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| Actors: | Stéphane Audran, Bodil Kjer, Birgitte Federspiel, Jarl Kulle, Jean-Philippe Lafont |
| Format: | Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Letterboxed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC |
| Director: | Gabriel Axel |
| Release Date: | 2001-01-23 |
| Aspect Ratio: | 1.66:1 |
| Audience Rating: | G (General Audience) |
| Category: | DVD |
| ISBN: | 079284839X |
| Label/Manufacturer: | MGM (Video & DVD) |
| UPC: | 027616857958 |
Product Description
Some movies can only be described as delicious. In Babette's Feast, a woman flees the French civil war and lands in a small seacoast village in Denmark, where she comes to work for two spinsters, devout daughters of a puritan minister. After many years, Babette unexpectedly wins a lottery, and decides to create a real French dinner--which leads the sisters to fear for their souls. Joining them for the meal will be a Danish general who, as a young soldier, courted one of the sisters, but she turned him away because of her religion. The village elders all resolve not to enjoy the meal, but can their moral fiber resist the sensual pleasure of Babette's cooking? Babette's Feast deservedly won the 1987 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. This lovely movie is impeccably simple, yet its slender narrative contains a wealth of humor, melancholy, and hope. --Bret FetzerProduct Features
Customer Reviews
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on 2010-08-17The supplier sent a dvd that would not play in an American format dvd player.
Rated
on 2010-08-10Justice means you get what you deserve. Mercy means you don't get what you deserve. Grace means you get what you don't deserve. I encourage you to watch this wonderful movie, keeping the concept of grace in the back of your mind. Another point: grace can be costly to the giver. Most true in the person and life of Christ, whose gift cost him all; also true in the main characters of this film.
Rated
on 2010-07-13I saw BABETTE'S FEAST many years ago at a foreign film festival in Washington DC. This classic film, which was based on a short story written by Isak Dinesen/Karen Blixen will always remain indelibly memorable. I've seen the movie several times, and each time I come away with a deeper philosophical appreciation for the absolute beauty and poignancy of the storyline. Indeed, BABETTE'S FEAST is actually a repertoire of sorts; offering a powerful message about charity and selflessness, duty and honor, pride and humility, regret and sorrow, faith and forgiveness, and love and redemption.
Two humble spinster sisters who live in a small coastal town in Denmark take in a woman who flees France to escape peril during the French Revolution. The sisters, Martina and Philippa were beautiful young women in their youth, and each gave up the chance for love from suitors - one a young cavalry officer, and one a famous French singer - and chose to remain loyal to their father. They lived the remainder of their lives in quiet surrender, servitude and sacrifice to carry on the deeply religious teachings of their deceased father who was considered the leader of their devout small religious sect. However, many decades later when Babette becomes part of the sisters household, subtle changes take place, which causes ambivalent feelings for Martina and Philippa.
Sixteen years past quickly, when Babette wins a lottery and asks the sisters if she can prepare a genuine French meal for the 100th anniversary celebration dinner honoring the birth of their late father. After giving their permission, Martina and Philippa are perplexed by Babette's extravagance and the items she has shipped from France to use in preparation for the meal. Now horrified, the sisters become haunted by fears that decadence will descend upon them and their small religious sect. Yet, they can not go back on their promise to allow Babette to prepare this important meal. All the followers of the sister's religious sect are invited, and all have feelings of deep apprehension.
The evening finally arrives, and the small sect join hands in prayer and vow that they will resist whatever beguiling temptations might seduce them to sin. The announcement for dinner is called. But instead of fear, as the meal is served the mood is soon changed to that of suspended awe. Indeed, the grand 'feast' that Babette prepares, becomes both a startling revelation and a powerful redemption for all who attend ... including the high ranking officer who was once the suitor of Martina.
I disagree with those who categorize this movie as a Christian message. Rather, it's a story with a philosophical message that examines timeless issues about man's search for meaning, purpose, and ... salvation.
If you've not done so already, I recommend that you include BABETTE'S FEAST in your DVD collection.
Maizie Lucille James
July 12, 2010
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on 2010-06-08This is just a beautiful film. Seemingly understated, it is actually very rich and complex. It is a film that I seem to want to watch again and again. I recommend watching it with the subtitles; the english translation was a disappointment. Winner of ten awards including an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1988.
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on 2010-06-01This is another one of those movies I wish I hadn't waited so long to see. This is a truly wonderful movie that had me engrossed from the beginning.
As this is a subtitled movie (if you are English-speaking), you have to make sure you can pay full attention to the whole film. If you can, you are in for a treat. The whole story is so simple that it could be described in about three sentences--yet it somehow grips you. There is a suspense and anticipation that builds towards the inevitable(?) resolution.
Truly, while this story does revolve around a feast (and food), it is so much more than that, and that's what I've misunderstood. I thought, "How good can a movie *about* food be?" But it's a movie about a simple people who are able to draw close because of a special meal. The actors are wonderful, the story is wonderful, and the heart-warming nature of this film is a real joy!
Please don't miss this one!
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