The Celebration

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The Celebration is a 1998 Danish drama film directed by Thomas Vinterberg, renowned as the first Dogme 95 film and acclaimed for its raw, handheld visual style and intense family drama.

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The Celebration canonical 10

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instanceOf film
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
castMember Birthe Neumann
Henning Moritzen
Paprika Steen
Thomas Bo Larsen
Ulrich Thomsen
cinematographyStyle handheld camera
naturalistic lighting
countryOfOrigin Denmark
director Thomas Vinterberg
distributor Scanbox
Dogme95RuleCompliance handheld camera only
location shooting only
no artificial lighting
editedBy Valdís Óskarsdóttir
filmFestivalScreening 1998 Cannes Film Festival
filmingTechnique available light
shot on video
genre drama
language Danish
mainCharacter Christian
Else
Helene
Helge
Michael
movement Dogme 95
musicBy Lars Bo Jensen
narrativeFocus birthday celebration gone wrong
family drama
notableFor being the first Dogme 95 film
originalTitle Festen
producer Birgitte Hald
productionCompany Nimbus Film
publicationDate 1998
runtime approximately 105 minutes
screenwriter Mogens Rukov
Thomas Vinterberg
setting Danish countryside
family-owned hotel
theme abuse and trauma
confrontation and truth-telling
family secrets
hypocrisy of the bourgeoisie

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Anthony Dod Mantle notableWork The Celebration
Anthony Dod Mantle workedOn The Celebration
Trine Dyrholm notableWork The Celebration
Zentropa produced The Celebration
Ulrich Thomsen notableWork The Celebration
Dogme 95 notableWork The Celebration
Dod Mantle workedOn The Celebration
Festen EnglishTitle The Celebration
Thomas Vinterberg notableWork The Celebration
Thomas Vinterberg directed The Celebration