Babette's Feast [Danish]

Starring: Stephane Audran, Jean-Philippe Lafont, Jarl Kulle, et al.

Product Description

An exiled Paris chef enlightens two pious Danish sisters who forsook romance and fame.

• Format: DVD
• Language: Danish
• UPC: 027616857958
• Release Date: January 1989
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
• Director: Gabriel Axel
• Starring: Stephane Audran, Jean-Philippe Lafont, Jarl Kulle, Gudmar Wivesson, Bibi Andersson, Birgitte Federspiel, Bodil Kjer
• Runtime: 1 hour, 44 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: closed-captioned
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Beautiful Thanksgiving story.

Barbette, a refugee from another world, Babette Hersant (Stephane Audran), seeks a simple life as a cook in a simple village. Both she and the villagers learn from each other. As luck would have it, Barbette wins the lottery. She decides to give back something to the simple people who took her into their society in the form of a feast. She gives more than they realize. This film has a depth that allows everyone to acquire something of value from its viewing. It is exceptionally beautiful on a cinematic level. The story on the surface is straightforward. There are many underlying meanings, some universal and others will be personal to the viewer. However, some people could interpret that Babette was doing something weird. Some may think it was sacrilegious, as some of the people of the village saw it. Others may see this as if she were showing off. Still, others thought that with all her winnings, she was cheap to just give them a meal. The decision not to eat the meal is played out in other movies, such as "Theodora Goes Wild" (1936), where they are not going to meet a train. Again in “Chocolat” (2000), they suspected an ulterior motive. But this movie is more moving when you find out the truth behind the gesture and the cost.