guests are taken aback by what they hear. There's also a missing daughter and a party of revellers keen to pretend the speech never happened! The fantastic cinematography from Lars von Triers as well as the richly textured plot makes this a unique film. Highly recommended.
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