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4 March 1988 (USA) morePlot:
In 19th century Denmark, two adult sisters live in an isolated village with their father, who is the... more | add synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 10 wins & 6 nominations moreUser Comments:
My Favorite Film (and I Love movies) moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Stéphane Audran | ... | Babette Hersant (as Stephane Audran) | |
| Bodil Kjer | ... | Filippa | |
| Birgitte Federspiel | ... | Martine | |
| Jarl Kulle | ... | General Lorens Löwenhielm | |
| Jean-Philippe Lafont | ... | Achille Papin (as Jean Philippe Lafont) | |
| Bibi Andersson | ... | Svensk hofdame | |
| Ghita Nørby | ... | Narrator | |
| Asta Esper Hagen Andersen | ... | Anna (as Asta Esper Andersen) | |
| Thomas Antoni | ... | Svensk Lieutenant | |
| Gert Bastian | ... | Poor Man | |
| Viggo Bentzon | ... | Fisherman in Rowboat | |
| Vibeke Hastrup | ... | Young Martine | |
| Therese Hojgaard Christensen | ... | Martha | |
| Pouel Kern | ... | The Minister | |
| Cay Kristiansen | ... | Poul |
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102 minCountry:
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1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Singapore:PG | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Iceland:L | Peru:PT | Sweden:7 | USA:G | West Germany:6Fun Stuff
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Old Lorenz Lowenhielm: [Taps his glass and stands, saying] Mercy and truth have met together. Righteousness and bliss shall kiss one another.Old Lorenz Lowenhielm: Man, in his weakness and shortsightedness believes he must make choices in this life.
Old Lorenz Lowenhielm: He trembles at the risks he takes. We do know fear. But no. Our choice is of no importance.
Old Lorenz Lowenhielm: There comes a time when our eyes are opened and we come to realize that mercy is infinite.
Old Lorenz Lowenhielm: We need only await it with confidence and receive it with gratitude.
Old Lorenz Lowenhielm: Mercy imposes no conditions.
Old Lorenz Lowenhielm: And lo! Everything we have chosen has been granted to us.
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Babette's Feast, for me, is about healing: mending the schism between spirit and body in orthodox Christianity. This puritanical community in remote Denmark is missing an adequate appreciation of all of God's gifts in creation. They have taken the dualism of St. Paul to an extreme, and stress the life of the "spirit," not the life of the "flesh." Both elderly sisters, in their youth, were frightened by the lure of love and the temptations of life outside their simple village. They, and their parishioners, cling to the narrow biblical interpretation of their former leader, and the sisters' father. The aging congregation has become testy and quarrelsome, and the sisters don't know what to do. Enter Babette, a French stranger, and someone to whom they can show kindness. They have no way of knowing that she will ultimately return their kindness and give fertile soil to their dry, dusty theology. Babette will give everything she has, and in the process, will teach the sisters and their flock about grace, about sacrifice, about how sensual experience (as in the bread and wine of the Eucharist) can change lives, and about why true art moves us so deeply. When they can forgive each other, and themselves, they can focus on God's love that unfolds before them in a concrete way in the present. As a minister, and an artist, I can't recommend a movie more highly. True art and true grace!!