Festen
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Festen is a critically acclaimed 1998 Danish drama film directed by Thomas Vinterberg, known for being the first Dogme 95 film and for its intense portrayal of a family gathering unraveling dark secrets.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Festen canonical | 10 |
| Christian in Festen | 1 |
| Festen (1998 Danish film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10353994 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Festen Context triple: [Anthony Dod Mantle, notableWork, Festen]
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A.
Julefest
Julefest is an annual Danish-style Christmas celebration in Solvang, California, featuring traditional holiday events, decorations, and cultural activities.
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B.
Strassenfest
Strassenfest is an annual German-themed street festival in Jasper, Indiana, featuring traditional food, music, parades, and cultural celebrations.
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C.
Gladfest
Gladfest is an annual community festival in Gladstone, Missouri, featuring family-friendly entertainment, food, and local vendors.
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D.
Natales
Natales is a commune in Chile’s southern Magallanes Region, known for its proximity to the Patagonian city of Puerto Natales and the Torres del Paine National Park.
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E.
Jour de fête
Jour de fête is a 1949 French comedy film by Jacques Tati, centered on a bumbling village postman whose attempts to modernize mail delivery lead to a series of visual gags and satirical observations about postwar modernity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Festen Target entity description: Festen is a critically acclaimed 1998 Danish drama film directed by Thomas Vinterberg, known for being the first Dogme 95 film and for its intense portrayal of a family gathering unraveling dark secrets.
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A.
Julefest
Julefest is an annual Danish-style Christmas celebration in Solvang, California, featuring traditional holiday events, decorations, and cultural activities.
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B.
Strassenfest
Strassenfest is an annual German-themed street festival in Jasper, Indiana, featuring traditional food, music, parades, and cultural celebrations.
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C.
Gladfest
Gladfest is an annual community festival in Gladstone, Missouri, featuring family-friendly entertainment, food, and local vendors.
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D.
Natales
Natales is a commune in Chile’s southern Magallanes Region, known for its proximity to the Patagonian city of Puerto Natales and the Torres del Paine National Park.
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E.
Jour de fête
Jour de fête is a 1949 French comedy film by Jacques Tati, centered on a bumbling village postman whose attempts to modernize mail delivery lead to a series of visual gags and satirical observations about postwar modernity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| ageRating | for mature audiences ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bodil Award for Best Danish Film
ⓘ
linked to:
Bodil Award
European Film Award for Best Film ⓘ Jury Prize at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival ⓘ Robert Award for Best Danish Film ⓘ
linked to:
Danish Film Academy Robert Award
|
| basedOn | an original screenplay ⓘ |
| camera | shot on digital video ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Anthony Dod Mantle ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Denmark ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Thomas Vinterberg ⓘ |
| distributor | Scanbox Entertainment ⓘ |
| EnglishTitle | The Celebration ⓘ |
| filmTechnique | handheld digital video ⓘ |
| followsDogme95VowOfChastity | true ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage play adaptation ⓘ |
| influenced | later Dogme 95 films ⓘ |
| movement | Dogme 95 ⓘ |
| musicBy | non-diegetic music largely avoided per Dogme 95 rules ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first Dogme 95 film ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Danish ⓘ |
| partOf | Danish cinema of the 1990s ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A family birthday gathering unravels dark secrets when the eldest son confronts his father with accusations of childhood abuse. ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | 1998 Cannes Film Festival ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Nimbus Film ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 105 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Mogens Rukov
ⓘ
Thomas Vinterberg ⓘ |
| setting |
Denmark
ⓘ
a family-owned hotel ⓘ |
| stars |
Birthe Neumann
ⓘ
Henning Moritzen ⓘ Paprika Steen ⓘ Thomas Bo Larsen ⓘ Trine Dyrholm ⓘ Ulrich Thomsen ⓘ |
| theme |
family secrets
ⓘ
patriarchy ⓘ sexual abuse ⓘ truth and denial ⓘ |
| title | Festen ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Festen Description of subject: Festen is a critically acclaimed 1998 Danish drama film directed by Thomas Vinterberg, known for being the first Dogme 95 film and for its intense portrayal of a family gathering unraveling dark secrets.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Festen
linked to: Festen