BABETTES GÆSTEBUD
About a French female "chef de cuisine" who is exiled after the Paris uprising of 1871, and becomes a maid in Scandinavia
Cast & credits
Cast
- narrator Ghita NØrby
- Babette Hersant Stéphane Audran
- old Filippa Bodil Kjer
- old Martine Birgitte Federspiel
- old Lorens Löwenhielm Jarl Kulle
- Achille Papin Jean-Philippe Lafont
- lady from the Court of Sweden Bibi Andersson
- Anna Asta Esper Andersen
- Swedish lieutenant Thomas Antoni
- poor man Gert Bastian
- fisherman in rowing boat Viggo Bentzon
- young Martine Vibeke Hastrup
- Martha Therese HØjgaard Christensen
- priest Pouel Kern
- Poul Cay Kristiansen
- fisherman Lars Lohmann
- Loren's wife Tine Miehe-renard
- widow Lisbeth Movin
- grocer Finn Nielsen
- Karlsen Holger Perfort
- Solveig Else Petersen
- young Erik Erik Petersen
- Christopher Ebbe Rode
- old Nielsen Bendt Rothe
- captain Preben Lerdorff Rye
- young Filippa Hanne Stensgaard
- coachman Axel StrØbye
- Loren's aunt Ebba With
- young Lorens Löwenhielm Gudmar Wivesson
Credits
Direction
- Director Gabriel Axel
- Assistant Director Tom Hedegaard
Production
- Production Company Panorama Film International
- Production Company Nordisk Film
- Production Company Det Danske Filminstitut
- Executive Producer Claes Kastholm Hansen
- Producer Just Betzer
- Producer Bo Christensen
- Unit Manager Karen Bentzon
- Assistant Unit Manager Thomas Lydholm
- Assistant Unit Manager Sonja Vesterholt
- Production Manager Lene Nielsen
- Production Secretary Marianne Vollmer
Writing
- Screenplay Gabriel Axel
- Based on the novella by Karen Blixen
Photography
- Director of Photography Henning Kristiansen
- B Photography Birger Bohm
- B Photography Assistant Rasmus Arrildt
- 2nd Unit Photography Peter Klitgaard
- 2nd Unit B Photography Jesper Find
Stills
- Stills Peter Gabriel
Special Effects
- [Special Effects] Henning Bahs
Editing
- Editor Finn Henriksen
- Assistant Editor Liselotte HavemØller
- Assistant Editor Mette Schramm
Design
- Production Designer Sven Wichmann
- Props Ena Eisel
- Props Torben Baekmark
- Construction Manager Leif Stoltze
Costumes
- Ms. Audran's Shawl Designed Karl Lagerfeld
- Costumes Annelise Hauberg
- Costume Assistant Pia Myrdal
- Costume Assistant Merete Engbaek Nielsen
- Costume Assistant Else Prangsgaard
Make-up
- Make-up Lydia Pujols
- Make-up Bente MØller
- Make-up Elisabeth Bukkehave
- Make-up Birthe Lyngsøe SØrensen
- Make-up Sanne Dandanell
- Make-up Grethe Holleufer
- Make-up Åse Tarp
Titles
- [Titles] International Film Teknik
Film processing
- Opticals Poul Kristensen
Music
- Music Per NØrgÅrd
- Musicians for Court Dance Københavns Kammertrio
- Musician (Piano) for Court Dance Julian Turber
- Filippa's Singing Voice Tina Kiberg
- Musician (Piano/Organ) Finn Gravnbol
- Musician Lars Holm Johansen
- Musician Anne Oland
- Musician Gert Mortensen
- Musician Henrik Olesen
- Musician Mogens Durholm
Sound
- Music Recording Sweet Silence Studios
- Sound Recording Michael Dela
- Sound Recording John Nielsen
- Sound Recording Bjarne Risbjerg
- Sound Recording Nalle
- Mixer Hans Erik Ahrn
- Sound Re-recording Film Teknik
- Sound Effects Gérard Jacky Dufors
Choreography
- Dance Instructor Niels Bjørn Larsen
Consultant
- Gastronomic Consultant Jan Pedersen