The Celebration
- Thomas Vinterberg
- 1998
- 1h 45m
- Denmark, Sweden
If there is anything worth preserving from Dogme 95, Lars von Trier’s manifesto that shook the waters at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival, it is this legendary film by Thomas Vinterberg, that depicts familial abuse in a cinematically unparalleled way.
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Thomas Vinterberg directs the story of the sixtieth birthday of a wealthy paterfamilias, when unpleasant truths begin to emerge about the family's tumultuous past, which will quickly turn into an avalanche.
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Festen | Οικογενειακή Γιορτή
Jury Prize
Cannes Film Festival
1998
Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film
Golden Globes
1999
Nominated for Best Film not in the English Language
BAFTA Awards
2000
Nominated for Best Foreign Film
César Awards
1999
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