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The acting is impeccable and the ambience suffused with delicate charm, but overall this doesn't aim at anything higher than Masterpiece Theatre or a Merchant-Ivory film.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Babette's Feast
Artistic, sensual and sacred passions unite in Babette's Feast.
1987 · 1h 44m · G
Comedy, Drama, History
Directed by
Gabriel Axel
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Babette's Feast
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Gabriel Axel Director
- Stéphane Audran as Babette
- Bodil Kjer as Filippa
- Birgitte Federspiel as Martine
- Jarl Kulle as General Lorens Löwenhielm
- Jean-Philippe Lafont as Achille Papin
- Bibi Andersson as Svensk hofdame
- Ghita Nørby as Fortæller (stemme)
- Asta Esper Hagen Andersen as Anna
- Thomas Antoni as Svensk Løjtnant
- Hanne Stensgaard as Filippa som ung
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