The look of the film
My girlfriend and i sat down to watch Festen the other week and after just 5 minutes it was turned off, why? because my girlfriend didn't like the look of it, it wasn't aesthetically pleasing, nothing to do with subtitles as she loves foreign films, I guess because it was gritty looking, its the same when it comes to movies from the 70's. Anyway I just watched Festen on my own today and it was amazing. I was so engrossed, it felt like a fly on the wall documentary, it felt so real, lots of emotions.
My point is to anyone that thinks like my girlfriend and is deciding to watch Festen please give it a chance, you won't be disappointed.