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Thomas Vinterberg

The Celebration

 8.0      8.2

At Helge's 60th birthday party, some unpleasant family truths are revealed.

  • Director: Thomas Vinterberg
  • Main Cast: Ulrich Thomsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Paprika Steen, Henning Moritzen
  • Soundtrack: Lars Bo Jensen
  • Cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle
  • Screenplay: Thomas Vinterberg, Mogens Rukov

Production year: 1998

Original title in Denmark is Festen.

  • Cinema Premiere: March 5, 1999





Reviews by critics from other countries

Foreign Reviews

2 foreign reviews of The Celebration (1998)

  • 1. Moviezine
    5 / 5

    Translated from swedish: Thomas Vinterberg's "The Celebration" is a cinematic masterpiece that brilliantly capitalizes on handheld camera work and lack of lighting, but most importantly creates both a powerful and gripping drama with deeply developed characters and a devastating, absurd humor.
    - Andreas Samuelson

    Swedish: moviezine.se »

  • 2. Nöjesguiden
    5 / 6

    Translated from swedish: While "The Celebration"'s incestuous theme may not be all that unexpected, the actual approach—which falls somewhere between breathtakingly beautiful and gut-punch territory—is all the more explosive and absolutely vital.

    Swedish: ng.se »



World-Wide Box Office Revenue

Box Office

The Celebration has earned a total of 1 657 778 dollars from cinemas across the world (the global box office).

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