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72% Critic Match
Babette's Feast
“Artistic, sensual and sacred passions unite in Babette's Feast.”
7.2 / 10• 1987• 1h 44m•G• Danish
DramaHistoryComedy
Storyline
A French housekeeper with a mysterious past brings quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite meal to a circle of starkly pious villagers in late 19th century Denmark.
Cast & Crew
Stéphane Audran
Babette
Lead
Bodil Kjer
Filippa
Birgitte Federspiel
Martine
Jarl Kulle
General Lorens Löwenhielm
Jean-Philippe Lafont
Achille Papin
Bibi Andersson
Svensk hofdame
Ghita Nørby
Fortæller (stemme)
Asta Esper Hagen Andersen
Anna
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gabriel Axel's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Babette's Feast is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
