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1998 · 101 min · R

The Celebration

Directed by Thomas Vinterberg · Drama

The Celebration (1998) is a Drama film, directed by Thomas Vinterberg set in Denmark during the 1990s. It runs 101 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of family & loyalty and guilt & shame play out through single location / bottle.

Composer
Lars Bo Jensen
Cinematography
Anthony Dod Mantle
Cast
Ulrich ThomsenHenning MoritzenThomas Bo LarsenPaprika SteenBirthe NeumannTrine DyrholmHelle DollerisTherese Glahn

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Denmark
Setting
Rural
When
1990s

Premise & themes

Themes
Family & LoyaltyGuilt & Shame
Structure
Single Location / Bottle
Tone
BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist
Ensemble
Pacing
Measured
Dialogue
Talky Dialogue Driven
Based on
Pure Fiction

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