Question 1

Why did the director change the setting from Norway to Denmark for Babette's Feast?

Accepted Answer

Gabriel Axel transposed the setting to Jutland in Denmark because he felt the original Norwegian village had become too colorful and pretty to evoke the bleakness described in Karen Blixen's novella.

Question 2

What seven-course menu is served in the film's feast?

Accepted Answer

The menu includes turtle soup, buckwheat pancakes with caviar, quail in puff pastry, endive salad, rum sponge cake with figs, assorted cheeses and fruits, and coffee with cognac, each paired with specific drinks.

Question 3

Which major film festivals featured Babette's Feast in 1987?

Accepted Answer

It was featured at the Cannes Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, and Toronto International Film Festival in 1987.

Question 4

What historical milestone did Babette's Feast achieve at the Academy Awards?

Accepted Answer

It was the first Danish movie to win an Academy Award for best foreign language film.

Question 5

Who plays the French housekeeper Babette Hersant in the film?

Accepted Answer

Stéphane Audran plays the character Babette Hersant.

Question 6

What is the central conflict in Babette's Feast?

Accepted Answer

A French housekeeper with a mysterious past brings quiet revolution through an exquisite meal to a circle of starkly pious villagers in late 19th century Denmark.

Question 7

Which major film festivals featured Babette's Feast in 1987?

Accepted Answer

It was featured at the Cannes Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, and Toronto International Film Festival in 1987.

Question 8

What historical achievement did Babette's Feast accomplish at the Academy Awards?

Accepted Answer

It was the first Danish movie to win an Academy Award for best foreign language film.

Question 9

Why did director Gabriel Axel change the setting from Norway to Denmark?

Accepted Answer

He felt the original Norwegian setting had become too colourful and pretty to evoke the bleakness described by Karen Blixen, so he transposed it to Jutland in Denmark.

Question 10

What was the seven-course menu served in the film's feast?

Accepted Answer

The menu included turtle soup, buckwheat pancakes with caviar, quail in puff pastry, endive salad, rum sponge cake with figs, assorted cheeses and fruits, and coffee with cognac.

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