Recommended from age 11. Slow pace, religious repression and reconciliation; needs understanding of motives and context.
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Stéphane Audran (opens in a new tab) Babette -
Bodil Kjer (opens in a new tab) Filippa -
Birgitte Federspiel (opens in a new tab) Martine -
Jarl Kulle (opens in a new tab) General Lorens Löwenhielm -
Jean-Philippe Lafont (opens in a new tab) Achille Papin -
Bibi Andersson (opens in a new tab) Svensk hofdame
Directed by: Gabriel Axel (opens in a new tab)
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What it’s about
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.
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