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Babette's Feast
Babettes gæstebud
Directed by Gabriel Axel
1987•1h 42m•G•★ 7.8
Drama
Synopsis
In a remote 19th-century Danish fishing village, two devout Protestant spinster sisters take in a French Catholic refugee fleeing the Paris Commune, who spends her entire 10,000-franc lottery windfall to prepare a magnificent, multi-course French gourmet banquet for the austere puritan congregation. Gabriel Axel's Oscar-winning adaptation of Isak Dinesen celebrating sensory joy, art, and grace.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorGabriel Axel
WriterGabriel AxelAnnemarie Aaes
CinematographyHenning Kristiansen
MusicPer Nørgård
Principal Cast
Stéphane AudranBabette
Bodil KjerFilippa
Birgitte FederspielMartine
Jarl KulleGeneral Lorens Löwenhielm
Jean-Philippe LafontAchille Papin
Bibi AnderssonSvensk hofdame
Ghita NørbyFortæller (stemme)
Asta Esper Hagen AndersenAnna
Technical Specifications
Runtime1h 42m (102 mins)
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DirectorGabriel Axel
LanguagesDanish, French, Swedish
CountryDK
StudioPanorama Film A/S
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