Based upon a story written by Isak Dinesen
for the Saturday Evening Post. This
film takes place in 1871 Denmark, Fillippa and Martine are two adult sisters
living in an isolated fishing village with their father. He is the honored pastor of a small
Protestant church. The sisters are
very attractive and some suitors some to the church just for a chance to see
them. They both were able marry
and move away but they chose to stay with their father. Many years go by and a French woman arrives on their doorstep, she
begs them to take her into their home.
She was sent to them after her husband and son were killed in France, she was almost killed too. Achille Papin sent Babbette to the
village, he had been a suitor to one of the sisters.
This is very good, the devotion of the
sister’s is heart warming and also their attention to the church after their
father passes. They are very happy
for Babbette to live and work with them even though they are too poor to pay
her a wage. 4* (I really liked
this movie)
102 min, Drama directed by Gabriel Axel with Stephane
Audran, Bodil Kjer, Brigitte Federspiel, Jarl Kulle, Jean-Phillippe Lafont,
Bibi Andersson, Ghita Norby.
Note:
Imdb 7.7 out of 10, 95% critic 90% audience on Rotten Tomatoes.
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