Babette's Feast

Supper inspired by the film, seasoned with music from a French man with an accordéon followed by a screening of Babette's Feast.

Released in 1987, Babette’s Feast is a film which depicts so little, yet says so much.

Set in a rural Danish community, it centres around the village pastor’s twin sisters and the French woman, Babette, who serves them after fleeing the 1871 revolution. 

On winning the lottery she plans a feast to mark the centenary of the sisters’ father, bringing a dimension of fine living into the lives of the God-fearing Lutherans and healing festering personal animosities in the process. 

Director Gabriel Axel captures the rugged timelessness of the Jutland landscape, and draws inspired performances from Stéphane Audran as Babette, and Bodil Keyer and Birgitte Federspiel as the sisters Filippa and Martine. 

Per Norgard’s sparse but affecting score captures the mood of the film perfectly. Altogether it’s a heart-warming and sensory experience.

Wednesday 9th March 2016 - 18.00
Tickets €38.00