1998 1h 45m Thomas Vinterberg

The Celebration

Name: The Celebration
Genre: Drama, Made in Europe
Released: 1998
Rating: 8.0
Cast: Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Paprika Steen

★ 8.0 IMDb

Drama Made in Europe

The family of a wealthy businessman gather to celebrate his 60th birthday. During the course of the party, his eldest son presents a speech that reveals a devastating secret that turns the night into a battle of truth and denial.

Writers Thomas Vinterberg, Mogens Rukov

Cast Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Paprika Steen

DP Anthony Dod Mantle

Essays and Criticism

On this film

Dogmatic Subterfuge [THE CELEBRATION] by Jonathan Rosenbaum

On Thomas Vinterberg

Men With Guns: Thomas Vinterberg’s The Hunt by Michael Sicinski, Cinema Scope

In conversation with other films

Hybrid Challenges by Maria Fosheim Lund, FIPRESCI

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