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Babette's Feast(1987)

Dir. Directed by Gabriel Axel


I have seen one perfect film — Babette's Feast.

Hilary Mantel (The Spectator, 1990)

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Synopsis: 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.