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Overview
Director:Gabriel Axel
Writers:Gabriel Axel (writer)Karen Blixen (novel)
Release Date:4 March 1988 (USA) more view trailer
Genre:Drama more
Plot Summary:In 19th century Denmark, two adult sisters live in an isolated village with their father, who is the... more
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Plot Keywords:Refugee / Based On Short Story / Soldier / Paris France / Piano more
Awards:Won Oscar. Another 9 wins & 6 nominations more
User Comments:Consuming passion? more
Cast (Cast overview, first billed only)

Stéphane Audran
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Babette Harsant

Birgitte Federspiel
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Old Martina

Bodil Kjer
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Old Philippa

Jarl Kulle
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Old Lorens Lowenhielm

Jean-Philippe Lafont
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Achille Papin

Bibi Andersson
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Swedish Court Lady-in-waiting

Ghita Nørby
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Narrator

Asta Esper Hagen Andersen
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Anna (as Asta Esper Andersen)

Thomas Antoni
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Swedish Lieutenant

Gert Bastian
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Poor Man

Viggo Bentzon
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Fisherman in Rowboat

Vibeke Hastrup
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Young Martina

Therese Hojgaard Christensen
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Martha

Pouel Kern
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The Minister

Cay Kristiansen
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Poulmore
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Additional Details
Also Known As:Babette's Feast (USA) more
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Runtime:102 min
Country:Denmark
Language:Danish / Swedish / French
Color:Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:Dolby
Certification:South Korea:All / Singapore:PG / Argentina:Atp / Australia:G / Chile:TE / Finland:S / Iceland:L / Peru:PT / Sweden:7 / USA:G / West Germany:6
Filming Locations:Copenhagen, Denmark more
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Company:Panorama Film A/S more
Fun Stuff
Quotes:Old Lorenz Lowenhielm: [looking at himself in a mirror] Vanity. Vanity. All is vanity. more
Movie Connections:Featured in "Zomergasten: (#20.5)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:Don Giovanni more
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11 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:- Consuming passion?, 9 January 2002
Author: billy-44 from San Francisco, CA
"Babette's Feast" proves that not all film theories and formulas are true 100% of the time. Here's a story where there is no life-or-death conflict, no raging anger, no violent outbursts. Nothing blowed up real good, and there is nothing resembling a chase scene. The conflict is about the ways in which people can be nice to each other. Their personal differences of passion or conviction are not as important as the ways in which they can connect with each other.How shockingly refreshing.There is an undercurrent to this film that gives it the feel of a Garrison Keillor monologue, in that it is built around people's personal foibles and quirks.Even more refreshing is how "Babette's Feast" manages to be nice without becoming cloying, saccharine, facile, superficial or insincere. People's personal passions are portrayed not only from their own perspective, but from the perspective of the people they affect, with more realism than you usually get in film, yet also with sincere and infectious optimism.If you don't come away from "Babette's Feast" smiling and feeling better, then you must have been distracted from giving it your full attention. This is one of those very rare films that you can recommend to everyone you know. It is truly in a class by itself. Like Mary Poppins, "Practically perfect in every way."Utterly charming and subtly stunning.
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