Babette's Feast (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)

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