Babette's Feast (1988)

  • G
  • 03/04/1988 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 44m

Artistic, sensual and sacred passions unite in Babette's Feast.

Overview

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.

Karen Blixen

Novel

Gabriel Axel

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Stéphane Audran's headshot

Stéphane Audran

Babette Hersant
Bodil Kjer's headshot

Bodil Kjer

Filippa
Birgitte Federspiel's headshot

Birgitte Federspiel

Martine
Jarl Kulle's headshot

Jarl Kulle

Gen. Lorens Löwenhielm
Jean-Philippe Lafont's headshot

Jean-Philippe Lafont

Achille Papin
Bibi Andersson's headshot

Bibi Andersson

Swedish Lady-in-Waiting
Ghita Nørby's headshot

Ghita Nørby

Narrator (voice)
Asta Esper Hagen Andersen's headshot

Asta Esper Hagen Andersen

Anna

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