72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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BABETTES GAESTEBUD / BABETTE'S FEAST

Gabriel Axel
DENMARK      102 m.
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An undisputed classic of gastronomic cinema is back, in a restored and digitalized print. The film is based on a novel by Isaak Dinesen and starring Stéphane Audran. In an isolated village in Denmark, dominated by Puritanism, two spinsters nostalgically recall their distant youth and the rigid upbringing that forced them to pass up their chance at happiness. When Babette appears from Paris, fleeing the Terror, this will change their lives. The newcomer will have the chance to repay the kindness and warmth with which she is received by organising an opulent meal with the very best dishes and wines that French cuisine can offer.

Director
Gabriel Axel
Screenplay
Gabriel Axel
Production
Panorama Films International (Denmark)
Just Betzer
Photography
Henning Kristiansen
Edition
Finn Henriksen
Music
Per Nørgaard
Cast
Stéphane Audran, Bodil Kjer, Birgitte Federspiel
Running Time
102 m.
Country
DENMARK
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