The Commune

"Glorious."
– Dennis Dermody , Paper Magazine

“**** Emotionally rewarding.”
- Tom Huddleston, Time Out

“INFECTIOUS. Vinterberg captures family dysfunction like no other”
– Laura Kern, Film Comment

With The Commune, lauded Danish director Thomas Vinterberg (The Celebration, The Hunt) examines the fallout from the social upheavals of the 1970s through the microcosm of a Copenhagen commune. Anna (Trine Dyrholm) is a television newswoman and her husband, Erik (Ulrich Thomsen), teaches architecture at a university. But the grim reality of mentoring people whose career prospects are brighter than his own has left Erik disgruntled and bored. When Erik’s father passes away, the couple must decide what to do with the huge house that Erik grew up in, as it’s too expensive for them to maintain on their own. Erik prefers to sell, but Anna — who has become frustrated with Erik’s dour outlook and longs for something new — suggests that they use the opportunity to experiment with a trendy communal living arrangement. Energized by society’s relaxed taboos, Anna and Erik assemble a diverse, rather motley crew of cohabitants and embark on their adventure. Before too long, they take very different paths. Driven by brilliant lead performances from Vinterberg ’s Celebration stars Thomsen and Dyrholm, and with great supporting turns from Lars Ranthe and Fares Fares, The Commune is a sharply observed study of how new values can quickly come into conflict with old habits and affiliations.

Awards:
Won, Best Actress (Dyrholm), Berlin International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Best Editor, European Film Awards, 2016
Won, Best Actress (Dyrholm), Bodil Awards, 2017
Won, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actress (Dyrhom), Robert Festival, 2017
Nominated, Best Feature, Chicago International Film Festival, 2016
Nominated, Narrative Feature Competition, Montclair Film Festival (MFF), 2017