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The Celebration (1998)

Original title: Festen

1998-06-19 · 1h 45m · DA
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Every family has a secret.

A grandiose party to celebrate a sixtieth birthday unleashes a family drama with all the lies that conceal horrendous secrets. The eldest son, Christian, stages a showdown with the popular pater familias; his provocative, moving after-dinner speech dislodges all the masks, which finally fall completely as the father-son conflict intensifies and the bewildered guests look on.

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Thomas VinterbergDirector
Budget
$1.3M

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Ulrich ThomsenUlrich ThomsenChristianHenning MoritzenHenning MoritzenFaderenThomas Bo LarsenThomas Bo LarsenMichaelPaprika SteenPaprika SteenHeleneBirthe NeumannBirthe NeumannModerenTrine DyrholmTrine DyrholmPiaHelle DollerisHelle DollerisMetteTherese GlahnTherese GlahnMichelleKlaus BondamKlaus BondamToastmasterenBjarne HenriksenBjarne HenriksenKokkenGbatokai DakinahGbatokai DakinahGbatokaiLars BrygmannLars BrygmannReceptionisten

Keywords

SecretFamily reunionChildSuicideParent child relationshipDaughterSexual abuseDepressionBirthdayChild abuseHotelierCountry houseTwin sisterLectureDogme 95

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDramaTheme affinitySecret · Family Reunion · ChildDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityFamily ReunionDirector preference169442Actor preference337445 · 407467 · 175313

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What is The Celebration about?

A grandiose party to celebrate a sixtieth birthday unleashes a family drama with all the lies that conceal horrendous secrets. The eldest son, Christian, stages a showdown with the popular pater familias; his provocative, moving after-dinner speech dislodges all the masks, which finally fall completely as the father-son conflict intensifies and the bewildered guests look on.

How long is The Celebration?

The Celebration has a runtime of 105 minutes.

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