About the traditional celebration at Christmas. It is a safety valve, a cleansing bath that gives strength and zest for life well into the new year. "People meet" – and masks fall around the lavishly laid tables, where the director and the workers drink together. Local democracy works – and long-standing marriages falter! However, very few Christmas parties reach the same heights as the one enjoyed by the staff at Simonsens Bijouteri Fabrik.
Acting
Preben Kaas delivers peak Danish everyman desperation.
Writing
Sharp class satire disguised as farce.
Director
Finn Henriksen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The julefrokost remains sacred Danish tradition — this film arguably invented the 'disastrous office party' genre decades before Hollywood caught up.
Finn Henriksen directed this during Danish cinema's 'happy time' era, though critics noted its surprisingly bitter aftertaste about class mobility.
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