A group of better-off thirty-somethings meet for a weekend in Knud and Beth's home. The host couple is prone to bickering regularly. The married couples (Jan and Ilse, and Kjeld and Tove) that are visiting understand and try to stay out of the way. Bachelor Lars, however, comes into his own and is a constant source of provocative comments.
Acting
Jens Østerholm's Lars is gloriously insufferable.
Direction
Kjærulff-Schmidt traps you in claustrophobic politeness.
Writing
Dialogue so awkward you'll need to pause and breathe.
Director
Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Denmark's 1960s 'kitchen sink' movement, exposing middle-class hypocrisy with surgical precision.
The roast pork dinner scene was shot in one continuous 11-minute take — the actors' genuine exhaustion fuels the tension.
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