Babette's Feast
1987, G, 102 min. Directed by Gabriel Axel. Starring Gudmar Wivesson, Jean-Philippe Lafont, Stephane Audran.
REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Mon., Nov. 4, 2002
Two cloistered women in a small rural village play host to a stranger with an unusual secret in this Oscar winner from Denmark. The preparation of this movie's meal of several courses is the "food in film" equivalent of Valhalla.
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Babette's Feast, Gabriel Axel, Gudmar Wivesson, Jean-Philippe Lafont, Stephane Audran