The Celebration (Festen) 25 years old
Every family has a secret.
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.
Credits
The Celebration Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Lars Brygmann He was 41, now 67 years old | as Receptionisten |
| Ulrich Thomsen He was 34, now 60 years old | as Christian Klingenfeldt |
| Thomas Bo Larsen He was 34, now 60 years old | as Michael |
| Linda Laursen She was 45, now 71 years old | as Birthe |
| Trine Dyrholm She was 26, now 52 years old | as Pia |
| Klaus Bondam He was 34, now 60 years old | as Toastmasteren |
| Thomas Vinterberg He was 29, now 54 years old | as Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Bjarne Henriksen He was 39, now 65 years old | as Kim |
| Birthe Neumann She was 51, now 77 years old | as Moderen |
| Paprika Steen She was 33, now 59 years old | as Helene |
| Lasse Lunderskov He was 50, now 76 years old | as Onklen |
| John Boas | as Farfar |
| Gbatokai Dakinah | as Gbatokai |
| Kaj Rasmussen He was 113, 69 years old when he died | |
| Lene Laub Oksen She was 29, now 54 years old | as Linda |
| Therese Glahn She was 27, now 53 years old | as Michelle |
| Gry Worre Hallberg | |
| Erna Boas | as Farmor |
| Helle Dolleris She was 32, now 58 years old | as Mette |
| Henning Moritzen He was 69, 84 years old when he died | as Faderen Helge Klingenfeldt |
| Robert Strandgård |
The Celebration Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Birgitte Hald as Producer. She was 34 (now 59) years old | Production |
| Morten Kaufmann as Line Producer. He was 35 (now 61) years old | Production |
| Lars Bo Jensen as Original Music Composer. | Sound |
| Valdís Óskarsdóttir as Editor. She was 48 (now 74) years old | Editing |
| Marie Louise Hedegaard as Casting. | Production |
| Lene Seested as Casting. | Production |
| Eigil Jacobsen as Second Unit. | Crew |
| Morten Holm as Sound Designer. | Sound |
| Thomas Vinterberg as Director. He was 29 (now 54) years old | Directing |
| Thomas Vinterberg as Screenplay. He was 29 (now 54) years old | Writing |
| Mogens Rukov as Screenplay. He was 54 (72) years old when He died | Writing |
The Celebration (25 years)
Every family has a secret.
- Release day: Friday, June 19, 1998
- Runtime: 105 minutes
- Budget: 1300000.00
