Babette's Feast (Criterion Collection) (DVD)

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, this is 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. BABETTE'S FEAST combines earthiness and reverence in an indescribably moving depiction of pleasure that goes to your head like fine champagne.

Starring: Stéphane Audran, Jean-Philippe LaFont, Gudmar Wivesson, Jarl Kulle, Bibi Andersson, Vibeke Hastrup, Bodil Kjer, Birgitte Federspiel, Axel Ströbye, Bernadette Lafont, Cay Kristiansen, Ebba With, Gert Bastian, Ghita Nørby, Pouel Kern, Preben Lerdorff-Rye, Therese Hojgaard Christensen, Thomas Antoni, Tina Kiberg, Viggo Bentzon, Hanne Stensgaard, Bendt Rothe, Ebbe Rode, Michel Bouquet