Babette's Feast
Swedish movie poster
Directed by	Gabriel Axel
Produced by	Just Betzer Bo Christensen Benni Korzen Pernille Siesbye
Written by	Gabriel Axel Karen Blixen
Starring	Stéphane Audran Birgitte Federspiel Bodil Kjer
Music by	Per Nørgård
Cinematography	Henning Kristiansen
Editing by	Finn Henriksen
Release date(s)	August 28, 1987 March 4, 1988
Running time	102 min.
Language	Danish Swedish French
IMDb profile

Babette's Feast (Danish: Babettes gæstebud) is an Academy Award winning 1987 Danish movie. It was produced by Just Betzer, Bo Christensen, and Benni Korzen. Its screenplay was written by Gabriel Axel, who was also the director. It is based on a story by Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen), who also wrote Out of Africa, which inspired the 1985 Academy Award winning film. Image File history File links Babette_A.jpg‎ original movie poster Source: http://www. ... Gabriel Axel Gabriel Axel (b. ... Just Betzer (June 11, 1944, Denmark — November 6, 2003, Lumsaas, Denmark) is an Oscar winning producer. ... Bo Christensen (b. ... Benni Korzen Benni Korzen (b. ... Gabriel Axel Gabriel Axel (b. ... Blixen in Kenya, 1918 Karen von Blixen-Finecke (April 17, 1885 – September 7, 1962), neé Dinesen, was a Danish author also known under her pen name Isak Dinesen. ... Stéphane Audran Stéphane Audran (born Collette Suzanne Dacheville on November 2, 1932 in Versailles, France) is a French actress, known for her performances in Oscar winning movies like Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie (1972) and Babettes Feast (1987) and in critically acclaimed movies like The Big... Per NørgÃ¥rd (b. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Just Betzer (June 11, 1944, Denmark — November 6, 2003, Lumsaas, Denmark) is an Oscar winning producer. ... Bo Christensen (b. ... Benni Korzen Benni Korzen (b. ... Gabriel Axel Gabriel Axel (b. ... Blixen in Kenya, 1918 Isak Dinesen (April 17, 1885-September 7, 1962) was a pen name for the Danish author Karen Blixen. ... Out of Africa is a memoir by Isak Dinesen (the pseudonym of Danish Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke), first published in 1937. ...

Synopsis

Babette's Feast tells the story of Babette Hertsard (Stéphane Audran), a 19th century Parisian political refugee who flees on a boat to Frederikshavn in Denmark with the help of her nephew, and forms a relationship with two elderly and religious sisters. The sisters, Martina (named for Martin Luther) and Philippa (named for Luther's friend and biographer Philip Melanchthon), are the daughters of a pastor who has founded his own religious sect. Stéphane Audran Stéphane Audran (born Collette Suzanne Dacheville on November 2, 1932 in Versailles, France) is a French actress, known for her performances in Oscar winning movies like Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie (1972) and Babettes Feast (1987) and in critically acclaimed movies like The Big... KrudttÃ¥rnet Frederikshavn (originally named Fladstrand) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland County on the northeast coast of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. ... Martin Luther (November 10, 1483 – February 18, 1546) was a German monk,[1] priest, professor, theologian, and church reformer. ... Melancthon, in a portrait engraved by Albrecht Dürer, 1526 Philipp Melanchthon (February 16, 1497 - April 19, 1560) was a German theologian and writer of the Protestant Reformation and an associate of Martin Luther. ...

Babette works as a cook and housekeeper for Philippa (Bodil Kjer) and Martina (Birgitte Federspiel) in their house in a small village on the remote and beautiful coast of Jutland. The sisters are shown, through flashbacks, to once have been beautiful women (played by Hanne Stensgaard and Vibeke Hastrup), who had given up their chances at romance and fame, taking refuge in religion. Babette goes on to spend fourteen years with the sisters as cook, her only link to her former life being a lottery ticket that a friend in Paris renews for her every year. One day she wins the lottery and decides to use the money to prepare a delicious dinner for the sisters and their small congregation. More than just an epicurean delight the feast is an outpouring of Babette's gratitude. Jutland Peninsula Jutland (Danish: Jylland; German: Jütland; Frisian Jutlân; Low German Jötlann) is a peninsula in northern Europe that forms the only non-insular part of Denmark and also the northernmost part of Germany, dividing the North Sea from the Baltic Sea. ...

The crux of the story turns on the conflict between the congregation's austere religion and the sumptuousness of the meal Babette prepares, as well as on their assumption that this meal is a going-away present.

Awards

Babette's Feast won the 1988 Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards; the other nominees were Asignatura aprobada of Spain, Au revoir les enfants of France, La Famiglia of Italy and Ofelas of Norway. It also won a BAFTA Film Award for Best Film Not in the English Language and was nominated for a Golden Globe award for Best Foreign Language Film. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... As a Special Award 1947 Shoeshine (Sciuscià) (Italy) - Societa Co-operativa Alfa Cinematografica - Paolo William Tamburella producer - Vittorio De Sica director 1948 Monsieur Vincent (France) - E. D. I. C., Union Général Cinématographique - George de la Grandiere producer - Maurice Cloche director 1949 The Bicycle Thief (Ladri di biciclette... Au revoir, les enfants (French: Goodbye children) is a novel written by Louis Malle in 1987 in the form of a screenplay, and became a film in the same year. ... The Pathfinder (Sami: OfelaÅ¡; Norwegian: Veiviseren) is a 1987 Norwegian film, directed by Nils Gaup. ... The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...

External links

• Babette's Feast at the Arts & Faith Top100 Spiritually Significant Films list