Table Scraps: Notes on Babette's Feast

In this essay on Babette's Feast, filmmaker Michael Almereyda charts the path from Isak Dinesen’s story to Gabriel Axel’s film, taking detours along the way into art history, philosophy, and the author’s life in Africa.

• Director: Michael Almereyda
• Cast: Lori Singer, Peter Beard, Karen Blixen