#babette’s feast

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[apesoformythoughts]

“We tremble before making our choice in life, and after having made it again tremble in fear of having chosen wrong. But the moment comes when our eyes are opened, and we see and realize that grace is infinite. Grace, my friends, demands nothing from us but that we shall await it with confidence and acknowledge it in gratitude.”

— “Babette’s Feast” (quoted in Absolute Music)

[pandaemoniumpancakes]

Affiche japonaise pour Le Festin de Babette (1987) de Gabriel Axel.

[babettes-fancy-diner]

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On my birthday last January, my girlfriend and I watched one of my favorite movies, Babette’s Feast. Our first anniversary was coming up the next month (our anniversary is Valentine’s Day, we’re very gay) and I, inspired by Babette, decided to cook a 7 course formal dinner of French vegetarian and dishes (with a pescatarian main course). It was a great success on a culinary level, and it also pretty much spawned this whole idea of mine to create an imaginary diner to write stories about. The recipes and food descriptions matter because what I really want to do is bring people together and feed them. The result is this weird liminal sanctuary diner in digital space where I show you pictures of the food, lavishly describe how it tastes, and also give you the recipe in case you have the desire and resources to make it for real. In this post, my Babette serves up dinner while telling you the story of Babette’s Feast (it’s her favorite movie too.) It’s not really a review; I wouldn’t even call it a recap. It’s storytelling, devoid of pretensions to literary criticism. I only want to write about stuff I love so I can tell you why I love it. I like to think this means I’ve grown up.

[tekaihau]

So my husband and I are attending an extremely fancy dinner tonight along with my parents - is my father going to fight me about paying the bill even though I invited them???

[dailyworldcinema]

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

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Babette’s Feast (1987) dir. Gabriel Axel

[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.

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[amounamaknoun]

Babette's Feast (1987)

[moviesandfood]

Babettes gæstebud

[bluen3hey]

1987  Babettes gæstebud

Babette's Feast

[cookinguptales]

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