Trivia / The Celebration

• Enforced Method Acting:
  • Before the actual shooting, the cast lived in the villa for a week to become a psuedo-family, so their reaction to the revelation — which they weren't prepared for — would be more genuine.
  • The extras playing the party guests were not informed of the speech's content beforehand. After filming the party for so long, they had taken a liking to the genial father figure, so their shocked reactions are genuine. The director noted that most of the extras seemed to go into immediate denial about the allegations, creating an unscripted but fascinating nuance.
• Throw It In!: Michael breaking off a furious row with his wife to take a drink of water was not planned. Thomas Bo Larsen's throat was getting raw after shouting and screaming for several takes, so he stopped the scene for a quick sip, then continued where he left off. The director thought it was hilarious and left it in.

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