The Celebration
1998 · 101 min · Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
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.
Emotional fingerprint
The Celebration (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Anger 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anxiety30%
- Anger25%
- Sadness20%
- Disturbing15%
- Relief10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Anger, Sadness. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Anger and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 8.0/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Curiosity | 29 % | 22 % | 1 % | 6 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Curiosity | 32 % | 25 % | 5 % | 10 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Curiosity | 38 % | 30 % | 14 % | 20 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Curiosity | 42 % | 31 % | 19 % | 22 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Curiosity | 39 % | 27 % | 14 % | 14 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Curiosity | 36 % | 26 % | 12 % | 13 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Curiosity | 40 % | 33 % | 17 % | 17 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Curiosity | 46 % | 41 % | 22 % | 21 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Curiosity | 55 % | 51 % | 34 % | 26 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Tension | 63 % | 57 % | 47 % | 34 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Sadness | 57 % | 51 % | 41 % | 37 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 60 % | 55 % | 46 % | 40 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Disturbing | 80 % | 74 % | 73 % | 51 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Disturbing | 84 % | 76 % | 80 % | 49 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Disturbing | 79 % | 67 % | 76 % | 50 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Sadness | 87 % | 70 % | 85 % | 71 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Disturbing | 86 % | 71 % | 80 % | 71 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Tension | 77 % | 71 % | 64 % | 51 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Tension | 76 % | 64 % | 57 % | 50 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Sadness | 77 % | 47 % | 49 % | 62 % |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Mette
Michelle
Toastmasteren
Gbatokai
Onklen
Søsteren
Birthe
Farfar
Farmor
Statister
Statister
Statister
Details
- Directed by
- Thomas Vinterberg
- Written by
- Thomas Vinterberg, Mogens Rukov
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1998
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Country
- Denmark, Sweden
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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