Babette's Feast Movie Review 1987

A simple, moving pageant-of-life fable. Philippa (Kjer) and Martina (Federspiel) took over their late father's ministry in a small Danish coastal town. Widowed Frenchwoman Babette (Audran) has spent 14 years in their service and, after winning a lottery prize, decides she will prepare a lavish banquiet in honor of their father's 100th birthday. The religiously conservative villagers don't know what to make of such bounty--or the pleasure it brings to their senses. Adapted from a tale by Isak Dinesen. French and Danish with subtitles.

Distribution

Home Vision Cinema, c/o Image Entertainment, 20525 Nordhoff St., Ste. 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, URL: http://www.homevision.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 102 minutes.
Originally from Danish, French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Adapted from a Story, Edibles, Lottery Winners

Screenplay

Gabriel Axel

Cast

Stephane Audran, Bibi Andersson, Bodil Kjer, Birgitte Federspiel, Jean-Philippe LaFont, Ebbe Rode, Jarl Kulle

Cinematography

Henning Kristiansen

Director

Gabriel Axel

Music

Per Norgard

Other

Ghita Norby

Producer

Panorama Entertainment, Nordisk, Just Betzer

Awards

Oscars 1987: Foreign Film; British Acad. 1988: Foreign Film.