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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. The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the 1987 Cannes Film Festival .
Mar 4, 1988 · A 1987 Oscar-winning film based on a short story by Karen Blixen. It tells the story of two sisters who invite a French refugee to cook a lavish meal for them and their guests in a remote Danish village.
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- Gabriel Axel
- 1988-03-04
Beautiful but pious sisters Martine (Birgitte Federspiel) and Philippa (Bodil Kjer) grow to spinsterhood under the wrathful eye of their strict pastor father on the forbidding and desolate coast of...
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- Gabriel Axel
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- Stéphane Audran
A classic film about a French chef who prepares a feast for a group of pious Danes. Learn about the film's source story, director, cast, and special features on the Criterion Collection website.
- Babette Hersant
Denmark, 1870s. Two deeply religious elderly sisters living in an isolated village take in a French refugee from the Franco-Prussian war, Babette. She becomes their housekeeper and is happy to work for no pay. 14 years later, Babette wins a large amount of money in a lottery.
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Aug 31, 2019 · Learn about the short story and the film adaptation of Babette's Feast, a tale of two sisters, a French maid, and a magical meal. Discover the author's life, the plot summary, and the themes of this classic story.