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Babette's feast / Just Betzer presents ; producers, Just Betzer, Bo Christensen ; written and directed by Gabriel Axel
LIBRA BLU RAY PN1997.85 .B3348 2013 disc + booklet
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Criterion collection
- Criterion Collection ; 665
- Language:
- Danish
- English
- French
- Swedish
- Subjects (All):
- Blixen, Karen, 1885-1962--Film adaptations.
- Blixen, Karen.
- Housekeepers--Drama.
- Housekeepers.
- Mystery--Drama.
- Mystery.
- Foreign films.
- Denmark.
- Genre:
- Drama
- Feature films
- Fiction films
- Film adaptations
- Melodramas (Motion pictures)
- Feature films.
- Film adaptations.
- Motion pictures, Danish.
- Fiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (64 pages : color photographs ; 18 cm)
- 4 3/4 in.
- Edition:
- Blu-ray special edition
- Other Title:
- Original title in Danish: Babettes gæstebud
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, NY] : Criterion Collection, 2013.
- Language Note:
- Danish, French and Swedish dialogue with optional English subtitles.
- System Details:
- Blu-ray, 1080p high-definition, Region A; widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; DTS-HD Master Audio stereo; requires Blu-ray player.
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- DTS-HD Master Audio stereo
- video file
- Blu-ray
- 1080p high-definition
- region A
- Summary:
- During the late 19th century, a strict religious community in a Danish village takes in a French refugee from the Franco-Prussian War as a servant to the late pastor's daughters.
- Participant:
- Stephane Audran, Bodil Kjer, Birgitte Federspiel, Jarl Kulle, Jean Philippe Lafont.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Henning Kristiansen ; film editor, Finn Henriksen ; music by Per Nørgård ; costume designer, Annelise Hauberg ; production designer, Sven Wichmann.
- Notes:
- Based on a short story by Karen Blixen.
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1987.
- Wide screen (1.66:1).
- Special features: New interview with Gabriel Axel and Stéphane Audran; Documentary about the author; New visual essay; New interview; Trailer; Plus, A booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Mark Le Fanu.
- Cast and credits, transfer notes, essay "Mercy and Truth Have Met Together" by Mark Le Fanu and short story "Babette's Feast" by Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen) printed on booklet inserted in container.
- Academy Awards, USA, 1987: Best foreign language film (Denmark)
- BAFTA Awards, 1989: Best film not in the English language (Just Betzer, Bo Christensen, Gabriel Axel)
- Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards, 1990: Best foreign film (Gabriel Axel)
- Cannes Film Festival, 1987: Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention (Gabriel Axel)
- Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists, 1988: Best foreign actress (Stephane Audran)
- Robert Festival, 1988: Best actress (Stephane Audran)
- Rouen Nordic Film Festival, 1988: Audience Award (Gabriel Axel) ; Grand Jury Prize (Gabriel Axel)
- Contains:
- Container of: Babettes gæstebud (Motion picture)
- OCLC:
- 843959428
- Publisher Number:
- 715515107518
- CC2277BD The Criterion Collection
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