A tenderly comic affair…”When A Man Comes Home” has the feel of a Mozart comic opera. But the film’s lightness of touch and nicely casual visual style take the edge off any formalism..Some of the funniest scenes revolve around a prima-donna chef who is drafted in to perform his quasi-spiritual feats of culinary alchemy to keep the star guest happy and ends up having to make do with serving him a glass of water. Knauer is perfect as the fussy male diva, surrounded by assistants who bore him and enjoying his power…an artsy, bittersweet comedy.
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Marks a homecoming for its director…just like in his Oscar-winning masterpiece, Festen, he candidly explores the infinite complications of family life and sentiments
L’ALTRO CINEMA

Tenderly comic… this funny Festen bowed to a warm audience at the Rome Film Festival… Has the feel of a Mozart comic opera. But the film’s lightness of touch and nicely casual visual style take the edge off any formalism, and show that the spirit of Dogme has not quite deserted Vinterberg.
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