Babette's feast /
At once a rousing paean to artistic creation, a delicate evocation of divine grace, and the ultimate film about food, the Oscar-winning Babette's Feast is a deeply beloved cinematic treasure. Directed by Gabriel Axel and adapted from a story by Isak Dinesen, the layered tale of a French houseke...
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| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | Danish French Swedish |
| Language Notes: | Danish, French or Swedish dialogue; English subtitles. |
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[United States] :
Criterion Collection,
2013.
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| Edition: | Blu-ray special ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (Blu-ray discs) ;
665. |
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| Summary: | At once a rousing paean to artistic creation, a delicate evocation of divine grace, and the ultimate film about food, the Oscar-winning Babette's Feast is a deeply beloved cinematic treasure. Directed by Gabriel Axel and adapted from a story by Isak Dinesen, the layered tale of a French housekeeper with a mysterious past who brings quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite meal to a circle of starkly pious villagers in late nineteenth-century Denmark. |
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| Item Description: | Adapted from a story by Isak Dinesen. Originally released as a motion picture in 1987. Release date: Jul. 23, 2013. Special features: New 2K digital film restoriation; New interview with actor; Documentary about the author; New visual essay; New interview; Trailer; Plus, A booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Mark Le Fanu. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| Format: | Blu-ray; widescreen, 1.66:1; 16x9; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Audience: | Rating: G; for mild frightening scenes, violence, usage of alcohol and smoking. |