| Uniform Title |
Festen (Motion picture : 1998) |
| Title |
Festen : The celebration. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, [2016]. |
| ©1998 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (102 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID3546. |
| Originally produced as a motion picture in 1998. |
| "Every family has a secret" --Cover. |
| Special features: The Disclosure of the Celebration - Thomas Vinterberg discusses the origins of the film ; The Celebration in Retrospect - an extensive cast and crew featurette ; The Making of the Celebration - intriguing behind-the-scenes footage ; Deleted Scenes. |
| Credits |
Writer/director, Thomas Vinterberg ; co-writer, Mogens Rukov. |
| Performers |
Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Paprika Steen. |
| Summary |
At a celebration of a father's 60th birthday one of his sons turns up without being invited and one of his daughters does not: she is dead. A film about love, hate, the icy charm of the bourgeosie and the loving arms of the chambermaid. The first film to adhere to the DOGME 95 Manifesto. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : MA 15+. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 2.0 ; PAL ; Region all ; Full frame 4:3. |
| Language note |
Danish with subtitles in English. |
| Awards note |
Winner Best Foreign Film New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1998 ; Winner Grand Jury Prize Cannes Film Festival 1998. |
| Subjects |
Families -- Denmark -- Drama |
| Birthday parties -- Drama |
| Fathers and sons -- Drama |
| Family-owned business enterprises -- Denmark -- Drama |
| Hotels -- Denmark -- Drama |
| Foreign films -- Denmark |
| Motion pictures, Danish |
| Foreign language films |
| Genre |
Dark comedy films |
| Melodramas (Motion pictures) |
| Fiction films |
| Feature films |
| Other Names |
Vinterberg, Thomas, 1969- director, screenwriter. |
| Thomsen, Ulrich actor. |
| Moritzen, Henning actor. |
| Larsen, Thomas Bo, 1963- actor |
| Steen, Paprika, 1964- actor. |
| Series |
World classics |
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