Babette's Feast (Criterion Collection)

A special dinner prepared by their French maid proves to be a memorable evening for two 19th-century Danish sisters, the sheltered daughters of an austere minister who kept them from experiencing the world. This moving comedy/drama, winner of the Best Foreign Film Academy Award, is based on a short story by Isak Dinesen ("Out of Africa") and stars Stéphane Audran, Bodil Kjer, Birgitte Federspiel, and Bibi Andersson. 103 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Danish and French Dolby Digital Surround stereo; Subtitles: English; bonus documentary "Karen Blixen: Storyteller" (1995); interviews; theatrical trailer. In Danish and French with English subtitles. Two-disc set.