Drama / Psychological
Denmark / Sweden,
1998, 105 min
Directed by:
Thomas VinterbergCinematography:
Anthony Dod MantleComposer:
Lars Bo JensenCast:
Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Paprika Steen, Birthe Neumann, Trine Dyrholm, Helle Dolleris, Therese Glahn, Klaus Bondam (more)Plots(1)
A celebration is being prepared in a large lonely house. Helger Klingenfeldt, the patriarch of the family, is celebrating his sixtieth birthday. Slowly the guests begin to arrive - friends, relatives and, of course, the celebrant's closest: wife Elsa and the three adult offspring Christian, Michael and Helena. All is ready, the guests sit at the table. Nobody knows what will happen next when Christian rises to give a speech. Soon everyone realizes that they will never forget this evening and this night. (Zlín Film Festival)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Independent Spirit Awards
- 1999 - Thomas Vinterberg (Best International Film)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2000 - Best Film not in the English Language
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
- 1999 - Best Foreign Independent - Foreign Language
European Film Awards
- 1998 - Thomas Vinterberg (European Discovery)
- 1998 - Thomas Vinterberg (Best Film)
- 1998 - Ulrich Thomsen (Best Actor)
César Awards
- 1999 - Best Foreign Film
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 1999 - Thomas Vinterberg (Best Danish Film)
- 1999 - Ulrich Thomsen (Best Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1999 - Thomas Bo Larsen (Best Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1999 - Birthe Neumann (Best Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 1999 - Mogens Rukov, Thomas Vinterberg (Best Screenplay)
- 1999 - Anthony Dod Mantle (Best Cinematography)
- 1999 - Valdís Óskarsdóttir (Best Editing)
Guldbagge Awards
- 1998 - Thomas Vinterberg (Best Foreign Film)
Amanda Awards
- 1999 - Thomas Vinterberg (Best Foreign Language Film)
- 1998 - Thomas Vinterberg (Best Nordic Film (Nordic Amanda))
Golden Globes
- 1999 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1998 - Thomas Vinterberg (Best Foreign-Language Film)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1998 - Best Foreign Language Film
Cannes Film Festival
- 1998 - Thomas Vinterberg (Jury Prize)
- 1998 - Thomas Vinterberg (Golden Palm - Official Competition)
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
- 1998 - Thomas Vinterberg (Estonian Film Journalists' Association Award)