The Celebration (1998)
- Original title
- Festen
- Directed by
- Thomas Vinterberg
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Denmark, Sweden
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 1,280 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A family gathers at a mansion for the patriarch's 60th birthday party. A son makes a shocking accusation during a dinner speech that exposes a dark secret.
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What happens
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. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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