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7.7The family of a wealthy businessman gather to celebrate his 60th birthday. During the course of the party, his eldest son presents a speech that reveals a devastating secret that turns the night into a battle of truth and denial.
Cast
- Ulrich Thomsen as Christian
- Henning Moritzen as Faderen
- Thomas Bo Larsen as Michael
- Paprika Steen as Helene
- Birthe Neumann as Moderen
- Trine Dyrholm as Pia
Themes
- daughter
- depression
- infidelity
- child abuse
- suicide
- parent child relationship
- birthday
- country house
- twin sister
- trauma
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Ratings
IMDb
8/10
98,330 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
91%
Metacritic
82/100
- Year
- 1998
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award28 wins & 23 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Thomas Vinterberg (uncredited, per the rules of Dogme 95 )
- Written by
- Thomas Vinterberg Mogens Rukov
- Produced by
- Birgitte Hald [ da ]
- Starring
- Ulrich Thomsen Henning Moritzen Thomas Bo Larsen Paprika Steen Birthe Neumann Trine Dyrholm
- Cinematography
- Anthony Dod Mantle
- Edited by
- Valdís Óskarsdóttir
- Music by
- Lars Bo Jensen
- Production company
- Nimbus Film
- Distributed by
- Scanbox Danmark
- Release dates
- 17 May 1998 ( 1998-05-17 ) ( Cannes ) 19 June 1998 ( 1998-06-19 ) (Denmark)
- Running time
- 105 minutes
- Country
- Denmark
- Languages
- Danish English
- Budget
- US$1.3 million
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Encyclopedic overview
The Celebration (Danish: Festen) is a 1998 Danish black comedy-drama film directed by Thomas Vinterberg and produced by Nimbus Film. It tells the story of a family gathering to celebrate their patriarch's 60th birthday, during which a family secret is revealed.
Skjoldenæsholm Castle was the filming location of Festen. Festen was the first film of the Dogme 95 movement, which was created by Vinterberg and his fellow Danish director Lars von Trier. The movement preferred simple and analog production values to allow for the highlighting of plot and performance. The film won the Jury Prize at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival and was selected as the Danish entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, but it was not chosen as one of the final five nominees for the award.
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