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Babette's Feast

📅 1987 ⏱ 102 min 🎬 Gabriel Axel Drama

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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★★★★☆
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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.

🎞️ Technical sheet

Director
Gabriel Axel
Year
1987
Duration
102 minutes
Genre
Drama
Cast

🎬 Behind the scenes

🎯 Babette's Feast is considered one of the best films of 1987.
🎯 Gabriel Axel directs the film with his characteristic style.
🎯 It is a drama genre film that has had good critical reception.
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