Stars: Stephane Audran, Bibi Andersson, Jean-Phillippe La Font, Jarl Kulle

Director: Gabriel Axel

Summary: A drama set in an austere Lutherian community in the 1870s. Babette is a French woman, working as a cook for two sisters, whose life has no meaning until she wins on a lottery. She uses the money to prepare a banquet for the community. Based on a story by Isak Dinesen.

Aspect Ratio:	1.66 Wide Screen
Main Language:	Danish
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Original Theatrical Trailer, Interactive Menu Screens, Chapter Search
Subtitles:	English, French, Italian
Year:	1987
Release Date:	July 1, 2002
Runtime:	103 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	16468 D V D
Keywords:	Feast, Subtitled, General, Wide, Screen, French, Dubbed, Drama, Babette's
Genre:	Drama

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Released in 1987, Babette's Feastis a film which depicts so little, yet says so much. Set in a rural Danish community, it centres around the twin sisters of the village pastor and the French women who serves them after fleeing the 1871 revolution. On winning the lottery she plans a feast to mark the centenary of the sisters' father, bringing a dimension of fine living into the lives of the God-fearing Lutherans and healing festering personal animosities in the process.

Director Gabriel Axel captures the rugged timelessness of the Jutland landscape, and draws inspired performances from Stéphane Audran as Babette, and Bodil Keyer and Birgitte Federspiel as the sisters Filippa and Martine. Per Norgard's sparse but affecting score captures the mood of the film perfectly. Altogether it's a heart-warming and affecting experience.

On the DVD:Babette's Feaston disc reproduces the vivid colour photography well in widescreen. There's dubbing and subtitles in English, French and Italian. Both the trailers for the English- and Danish-speaking markets are included, the latter an effective summary of the film.--Richard Whitehouse