Babette’s Feast

A superior example of foodie cinema and in some ways a natural Academy choice

The Telegraph

Archive - Festival 33
Director: Gabriel Axel
Denmark 1987
104 minutes
Danish, French
Subtitles in Hebrew, English

On the desolate coast of Denmark live two elderly sisters, Martina and Philippa. With the arrival of Babette, a mysterious refugee from France's civil war, life for the sisters and their tiny hamlet begins to change. Soon Babette convinces them to try something truly outrageous, a gourmet French meal.

At once a rousing paean to artistic creation, a delicate evocation of divine grace, and the ultimate film about food, the Oscar-winning Babette’s Feast is a deeply beloved treasure of cinema.

Filmography: Leila (2001), Prince of Jutland (1994).

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After the screening we shall hold a discussion and a tasting event

Director Gabriel Axel
Production Just Betzer
Script Gabriel Axel, from a story by Isak Dinesen
Cinematography Henning Kristiansen
Editing Finn Henriksen
Music Per Nørgaard
Actors Stéphane Audran, Bodil Kjer, Birgitte Federspiel, Jarl Kulle, Bibi Andersson
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