The initially austere movie begins with a 19th century Parisian refugee, Babette Hersant ( Stéphane Audran), who seeks shelter in an isolated Danish coastal town, eventually taken in by two strictly puritanical sisters Philippa and Martina ( Hanne Stensgaard and Vibeke Hastrup). The first Danish film to win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Gabriel Axel’s “Babette’s Feast” is a rigorously subtle and yet delicately sumptuous film built on self-sacrifice and the notions of expanding ones beliefs through the once denied pleasures. 'The Last of Us': Everything You Need to Know About HBO's AdaptationĮmmy Predictions: Best Actress in a Comedy Series - The Smart Money's on Smart 'Chef's' Cuban Sandwiches Come to Life in 'Film to Table' - Watchĭaily Reads: 'Batman v Superman' as a Post-Disaster Film, Film Critics on the State of Film Criticism, and More Take a look at the ingredients below, and let us know what you’d be putting on your menu in the comments. The film opens next week (it was originally planned for a limited bow on Friday, but that was canceled), which seemed to make it the perfect time to look at the history of the foodie movie, from restaurant-set masterpieces to cannibalistic horror.
The latest movie to enter the culinary world is all-star Bradley Cooper vehicle “ Burnt” ( read our review), in which the three-time Oscar nominee plays a badboy chef attempting a comeback.
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