Festen (1998)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
Basic facts
Media (1)
| Original title | Festen |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Screenplay | |
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| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Dialogue |
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| Swedish release | 1998-10-02 |
Cast
Titles
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| Swedish release title |
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| Title for Swedish Video release |
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Crew
| Director | |
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| Screenplay | |
| Producer | |
| Director of Photography | |
| Film Editor |
Cast
| Ulrich Thomsen | Christian, sonen | ||
| Henning Moritzen | Helge, fadern | ||
| Thomas Bo Larsen | Michael, sonen | ||
| Paprika Steen | Helene, dottern | ||
| Birthe Neumann | Else, modern | ||
| Trine Dyrholm | Pia, jungfrun | ||
| Helle Dolleris (as Helle Charlotte Dolleris) | Mette, Michaels fru | ||
| Therese Glahn | Michelle, jungfrun | ||
| Linda Laursen | Birthe | ||
| Birgitte Simonsen | Christians väninna | ||
| Lasse Lunderskov | farbrodern | ||
| John Boas | bedstefar | ||
| Klaus Bondam | toastmastern | ||
| Lars Brygmann | receptionisten | ||
| Bjarne Henriksen | Kim, kocken | ||
| Gbatokai Dakinah | Helenes pojkvän | ||
| Lene Laub Oksen | Linda, döda dottern |
Companies
| Production Company | Nimbus Film ApS | ||
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| Advance allocations | Danmarks Radio | ||
| Sveriges Television AB | |||
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Triangelfilm AB | 1998 | |
| Kulturföreningen Kedjan | 1998 | ||
| Distributor in Sweden (Video) | Sandrew Film AB | 1999 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 135614 |
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| Date | 1998-09-22 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 2888 meters |
| Notes | Aktlängder: 523-541-480-497-458-389 |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.37:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Dolby Stereo |
| Colour type | Colour |
Release dates
| Release in Sweden | 1998-10-02 | Capitol | Gothenburg | Sweden | 105 min | |
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| 1998-10-02 | Filmstaden | Lund | Sweden | 105 min | ||
| 1998-10-02 | Spegeln | Malmö | Sweden | 105 min | ||
| 1998-10-02 | Filmstaden Sergel | Stockholm | Sweden | 105 min | ||
| 1998-10-02 | Filmstaden Söder | Stockholm | Sweden | 105 min | ||
| 1998-10-02 | Sture | Stockholm | Sweden | 105 min | ||
| 1998-10-02 | Filmstaden | Umeå | Sweden | 105 min | ||
| 1998-10-02 | Fyris | Uppsala | Sweden | 105 min | ||
| Video release | 1999-02 | Sweden | 101 min | |||
| TV showing | 2000-11-24 | SVT1 | Sweden | 101 min | ||
| 2001-01-12 | SVT1 | Sweden | 101 min | |||
| Cinematheque screening | 2002-09-14 | Sture | Stockholm | Sweden | 106 min | |
| TV showing | 2003-03-01 | SVT2 | Sweden | 101 min | ||
| Filmvetenskapliga institutionen | 2011-02-10 | |||||
| 2011-09-19 | ||||||
| 2013-01-07 | ||||||
| 2014-01-07 | ||||||
| 2014-05-23 | ||||||
| 2016-12-08 | ||||||
| TV showing | 2019-06-03 | SVT1 | Sweden | |||
| 2019-06-03 | SVT24 | Sweden | ||||
| 2019-06-10 | SVT1 | Sweden | ||||
| 2019-06-10 | SVT24 | Sweden | ||||
| 2019-06-17 | SVT1 | Sweden | ||||
| 2019-06-17 | SVT24 | Sweden | ||||
| 2019-06-24 | SVT1 | Sweden | ||||
| 2019-06-24 | SVT24 | Sweden | ||||
| Filmvetenskapliga institutionen | 2022-01-03 | Stockholm | Sweden | |||
| 2022-05-13 | Stockholm | Sweden |
Awards
| The Guldbagge Award | Stockholm | 1999 | Best Foreign Language Film | ||
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| Amanda Award (Norway) | Haugesund | 1998 | (årets nordiska film) | ||
| Prix Spécial du Jury | Cannes | 1998 | |||
| Prize | London | 1998 | Thomas Vinterberg | (Fassbinder-priset till bästa nykomling, t.m. Erick Zonca, European Film Awards, Storbritannien) |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 2877 |
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| Carrier type | 35 mm |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Poster title | FESTEN alla familjer bär på en hemlighet |
Holdings Archive materials
| Type | Press Cuttings |
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Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | 5 |
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| Colour prints | 2 |
| Behind the scenes prints | No |
| Slides | 1 |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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| Language | Swedish |
