Directed by:
Gabriel AxelScreenplay:
Gabriel AxelCinematography:
Henning KristiansenCast:
Stéphane Audran, Bodil Kjer, Birgitte Federspiel, Jarl Kulle, Jean-Philippe Lafont, Bibi Andersson, Ghita Nørby (narrator), Asta Esper Andersen (more)VOD (2)
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Adapted from a story by "Out of Africa" author Isak Dinesen, it tells the story of a 19th Century religious community on Denmark's remote and windswept coast. Into this austere environment comes Babette, a mysterious refugee from France s civil war. When she mounts a French gourmet feast to mark the community's anniversary, the local elders are scandalized. Just who is the strangely talented Babette, who has terrified this pious town with the prospect of losing their souls for enjoying too much earthly pleasure? (Artificial Eye)
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I don't really know what to make of this film. On the one hand, especially in the direction of the actors, it felt somewhat Bergman-esque, but at the same time, in terms of the plot, it's not quite as substantial. It might have a bit of Hour of the Wolf, but it's more of its opposite. I really don't know. This is a movie I might have to watch again. The list is growing.
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