This Academy Award-winner for Best Foreign Language Film was a big art house hit, spawning a whole international subgenre, foodie (films about the liberating effects of good food). It's adapted from a story by Isak Dinesen about two sisters in a 19th century Calvinist settlement in Denmark who, under their late father's rigorous spiritual dictates, pass up their chances for romance and worldly success. Years pass; they grow into charitable old spinsters and one day a French war refugee, Babette (Stephane Audran), comes to work for them. Life goes quietly one for years until one day Babette decides to prepare a lavish gourmet dinner for the elders of the town, even though the thought of such decadence makes the sisters fear for their Christian souls. This all may sound rather dull to some viewers, but rest assured, no one who has seen this film has ever regretted it. Even with its measured pacing and austere emotional palette this remains a riveting experience from the first frame to the last. The acting is marvelously naturalistic, and the cinematography evokes the dark beauty of 19th century Scandinavian paintings, rendering the ancient, white-whiskered faces of the villagers, the windswept coastline, the wood-hewn interiors, and of course the incredible food, with a vital, deeply felt reverence that lingers in the mind long after the film is over.
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Region 1 Keep Case Widescreen Single Side - Single Layer Audio: Dolby Digital - English Dolby Digital - Danish Dolby Digital - French Dolby Digital - Spanish Additional Release Material: Theatrical Trailer
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Babette's Feast is a beautiful metaphor showing the grace of God. It is filmed tenderly and simplisticly. There are no high-powered scenes with explosions, car chases, etc. just wonderful plot and character. I would highly recommend this film for people who are sensitive to the simple human condition, who enjoy the presentation of ideals that common to us all, regardless of our nationality. I love this movie
Highly recommended for serious film buffs.
I've had the VHS for years, now it's on DVD
and widescreen....even better.
A thoughtful and well written story, good actors
and amazing scenery.
I randomly saw this movie on TV about a year ago or so, and decided to sit and watch. I absolutely fell in love with it! The whole movie is in subtitles (as least the version I watched), but I didn't mind at all because the languages they all spoke were so beautiful. All of the characters are so soft-spoken and kind, and the plot is so unique. I could watch this movie over and over again.
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