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Festen

Thomas Vinterberg, Denmark, 1998

106 min.DK/Feature

A grandiose party to celebrate a sixtieth birthday unleashes a family drama with all the lies that conceal horrendous secrets. The eldest son, Christian, stages a showdown with the popular pater familias; his provocative, moving after-dinner speech dislodges all the masks, which finally fall completely as the father-son conflict intensifies and the bewildered guests look on.
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Original title Festen
Danish title Festen
Other titles Dogme #1
Director Thomas Vinterberg
Screenplay Thomas Vinterberg, Mogens Rukov
Producer Birgitte Hald
Director of Photography Anthony Dod Mantle
Editor Valdís Óskarsdóttir
Sound Morten Holm
Composer Lars Bo Jensen
Casting Rie Hedegaard
Appearance Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Paprika Steen
Production country Denmark
Domestic distribution Scanbox
International sales The Match Factory GmbH
Technical info 2900 meter, 35 mm, 1,37:1 Academy, color, Sound
Danish theatrical release 19.06.1998
Cinemas Dagmar, Palads, Lyngby Teatret, Grand, BioCity (Tåstrup) samt 10 biografer i provinsen
Danish rating Allowed for children over the age of 11
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Companies

Production company Nimbus Film
Domestic distribution Scanbox

Direction

Direction Thomas Vinterberg
Assistant director Eigil Jacobsen
Casting Rie Hedegaard

Script

Script Thomas Vinterberg
Script Mogens Rukov

Production

Producer Birgitte Hald
Line producer Morten Kaufmann

Cinematography

Cinematography Anthony Dod Mantle
Cinematographer: Additional shoot Peter Hjorth

Stills

Stills Lars Høgsted

Editing

Editing Valdís Óskarsdóttir
Assistant editor Vagn Rose

Music

Music Lars Bo Jensen

Sound

Sound Morten Holm
Boom operator Ad Stoop

Appearance

Christian Ulrich Thomsen
Faderen Henning Moritzen
Michael Thomas Bo Larsen
Helene Paprika Steen
Moderen Birthe Neumann
Pia Trine Dyrholm
Mette Helle Dolleris
Michelle Therese Glahn
Toastmasteren Klaus Bondam
Kokken Bjarne Henriksen
Gbatokai Gbatokai Dakinah
Onklen Lasse Lunderskov
Receptionisten Lars Brygmann
Søsteren Lene Laub Oksen
Birthe Linda Laursen
Farfar John Boas
Farmor Erna Boas

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