Can't recommend Thomas Vinterberg's 1998 "The Celebration" enough. Intense exploration of family dynamics and the Dogme 95 treatment is so appropos in that emerging time of camcorders.
The closest cultural descendants to Dogme 95 now are certain methods of filming and editing YouTube vlogs. Emma Chamberlain and Casey Neistat now activate similar neurons in my mind to the idea of Dogme 95, perhaps aside from their use of music.
> It is the first American film to be made in accordance with the Dogme 95 cinematic manifesto, and just the sixth overall to be recognized by the Danish movement since its inception in 1995. According to the strict filmmaking guidelines under this movement, known as the “Vow of Chastity,” the “supreme goal” of a Dogme 95 work “is to force the truth out of my characters and settings.” Through sourcing all props on location, eschewing a traditional score and dedicating the film to his own schizophrenic uncle, Julien Donkey-Boy is entrenched in a harrowing realism that reflects on Korine’s own connections to the film’s subject matter.
Probably inspired by the Dogme project, for sure. Makes for a very visceral viewing experience.
When you can stomach this movie as a couple freshly in love just after breakfast you can stomach a lot as a couple.
Don't get me wrong. It's a brilliant movie but at times not easy to stomach.