Story Line
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.
“Artistic, sensual and sacred passions unite in Babette's Feast.”
Top Cast
Stéphane Audran
Babette
Bodil Kjer
Filippa
Birgitte Federspiel
Martine
Jarl Kulle
General Lorens Löwenhielm
Jean-Philippe Lafont
Achille Papin
Bibi Andersson
Svensk hofdame
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Rating
7.2/ 10
Release Date
1987-08-11
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
DramaHistoryComedy
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User Reviews (4)
CRCulver
5/10
•9/12/2018Based on a Karen Blixen story, <i>Babette's Feast</i> is a heartwarming tale of generosity in 19th century Denmark. As the film opens, we are introduced to Martine and Philippa, daughters of a charismatic preacher in a tiny Jutland village. Dedicated...
r96sk
7/10
•2/15/2024Well, <em>'Babette’s Feast'</em> is exactly what it says on the tin, that's for sure.
It is a film that I'd personally refer to as 'good', though my interest did ascend and descend interchangeably throughout. The religiously and sing-y scenes were...
Wuchak
6/10
•8/15/2024**_The moment when “Mercy and truth… have kissed each other”_**
In a northern Jutland village, two daughters of a pietistic Lutheran pastor are dutiful spinsters by 1871 (Bodil Kjer and Birgitte Federspiel) when they take-in a Parisian refugee who...
CinemaSerf
7/10
•7/3/2025Now if you’re not up for a genuine dose of human kindness then this isn’t going to be a film for you. It’s all about the young “Babette” (Stéphane Audran) who has been taken in by a pair of spinster sisters who, despite plenty of opportunity, found t...