Babette's Feast

Babette's Feast

102 mins | Drama | Aug. 11, 1987

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.

Babette's Feast

102 mins | Drama | Aug. 11, 1987

Babette's Feast
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.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers Det Danske Filminstitut, Nordisk Film, Panorama-Film, Rungstedlundfonden
Original title Babettes gæstebud
Directors Gabriel Axel
Writers Gabriel Axel, Karen Blixen

Cast

Stéphane Audran

as Babette Hersant

Bodil Kjer

as Filippa

Birgitte Federspiel

as Martine

Jarl Kulle

as Gen. Lorens Löwenhielm

Jean-Philippe Lafont

as Achille Papin

Bibi Andersson

as Swedish Lady-in-Waiting

Ghita Nørby

as Narrator (voice)

Thomas Antoni

as Swedish Lieutenant

Hanne Stensgaard

as Young Filippa

Vibeke Hastrup

as Young Martine

Gudmar Wivesson

as Young Lorens Löwenhielm

Bendt Rothe

as Old Nielsen

Gert Bastian

as Poor Man

Viggo Bentzon

as Fisherman in Rowboat

Lisbeth Movin

as The Widow

Preben Lerdorff Rye

as The Captain

Cay Kristiansen

as Poul

Axel Strøbye

as The Coach

Erik Petersen

as Erik

Ebbe Rode

as Christopher

Ebba With

as Löwenhielm's Aunt

Pouel Kern

as The Minister

Finn Nielsen

as Larsen the Grocer

Holger Perfort

as Karlsen

Lars Lohmann

as Fisherman

Tine Miehe-Renard

as Löwenhielm's Wife

Tina Kiberg

as Filippa (singing voice)

Else Petersen

as Solveig