This delicious treat from Danish director Gabriel Axel tells the story of Babette, a lonely refugee who finds solace in the house of two unassuming sisters. After winning the lottery, Babette asks to cook the food for a celebration the sisters are organising.
Set against the backdrop of a stark landscape in which food is sparse and bland, we are treated to some seriously high-end cuisine and a great example of how food can change the most stubborn of minds.
The film quite rightly won best foreign language film for Denmark and continues to be seen as a high watermark for European cinema.
For those people who have recently found themselves enjoying Scandinavian imports such as 'The Killing' and 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' would do well to give this Danish gem a viewing.
