Film· 1987· Drama

Babettes Gæstebud (Babette's Feast)

by Gabriel Axel

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Babette's Feast

Short Story · 1950

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Gabriel Axel's film adapts Karen Blixen's story about a French refugee cook in a pious Danish village who spends her lottery winnings on one great feast. It moves the setting from Norway to Jutland.

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Babettes Gæstebud (Babette's Feast)

During the late 19th century, a strict religious community in a Danish village takes in a French refugee from the Franco-Prussian War as a servant to the late pastor's daughters. Babette's Feast is a 1987 Danish drama film directed by Gabriel Axel. The screenplay, written by Axel, was based on the 1958 story by Isak Dinesen. It was produced by Just Betzer, Bo Christensen and Benni Korzen, with funding from the Danish Film Institute. It stars Stéphane Audran, Birgitte Federspiel, and Bodil Kjer.

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