Babette's Feast (1988)

Story by Isak Dinesen Film by Gabriel Axel 1988 Oscar for Best Foreign Film Danish with English subtitles. I adored this movie, there were so many elements that appealed to me. The cinematography was beautiful. The story itself, which was about 2 elderly woman (sisters) who live/lived very austere very religious lives and the somewhat mysterious French Woman who comes to cook for them was fascinating. As they dine on Babette's meals the 2 woman are reminded of lost loves and lost opportunities in a series of flashbacks throughout the movie... Interspersed with these flashbacks there are the scenes of Babette preparing meals, cooking meals, and the attention she puts into her meals. Babette's true passion for cooking comes through to the viewer and to anyone who has ever cooked for the pure enjoyment of it and as a means of sharing and giving then this movie is a must see. *although I loved this whole movie I have to say the last hour has to be my favorite part...but I won't give it away. Written by Deb on November 2, 2002 09:45 PM