Artistic, sensual and sacred passions unite in Babettes Feast. On the desolate coast of Denmark live two sisters of a devout clergyman who preaches salvation through self-denial. Both girls sacrifice youthful passion to faith and duty, and even after their fathers death, they keep his austere teachings alive among the townspeople. But with the arrival of Babette, a mysterious refugee from Frances civil war, life for the sisters and their tiny hamlet begins to change. Soon, Babette has convinced them to try something truly outrageous - a French feast! Babettes extraordinary gifts as a chef de cuisine and a true connoisseur, so characteristically French, breaks the towns distrust and superstitions, elevating them not only physically but spiritually. Old wrongs are forgotten, ancient loves are rekindled, and a mystical redemption of the human spirit settles over the dinner table.