Babette's Feast (1987)

Movie Details

Original Title Babettes gæstebud

Original Language DA

Revenue $4,398,938

Status Released

Popularity 1.7

Cast

Stéphane Audran

Babette

Popularity: 3.2

Bodil Kjer

Filippa

Popularity: 0.2

Birgitte Federspiel

Martine

Popularity: 0.1

Jarl Kulle

General Lorens Löwenhielm

Popularity: 0.3

Jean-Philippe Lafont

Achille Papin

Popularity: 0.1

Bibi Andersson

Svensk hofdame

Popularity: 1.4

Ghita Nørby

Fortæller (stemme)

Popularity: 3.1

Asta Esper Hagen Andersen

Anna

Popularity: 0.2

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Thomas Antoni

Svensk Løjtnant

Popularity: 0.0

Hanne Stensgaard

Filippa som ung

Popularity: 0.3

Vibeke Hastrup

Martine som ung

Popularity: 0.6

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Gudmar Wivesson

Lorens Löwenhielm som ung

Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Screenplay Gabriel Axel, Annemarie Aaes

Producer Just Betzer, Pernille Siesbye, Benni Korzen

Editor Finn Henriksen

Director Gabriel Axel

Production

Rungstedlundfonden

Det Danske Filminstitut

Nordisk Film Denmark

Panorama-Film

Videos & Trailers

Three Reasons: Babette's Feast

Featurette

Babette's Feast (1987) - trailer

Trailer

Babette's Feast (1988) Trailer

Trailer

'Babette's Feast' | Critics' Picks | The New York Times

Featurette

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Keywords

servant charity community service feast reconciliation sect frenchwoman coastal village master servant relationship gourmet french cuisine fine dining generosity gourmet cook sister sister relationship selflessness gastronomia piety

Reviews from TMDB

CRCulver 5/10

Sep 12, 2018

Based on a Karen Blixen story, <i>Babette's Feast</i> is a heartwarming tale of generosity in 19th century Denmark. As the film opens, we are introduced to Martine and Philippa, daughters of a charismatic preacher in a tiny Jutland village. Dedicated to their father's work, they turn down the courts ... Read more

r96sk 7/10

Feb 15, 2024

Well, <em>'Babette’s Feast'</em> is exactly what it says on the tin, that's for sure. It is a film that I'd personally refer to as 'good', though my interest did ascend and descend interchangeably throughout. The religiously and sing-y scenes were the parts that kinda lost me if I'm honest, but ... Read more

Wuchak 6/10

Aug 15, 2024

**_The moment when “Mercy and truth… have kissed each other”_** In a northern Jutland village, two daughters of a pietistic Lutheran pastor are dutiful spinsters by 1871 (Bodil Kjer and Birgitte Federspiel) when they take-in a Parisian refugee who “can cook” (Stéphane Audran). Fourteen ... Read more