Babette's Feast ★★★½ Babettes Gaestebud 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. 102m/C VHS, DVD, Wide. DK FR Stephane Audran, Bibi Andersson, Bodil Kjer, Birgitte Federspiel, Jean-Philippe LaFont, Ebbe Rode, Jarl Kulle;
Director:
Gabriel Axel;
Writer:
Gabriel Axel;
Writer:
Henning Kristiansen;
Cameo:
Per Norgard; Nar: Ghita Norby. Oscars '87: Foreign Film; British Acad. '88: Foreign Film.
