#Babette's Feast

[ferrantte]

blini with sour cream and caviar by hrabina99, inspired by babette's feast !

[theoscarsproject]

Babette's Feast (1987). 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.

Just so sumptious and brimming with love. It's not hard to see why this is considered one of the best food films of all time, but it was the love stories within it that just hit me in the right spot. It's beautifully acted and tenderly told, and leans into the idea that not every love story is consumated or requited, but it doesn't mean they're not felt. Just a really, really beautiful film. 8/10.

[hayaomiyazaki]

Japanese film poster for Babette's Feast (1987) dir. Gabriel Axel.

[amounamaknoun]

Babette's Feast (1987)

[moviesandfood]

Babettes gæstebud

[rattlinbog]

i'm not crying there's just a multi course french meal inspiring feelings of forgiveness and love and rekindling the spirits of elderly danish people in my eye

[cookinguptales]

sitting here literally crying just thinking about the ending of babette's feast because I am a soft touch. lmao

[dk-thrive]

The artist's cry

Babette's Feast. The artist's cry: 'Let it be possible for me to do the very best I can!' I went home smaller, ashamed of my agitated idleness, my unfinished story.

— Helen Garner, One Day I'll Remember This: Diaries 1987–1995 (Text Publishing Company, October 12, 2021)

[illuminespace]

2023/Sep Babette's Feast (1987)

[justforbooks]

All is calm in small the small Norwegian town. Babette, a refugee from the French Revolution, cooks plain food for her Lutheran mistresses, and they attend to their prayer meetings with devotion. But when Babette hears she has won the lottery, she decides to treat her household to “a real French dinner”. Babette’s exquisitely executed feast – with its champagne, turtle soup and fresh figs – stands on its own, but also works as a symbol for the delicate and brilliant crafting of this beautiful story. A tale of faith, sacrifice and what it means to be a great artist, in any form.

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[rainymovies]

Babette's Feast (1987)

[quaintrellezz]

”Mercy and truth have met together. Righteousness and bliss shall kiss one another. Man, in his weakness and shortsightedness believes he must make choices in this life. He trembles at the risks he takes. We do know fear. But no. Our choice is of no importance. There comes a time when our eyes are opened and we come to realize that mercy is infinite. We need only await it with confidence and receive it with gratitude. Mercy imposes no conditions. And lo! Everything we have chosen has been granted to us. And everything we rejected has also been granted. Yes, we even get back what we rejected. For mercy and truth have met together, and righteousness and bliss shall kiss one another.”

~ General Loewenheim in “Babette’s Feast” by Isak Dinesen ~

[shoujo-wizard]

felt the need to make this post after reblogging the incredible dungeon meshi feast tht person enjoyed w their friends: my dad & I have this thing we do tht I'm trying to spread around my family & friends like soft butter on a piece of homemade bread 🍞 we call it Babette's Feast

Babette's Feast refers to this 1987 Danish film abt 2 sisters whose father was the founder & leader of a tiny church in a tiny seaside(?) village, it details the loves they missed out on as young women bc of their commitment to their father & their faith, then a French woman who was a successful cook/chef comes to them by the advice of one of these former almost loves, idk how to explain many of the things tht happen but one day the French woman- the titular Babette- essentially wins the lottery & decides to use every penny to cook for the sisters & their congregation a feast, it's a beautiful movie abt the power of food to bring us together & warm our hearts

So my dad & I decided on the concept of our own Babette's Feast, we cook a vaguely french structured "feast" w courses, then when dessert is served we sit together & watch the film (or some other film centered around food, when i did this w my sibling & their friends we watched The Menu) & just enjoy the company of friends & the taste of food

it's a rlly fun & meaningful way to show care for ur guests & sometimes the planning involves ppl bringing a dish for a certain course or for the host to prepare the courses themselves while guests simply bring a dessert, part of humanity is abt sharing (our burdens our food our joy) at the end of the day

[stevviefox]

A delightful movie and one of my favorites. See it if you get a chance.

Throughout the world sounds one long cry from the heart of the artist: Give me the chance to do my very best.

BABETTES GÆSTEBUD (BABETTE’S FEAST) 1987, Denmark, dir. Gabriel Axel

[amounamaknoun]

Babette's Feast (1987)

[thethingaboutnapkinman]

"ah, how you will enchant the angels!"

If you have every had to give up on your art to stay near your family, serve others, take on a career, pursue what you think is right or important, practice your faith, serve a mission/your church etc, etc, etc.

Remember Babette's Feast.

one day, there will be a time for you to selflessly use your art. You will have a perfect audience, and you will connect with them exquisitely.

And one day, how you will enchant the angels!

In the face of bitterness and decisions, I remind myself of this movie constantly.