Babette's Feast (1987)
- Original title
- Babettes gæstebud
- Directed by
- Gabriel Axel
- Genre
- drama film, musical film, romance film
- Country
- Denmark, France
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 444 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A strict religious community in a remote coastal village is disrupted by the arrival of a French refugee named Babette who becomes their housekeeper. Years later, she uses her lottery winnings to prepare an elaborate French meal for the pious townspeople.
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What happens
Babette's Feast (Danish: Babettes Gæstebud) is a 1987 Danish drama film directed by Gabriel Axel. The screenplay, written by Axel, was based on the 1958 story by Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen). It was produced by Just Betzer, Bo Christensen and Benni Korzen, with funding from the Danish Film Institute. It stars Stéphane Audran, Birgitte Federspiel, and Bodil Kjer. Babette's Feast was met with widespread critical acclaim and became the first Danish film to win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also the first Danish cinema film of a Blixen story. The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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