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Babette's Feast

1987 film by Gabriel Axel

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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.

Released: 1987-08-11104 minDir: Gabriel AxelDrama, History, Comedy

Cast

Stéphane Audran as Babette
Bodil Kjer as Filippa
Birgitte Federspiel as Martine
Jarl Kulle as General Lorens Löwenhielm
Jean-Philippe Lafont as Achille Papin
Bibi Andersson as Svensk hofdame

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Key facts

Directed by: Gabriel Axel
Screenplay by: Gabriel Axel
Based on: Babette's Feast , 1958 story, by Isak Dinesen
Produced by: Just Betzer , Bo Christensen , Benni Korzen , Pernille Siesbye
Starring: Stephane Audran , Birgitte Federspiel , Bodil Kjer
Narrated by: Ghita Nørby
Cinematography: Henning Kristiansen
Edited by: Finn Henriksen
Music by: Per Nørgård
Production company: Nordisk Film
Release date: 28 August 1987 ( 1987-08-28 )
Running time: 102 minutes
Country

Key dates

Inception: 1987
Published: 8 December 1988

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Part of: Danish Culture Canon
Award: BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language
Genre: musical film
Country of origin: France
Original language: Danish
Based on: Babette's Feast
Main subject: cooking
Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Director

Article

Babette's Feast (Danish: Babettes Gæstebud) is a 1987 Danish drama film directed by Gabriel Axel. The screenplay, written by Axel, was based on the 1958 story by Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen). It was produced by Just Betzer, Bo Christensen and Benni Korzen, with funding from the Danish Film Institute. It stars Stéphane Audran, Birgitte Federspiel, and Bodil Kjer.

Babette's Feast was met with widespread critical acclaim and became the first Danish film to win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also the first Danish cinema film of a Blixen story.