Review of Babette's Feast (1987) by Will T — 19 Jun 2010
This is showing on EPIX right now. The movie has the typical setup which is slow moving and somewhat boring. I thought the father was selfish to keep his daughters from going out into the world and having their own lives and families. I doubt that would ever happen now days.
But, what makes this movie special is the preparation, consumption, and aftereffects of the feast (and feast is the right word). I thought it was very funny how the town's folk anticipated the 'devil's food - French food) and the differences between their appreciation of the food and the sophisticated general's appreciation of the food.
The change in the guests as the feast progressed was quite satisfying.
The sentimentality of the movie was too much in some scenes; but over all, a good movie.
This review of Babette's Feast (1987) was written by Will T on 19 Jun 2010.
Babette's Feast has generally received very positive reviews.
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