| Original Title: |
Babettes Gæstebud |
| Country of Origin: |
 Denmark |
| Production year: |
1987 |
| Director: |
Gabriel Axel |
| Rating: |
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| UPC [Locale]: |
027616-857958  
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| Running time: |
1:43 (103 Min.) |
| Casetype: |
Keep Case |
| Format: |
Color, 1.66:1 Widescreen |
| DVD-Format: |
Single-Sided, Single-Layered |
| Released: |
January 23, 2001 |
| Collection type: |
Owned (#403) |
| Status: |
Available |
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| Purchase date: |
November 10, 2007 |
| Purchase price: |
Hidden |
| Review (movie): |
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| Review (video): |
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 Overview |
Artistic, sensual and sacred passions unite in Babette's Feast. Written and directed by Gabriel Axel, from a short story by Out of Africa's Isak Dinesen, this Oscar®-winning* film offers "an irresistible mixture of dry wit and robust humanity" (Newsweek).
On the desolate coast of Denmark live Martina and Philippa, the beautiful daughters of a devout clergyman who preaches salvation through self-denial. Both girls sacrifice youthful passion to faith and duty, and even many years after their father's death, they keep his austere teachings alive among the townspeople. But with the arrival of Babette, a mysterious refugee from France's civil war, life for the sisters and their tiny hamlet begins to change. Soon, Babette has convinced them to try something truly outrageous—a gourmet French meal! Her feast, of course, scandalizes the local elders. Just who is this strangely talented Babette, who has terrified this pious town with the prospect of losing their souls for enjoying too much earthly pleasure?
*1987: Foreign Language Film |
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Babette's Feast (World Films)
English
Dolby Digital Mono
Danish
Dolby Digital 2-Channel Stereo
Spanish
French
