Melancholic and heartwarming but somewhat bland due to lack of tension or conflict.

A dedication to the power of progress no matter of what size and appreciation of all arts, Babette's Feast is a gentle and charming film about grace and the satisfactions of the choices you have made. It may seem simple at its core at first but as more courses come out, it builds to be being a grandiose poem that resonates with you.

With a strong Bergman influence, namely from Fanny & Alexander, Gabriel Axel creates a feature that highlights its delicious looking meal as well as it does the characters eating the meal. With a sharp dose of comedy, as well as the harrowing story of the titular character, the largely plotless Babette's Feast is a beautiful study of characters and life in a late 1800's Danish village.

Best Foreign Language Film (Denmark) @ Oscar 1988
Spine #665 of "Criterion Collection".
Spine #34 of "Artificial Eye".
Movie #378 of "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die".

Can be seen here:
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Esta cocinera francesa que alegra la vida a las austeras señoras danesas es realmente una delicia.

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Assim que agora serás pobre
O resto de tua vida.

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Uma artista nunca é pobre.

Babettes gæstebud
A visual feast with meaning that will take me some time to digest!

dull

"Babette's Feast" is a great film. A strange mix of Scandinavian drama and food fetish showcase. All of it wonderful. Along with "Cinema Paradiso" and "La Femme Nikita", it was one of the rare foreign films that could be found at most video rental stores back in the day.

a rare film.. and one of my favorites, ever.. it's a visual poem.. beautiful, just beautiful

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