Around the holidays, we like to watch a few movies that tipefy the season for us. For Thanksgiving, it's a film about food : Babbette's Feast. BF is based on a story written by Isak Dineson (the Out-of-Africa lady), this film tells the story of a French woman who fled Paris during the French Revolution. She seeks refuge in Jutland, Denmark, a stoney and barren outcrop on the sea. 2 sisters, minister's daughters took her in. After several years of being their servant and living simply, Babbette learned she won the lottery in France : 10,000 Francs, a small fortune. She decided she wanted to treat the sisters and their church friends to an elegant French dinner, somethingnthe humble and simple Jutlanders had never experienced. During the preparations, they were sure Babbette was preparing for a "witch's sabbath."
Babbette had to make a trip to Paris to purchase everything--not just the food and the wine, but also crystal glasses, silverware, and table linens. She spent the whole entire sum on this elegant dinner. The sisters were flabberghasted! It was Babbette's joy. In PAris, she had been a celebrated chef, an artist--sheesh! Just thinking of that brings tears to my eyes!
An essay on Babbete's Feast. Another article on Babbette's Feast.
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