UWest’s Religion & Film Series Continues Friday with Babette’s Feast
by Danny Fisher
It’s Thanksgiving break, but the shows must go on! : )
In the spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday, UWest’s Religion & Film Series will continue on Friday with a screening of the 1988 Academy Award-winner Babette’s Feast. This beloved, charming film is frequently used in university courses about religion and film around the world. It is described this way by the All Movie Guide:
Stephane Audran plays Babette, a 19th century Parisian political refugee who seeks shelter in a rough Danish coastal town. Philippa (Bodil Kjer) and Martina (Birgitte Federspiel), the elderly daughters of the town’s long-dead minister, take Babette in. As revealed in flashback, Philippa and Martina were once beautiful young women (played by Hanne Stensgaard and Vibeke Hastrup), who’d forsaken their chances at romance and fame, taking hollow refuge in religion. Babette holds a secret that may very well allow the older ladies to have a second chance at life.
A trailer is embedded below.
The screening starts at 7 p.m. in Room ED309. It is free and open to the public. A discussion will follow. We hope to see you there!
