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Babette's Feast (1987)

G ★ 7.2/10 104 min Drama, History, Comedy Denmark Danish
Director: Gabriel Axel
Novel: Karen Blixen
Screenplay by: Gabriel Axel, Annemarie Aaes
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Artistic, sensual and sacred passions unite in Babette's Feast.

Description

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.

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Top Cast

Stéphane Audran
Stéphane Audran Babette
Bodil Kjer
Bodil Kjer Filippa
Birgitte Federspiel
Birgitte Federspiel Martine
Jarl Kulle
Jarl Kulle General Lorens Löwenhielm
Jean-Philippe Lafont
Jean-Philippe Lafont Achille Papin
Bibi Andersson
Bibi Andersson Svensk hofdame
Ghita Nørby
Ghita Nørby Fortæller (stemme)
Asta Esper Hagen Andersen
Asta Esper Hagen Andersen Anna

Babette's Feast Appears on 10 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #238
Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #419
Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #661
The Vatican's 45 Great Films
The Vatican #02

Critic Curated

Indiewires 100 Best Movies Of The 1980s
IndieWire #59
Paste Magazines 80 Best Movies Of The 1980s
Paste Magazine #50
The Observers Top 100 Film Moments 2
The Observer #82

Filmmaker Curation

Hayao Miyazaki's Favorite Movies
Far Out Magazine #05

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1980-1989 Films
Letterboxd #114
Showdown The Lunchbox
Letterboxd Showdown #14

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