Celebration (The)
Original Title
Festen- Director: Thomas Vinterberg
- Writer: Thomas Vinterberg, Mogens Rukov, Thomas Vinterberg
- Producer: Svend Abrahamsen, Dag Alveberg, Birgitte Hald, Morten Kaufmann, Johan Mardell
CGiii Comment
"Every family has a secret."
When a father turns 60, his large family gathers at a castle to celebrate him. Everybody likes and respects him deeply--or do they? The youngest son is trying to live up to his father's expectations; he runs a grill-bar in a dirty part of Copenhagen. The oldest son runs a restaurant in France; the sister is an anthropologist. The older sister has recently committed suicide and the father asks the oldest son to say a few words about her, because he is afraid he will break into tears if he does it himself. The oldest son agrees without argument. Actually he has already written two speeches. A yellow and a green one. At the table, he asks the father to pick a speech. The father chooses green. The oldest son announces that this is the Speech of Truth. Everybody laughs, except for the father, who looks nervous: he knows that his oldest son is about to reveal the secret of why his sister killed herself.
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Cast & Characters
Ulrich Thomsen (as Christian)
Henning Moritzen (as Faderen - Helge Klingenfeld)
Thomas Bo Larsen (as Michael)
Paprika Steen (as Helene)
Birthe Neumann (as Moderen - Else Klingenfeld)
Trine Dyrholm (as Pia)
Helle Dolleris (as Mette)
Therese Glahn (as Michelle)
Klaus Bondam (as Toastmasteren - Master of Ceremonies)
Bjarne Henriksen (as Kokken - Kim)
Gbatokai Dakinah (as Gbatokai)
Lasse Lunderskov (as Onklen - Uncle)
Lars Brygmann (as Receptionisten - Receptionist)
Lene Laub Oksen (as Søsteren - Sister)
Linda Laursen (as Birthe)
John Boas (as Farfar - Grand-dad)
Erna Boas (as Farmor - Grandma)
Bent Henningsen (as Statister - Extra)
Poul Kajbæk (as Statister - Extra)
Vibeke Dalset (as Statister - Extra)
Janne Thomsen (as Statister - Extra)
Anette Jakobsen (as Statister - Extra)
Poul Petersen (as Statister - Extra)
Gulli Sejrsen (as Statister - Extra)
Vibeke Kaiser (as Statister - Extra)