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Babette's Feast
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.
1987 · Directed by Gabriel Axel · 104 min · Drama · History · Comedy · 11 frames
Tagline
Artistic, sensual and sacred passions unite in Babette's Feast.
Crew
- Screenplay: Gabriel Axel, Annemarie Aaes
- Cinematography: Henning Kristiansen
- Edited by: Finn Henriksen
- Music: Per Nørgård
- Production design: Sven Wichmann
- Produced by: Just Betzer, Bo Christensen, Benni Korzen, Pernille Siesbye
Cast
- 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
Production
- Country: Denmark
- Language: Danish, French, Hungarian, Swedish
- Studios: Rungstedlundfonden, Det Danske Filminstitut, Nordisk Film Denmark, Panorama-Film
- Box office: $4,398,938
- Themes: servant, charity, community service, catholic, feast, reconciliation, sect, frenchwoman, coastal village, master servant relationship
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