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 (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Festen canonical | 3 |
| Christian in Festen | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| ageRating | for mature audiences ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bodil Award for Best Danish Film
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European Film Award for Best Film NERFINISHED ⓘ Jury Prize at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival ⓘ Robert Award for Best Danish Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | an original screenplay ⓘ |
| camera | shot on digital video ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Anthony Dod Mantle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Thomas Vinterberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Scanbox Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EnglishTitle | The Celebration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmTechnique | handheld digital video ⓘ |
| followsDogme95VowOfChastity | true ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage play adaptation ⓘ |
| influenced | later Dogme 95 films ⓘ |
| movement | Dogme 95 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Nimbus Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 105 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Mogens Rukov
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Thomas Vinterberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Denmark
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a family-owned hotel ⓘ |
| stars |
Birthe Neumann
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Henning Moritzen NERFINISHED ⓘ Paprika Steen NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Bo Larsen NERFINISHED ⓘ Trine Dyrholm NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulrich Thomsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
family secrets
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patriarchy ⓘ sexual abuse ⓘ truth and denial ⓘ |
| title | Festen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Christian in Festen