Babette's Feast

Babette's Feast

Artistic, sensual and sacred passions unite in Babette's Feast.

1987•1h 44m•7.2/10

DramaHistoryComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.2/10(433)

A French housekeeper with a mysterious past brings quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite meal to a circle of starkly pious villagers in late 19th century Denmark.

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Production

Rungstedlundfonden, Det Danske Filminstitut, Nordisk Film Denmark, Panorama-Film

Language

DA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Stéphane Audran

Stéphane Audran

Babette

Bodil Kjer

Bodil Kjer

Filippa

Birgitte Federspiel

Birgitte Federspiel

Martine

Jarl Kulle

Jarl Kulle

General Lorens Löwenhielm

Jean-Philippe Lafont

Jean-Philippe Lafont

Achille Papin

Bibi Andersson

Bibi Andersson

Svensk hofdame

Ghita Nørby

Ghita Nørby

Fortæller (stemme)

Asta Esper Hagen Andersen

Asta Esper Hagen Andersen

Anna

Thomas Antoni

Svensk Løjtnant

Hanne Stensgaard

Hanne Stensgaard

Filippa som ung

Vibeke Hastrup

Vibeke Hastrup

Martine som ung

Gudmar Wivesson

Lorens Löwenhielm som ung

Bendt Rothe

Bendt Rothe

Gamle Nielsen

Gert Bastian

Fatttig mand

Viggo Bentzon

Viggo Bentzon

Fisker i robåd

Lisbeth Movin

Lisbeth Movin

Enken

Preben Lerdorff Rye

Preben Lerdorff Rye

Kaptajnen

Cay Kristiansen

Cay Kristiansen

Poul

Axel Strøbye

Axel Strøbye

Kusken

Erik Petersen

Erik

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