13 Oct 1989
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband's restaurant.
Babette's Feast
Artistic, sensual and sacred passions unite in Babette's Feast.
A French housekeeper with a mysterious past brings quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite meal to a circle of starkly pious villagers in late 19th century Denmark.
Top Billed Cast
Stéphane Audran Babette
Bodil Kjer Filippa
Birgitte Federspiel Martine
Jarl Kulle General Lorens Löwenhielm
Jean-Philippe Lafont Achille Papin
Bibi Andersson Svensk hofdame
Ghita Nørby Fortæller (stemme)
Asta Esper Hagen Andersen Anna
Thomas Antoni Svensk Løjtnant
Hanne Stensgaard Filippa som ung
Vibeke Hastrup Martine som ung
Gudmar Wivesson Lorens Löwenhielm som ung
Bendt Rothe Gamle Nielsen
Gert Bastian Fatttig mand
Lisbeth Movin Enken
Preben Lerdorff Rye Kaptajnen
Cay Kristiansen Poul
Axel Strøbye Kusken
Erik Petersen Erik
Ebbe Rode Christopher
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