Babette is a French refugee who arrives in a remote Norwegian village and works for years as a maid for two devout sisters. When she wins the lottery, she decides to spend everything on preparing a banquet for the austere community that has taken her in. Gabriel Axel adapts Karen Blixen in this smal…
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📖 Synopsis
Babette is a French refugee who arrives in a remote Norwegian village and works for years as a maid for two devout sisters. When she wins the lottery, she decides to spend everything on preparing a banquet for the austere community that has taken her in. Gabriel Axel adapts Karen Blixen in this small masterpiece about generosity, art, and the transformation that a meal prepared with love and mastery can bring. Winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
✍️ Our review
8.6/10★★★★☆
Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. A film about art, generosity, and redemption through cooking. Beautiful and thought-provoking.